Mr Motivator Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Ok, my pads were great, then one day they went not so good. I only have about 4mm of pad left on the backings but I havn't got 17 odd quid to dish out on pads right now so I have just been whacking on a little tar here and there.. ON A GRIND!! :D So anyway, tomorow I plan to clean the tar off with muc-off and clean up the pads. I've tried rubbing them on a brick and glass paper but that didnt work well enough obviously soo I'm thinking of hacksawing a slither off of just by using a stanley knife? Hmm, actualy I might also whack a new disk in my grinder and give my ronnie its 4th fresh grind. Hmm, so yeah how do I clean off the pads propperly well? :shifty: Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I would give sandpaper a try. Thats what i use to skim a layer off my blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durkie Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Use some acetone/nail polish remover. Rubbing alcohol/window cleaner/degreaser or anything vaguely acidic/basic will probably work too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I found that trying to cut a thin slither off a pad with a Stanley knife was pretty much impossible. That was with a Heatsink pad, maybe if you're using some gay piece of shit like a Zoo! pad then you might be ok. I go with the glasspaper idea, or try rubbing it with Muc-Off or Acetone as suggested above :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 On my plaz I used to scrub them really hard wth a good brush and some water with fairy liquid in, if its really stubbon, use a flat clean file, then clean again with water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Lash your rim with water, ride around with the brake on for a bit, then clean off the excess water with some loo roll. Works a treat - you get loads of mucky crap off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well what I did in the end was spray WD40 all over the rim and ride around with my brake on. Then muc-off the whole kaboosh, scrub with a brush and WD40 it all over again and muc-off one last time. Then finaly chuck water everywhere and leave in the sun to dry. Works fine now (Y) and I didnt have to take my wheel out which is good as I've lost my 8mil :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well what I did in the end was spray WD40 all over the rim and ride around with my brake on. Then muc-off the whole kaboosh, scrub with a brush and WD40 it all over again and muc-off one last time. Then finaly chuck water everywhere and leave in the sun to dry. Works fine now (Y) and I didnt have to take my wheel out which is good as I've lost my 8mil :- ← wd 40 on a rim, care to elaborate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 wd 40 on a rim, care to elaborate? ← Yeah, I muc-off'd it after though if you read my post properly. WD40, GT85, Bikespray; they all evaporate btw (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Yeah but why did you spray it on there? Surely Muc-Off'd do the job (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Yeah, I muc-off'd it after though if you read my post properly. WD40, GT85, Bikespray; they all evaporate btw (Y) ← best to clean them, they leave a little residue as thier cleaner/lubricants. when your sanding your pads, keep sanding till ALL the black sh1t comes off and it looks all spangly new. make sure your rims clean enough to eat off before you put the pads back on, or thell contaminate and hey presto, youve just wasted a cleaning job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Yeah but why did you spray it on there? Surely Muc-Off'd do the job (Y) ← Nah it didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 As asked, why did you spray the GT85 on there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted August 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 As asked, why did you spray the GT85 on there? ← Never said I did. I used WD40, but I have used GT85. It like disolves the tar (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BI-KING Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I use petrol, works really well (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I use petrol, works really well (Y) ← Yup, I'll second that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I use petrol, works really well (Y) ← I told you to use petrol :D (Y) Works very well, its also good, do you know when your riding your bike and on the side of your trainers which os next to the crank, its all black from the crank arm, so put abit of petrol in a rag, then wipe trainers till they white again :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 angle grinder and put your pad on the flat side of the disc and push down a bit...bit dangerous but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onza Kieron Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Petrol,smelly diesel or nail varnish remover all works good for me. Kieron (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 angle grinder and put your pad on the flat side of the disc and push down a bit...bit dangerous but it works. ← I find that the rubber melt and fly off at you and sticks to you burning! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picki Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 thats the dangerous bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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