Deonn h Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 (edited) Hey people I`m not sure on what to clean my disc rotor with as it`s got lots of dirt and mabye abit of oil on it.I was thinking abit of white spirit might do the job but i`m not sure can you help please. Thanks Deonn Edited October 28, 2005 by Deonn h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 (edited) I would use brake cleaner from halfords (hellfrauds as you will know them), or methalated spirits as i don't think they leave a residue, I may be wrong though so just get the brake cleaner. EDIT: muck-off will probs do the trick too. Edited October 28, 2005 by ash-kennard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teaming Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Would the hope sh*t shifter do the job on brakes :P I found the easiest way to clean my disk before when I had it (I somehow managed to get strawberry laces stuck to it on a ride :D ) was to take off the disk and then leave it to soak in water, then take a smooth scruber thingy (washing up sponge) and gently rub the whole disk.....Then leave to dry and wack it back on. Whether that's the best thing to do or not im not sure.... Jackery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted October 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Cheers guys I will try one of them. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R*B Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Water doesnt do anything for any kind of oily residue unfortunately... Go with one of the specific rotor cleaners as mentioned above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 A tip from hope themselves: If your rotor is very contaminated, and cleaners don't seem to be doing anything, take off the disk, put it in the dishwasher (alone, or with other disks, but not with dirty plates lol!). Comes out sparkling. Couple wiht new pads (if there contaminated too) and you get a new brake pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emery Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 As you said use the whitespirtit to getrid of dirt but as it leaves a small film you will need to wash in some warm water with some washing up liquid in it as this burns or cleans off oils and grease and so on. (Y) toby (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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