Stripe Off Wheel, 07498, 4 in x 5/8 in, with Mandrel | Removes Decals, Stripes, Vinyl, Tapes and Graphics

If you have your wheels balanced multiple times, and you pay attention, you probably know they leave the original adhesive residue on the wheels. It's a pain to remove, and it collects brake dust and just looks nasty. After spending an hour on one wheel recently, I decided there had to be a better way. Sure enough, this thing. It is more expensive than some of the other non-name brand alternatives, but I'd rather pay more for a 3M product that I trust and not have it damage the wheels. Worked great to remove the residue. After using it on the wheels, I just dampened a shop rag with some adhesive remover and did a quick swipe over the areas to remove any residue. Worked great.

So I was very concerned about exactly how I was going to remove the vinyl pinstrips from a vehicle I recently purchased because the paint job on it is absolutely pristine with a finish like a mirror. I researched a ton of different methods and chose to use a heat gun and a plastic credit card like piece of smooth plastic to delicately try and remove the pin-striping. Doing 3 inches took a very long time, so I finally resorted to purchasing this 3M eraser wheel, and good thing I did. It took off the pinstripes very quickly and I was finished in 20 minutes, and there's not a mark on the paint, you can't even tell there ever were pinstripes there to begin with. As many have stated here already, the wheel gets hot even at very low rpm's, so do not hold it on one spot for long, keep it moving, then take a break after a couple of minutes and wipe down the area you just did with a paint friendly cleaning product to remove any little bit of residue, and before you know you'll have completed the whole vehicle. Also make sure to remove all dust & dirt from the area you're about to remove the pinstripes from so as not to grind it into the paint. You also only use very light pressure on this wheel to, it hardly needs any pressure whatsoever, and very low rpms. Highly recommend and worth every penny.

Fantastic for debadging cars-- took the glue off and left nothing behind-- worth every penny

Let it be known I never leave reviews, but this thing works wonders. Genuinely one of the coolest tools I've bought. I took off the sun-baked pinstripes from my truck with these, and it works phenomenal. No damage at all to the paint, and very easy to use

Pros: After spending an hour trying to manually peel off a 7yr old hood decal that previous owner purchased new with the vehicle, I decided to give this a try. I was hesitant due to the price thinking I'm wasting my money, however, I am pleased to report that this thing does exactly what it says it will. The rubber wheel grabs hold of the decal and rolls it off in little pieces leaving little to no residue and with no damage to the clear coat or finish. If you're doing small decals or pin stripes or things with small surface area, it will not take you long at all to remove them with this. If you are doing hood decals or something that covers a large area, it does still take a little bit of time though because you gotta hit every spot of the decal with the wheel (just like an eraser). However, it's much easier than peeling by hand or using a plastic knife. Cons: 1) Price. It's a bit expensive for a small rubber wheel. 2) The mount. The wheel attaches via a plastic threaded insert with no nut or washer backing and it does spin itself off the drill easily when you pause. Even just the weight of the wheel itself will spin itself off when the drill stops. It doesn't hurt anything though except your patience chasing the wheel across the driveway multiple times until you figure out how to stop the drill just right. Would have given 5 stars if not for the price.

This took off the adhesive residue that I could not get to budge with any chemicals I tried. Little bit of dust to deal with, but no biggie.

Works great! Removes decals with ease. Not sure about about how safe it is on a clear coated surface or plastic but for glass and bare metal surface this product is 100% The included arbor is a little cheesey so bringing down the rpms gradually to a stop or stopping while still in contact with the surface is a must if you don't want the wheel unthreading itself and taking off. Does create a lot of dust so be prepared for that. I recommend wearing a mask.

You'll go slow, you won't let it get to hot, you won't burn through the clear coat or paint. Wait, yes you will, you're here. Hire somebody.

The previous owner of my car had installed a clear film protector on the hood and fenders. It has recently started to look pretty beat up so I peeled the film off but nearly all the adhesive was left on the car. Tried using goo gone automotive cleaner and that did next to nothing. With this wheel and a couple passes over the adhesive I got all of it off! I am so impressed! I did find that it leaves a thin film and rather than trying to use the wheel for all of it a combination of the goo gone and the wheel worked great. I will definitely be de-badging future vehicles with this. Would still recommend polish and wax after using this product. Just for reference it took me about 2 hours to do 3 passes and I only used about 1/4 of the wheel.

Works really well on old stickers

Le produit est de bonne qualité mais malheureusement celui-ci ne fonctionne pas du tout pour enlever des bandes adhésives 3M qui sont bien collées et qui ont durée dans le temps. Par exemple, j'ai collé des bandes adhésives 3M sur des lames (bas de caisse) et celles-ci ont durée dans le temps. En essayant la meule, celle-ci enlève que dalle.

I cannot stress how effective and timesaving this 3m stripe off wheel is. Finally a tool that lives up to the description. It has removed the red vinyl reflective tape from round the rear doors of a transit van, then yellow on one side x2 lines and silver on bonnet and upper roof panel in a couple of hours using a cordless drill, started with slowest speed and just increased till it was working efficiently. No glue residue left behind just clean paintwork. Day 2 showed it will also work on Diamond Grade ECE 104 Reflective Tape and similar honeycomb reflective tape. Mine was double layered so the glue residue left behind after 3m wheel use needed softening with tar remover, the thick removed with a plastic scraper, then wiped over with a microfibre cloth and tar remover. Van is now back to stock and just needs a wash and polish. This 3m wheel is worth the cost, and it still has life in it for another job and another day.

Purchased to remove vinyl stripes on my Ford. Worked well. Take care on any plastic bumpers - it did take paint off for me but was due to my technique. No problems on the metal panels.