pudding Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hey.How do you un contaminate a rotor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___RD_ Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 You can either put a lighter round the rotor or only for a few seconds lay on your kitchen hob.You can also put your brkae pads in the oven to burn off contamonation.Hope this helps. Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave! Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 (edited) I don't have disk brakes, but would'nt some white spirits clean them? Just like you clean tar off your rim that 'should' work. After you've got all the dirt and stuff off just give them a quick wipe with a damp rag and let them dry. Edited January 10, 2009 by dave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Disc brake cleaner, alchohol or heat. Pick one and use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANNI BOI Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 im not sure about the white spirits because disc brakes are very unpredictive to differnt things eg. a simple thing like coke cola will effect your brake and make it work bad(from experience)i would just stick to the proper cleaners.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 White spirit is basically a pure alcohol cleaner and I am pretty sure it does not have an oil base like paint thinner (correct me if I am wrong). Because of this it will be fine, I personally use cheap nail varnish remover and it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Baxter Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 All these solutions will work probs, but my friend gets some sand paper and sands the rotor and pads and it works perfectly afterwards ! Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 White spirit is basically a pure alcohol cleaner and I am pretty sure it does not have an oil base like paint thinner (correct me if I am wrong). Because of this it will be fine, I personally use cheap nail varnish remover and it works well.White spirit is oil based!!!Note how it smells like WD40 and spray oils.clean the rotor in water a washing up liquid for as long as you can.nail varnish remover will probably work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 the absolute best thing is isopropyl alcohol, also known as rubbing alcohol, its recommended by hayes and magura... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Shields Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 My mate already said, i simply use sandpaper for the pads and rotor and apply some pressure when doing it to give the rotor and unsmooth surface, this will ensure it's clean.Once re-fitted all clean use the brake just on your front for a few mins to make sure it's biting again. it works for me and one of my pads was really bad on the rear! there's also baking the pads but MEH i have never tried and dont intend to.james. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valy_kara Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 burn the rotor and the disc pads to , and after you mount on the bike , put some mud on the rotor and go rideing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstein Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 White spirit is oil based!!!Note how it smells like WD40 and spray oils.clean the rotor in water a washing up liquid for as long as you can.nail varnish remover will probably work .I stand corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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