ChrisP Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I bought a new avid juicy 5 '05 rear brake the other day and it is in the process of bedding in still (i think) but a friend i met at the park said putting cola on it would make it sharper which it did but at the expense of an insanely loud noise whenever i use it. I know it was stupid to let him do it but i didn't think it would hurt too much. Anyway how can i clean the coke off get rid of the noise. Also if anyone knows how i can make it sharper without fizzy drinks it would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 waterlots of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saracen Kid Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) hi , to get rid of the cola simply wash the caliper and rotor in fresh clean water and let them soke for a hour and swill them out with water they should work fine now hope this helpscallum Edited July 27, 2006 by t-pro kid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 yea never use shitty coke on your rims, but as you were mislead mate i would say take the wheels off then rub some white spirit around the rims. it will not go burning your rims up or take the paint off... just dont really rub it hard into any stickers if you want to keep them lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty boi Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 A rag and some white spirit will do the job, but when you have used the white spirit spray it off with water. Adam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 disk brake you mong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Cheers guys for the responses. I'm going to rub the rotor with white spirit and then wash the pads and rotor with water for a few hours to make sure everything is off. Does that sounds like a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 sorry i missread but yea whitespirit is fine to use especially on discs.. and water to rub off as most people are saying.. hope we helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 DO NOT USE WHITE SPIRIT its oil based and leaves a resadue use your friend petrol it all evaprates off and takes any oil or coke with it and discs dont tend to be as sharp as they sort of flex with the spokes and things wich in a way seems to make them work better as they twist on if you understand what i mean makes sence to me any way good luck (to bed it in just drag the break for a good while get him nice and toasty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 DO NOT USE WHITE SPIRIT its oil based and leaves a resadue use your friend petrol it all evaprates off and takes any oil or coke with it and discs dont tend to be as sharp as they sort of flex with the spokes and things wich in a way seems to make them work better as they twist on if you understand what i mean makes sence to me any way good luck (to bed it in just drag the break for a good while get him nice and toasty) dont use petrol either, its also oil based use an alcahol based cleaner, some of thew finish-line citrus cleaners are good. to be honest though, i'd just use water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I have this spray can stuff from halfords but i dont know if its a cleaner. It has a hyped up title like "Ultra performace spray". I'll just stick to good old water and a rough sponge. I also have something called "Muc-Off" it thats any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 yeah that will do it petrols made form crewd oil but its not oil based ha ha and it all evaporates off wherre as white spirit doesnt im not havign a go or any thing just didnt want oil getting in the lads pads.ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 just use water its the safest think as it wont leave a residue. it shud wear off though the coke with time just like tar. you could also heat the disk up and then plunge it into cold water but this will weaken it slightly, but will stererlise the rotar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty boi Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 DO NOT USE WHITE SPIRIT its oil based and leaves a resadue use your friend petrol it all evaprates off and takes any oil or coke with it and discs dont tend to be as sharp as they sort of flex with the spokes and things wich in a way seems to make them work better as they twist on if you understand what i mean makes sence to me any way good luck (to bed it in just drag the break for a good while get him nice and toasty)yes but he has to swill it all of with water after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 you dont with petrol and the oil will stay on with white spirit as its..oil lol trust me white spirit and breaks are a no no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) Right let me just see if i got this right -No white spirit -No petrol -Nothing oil based +An alcohol cleaner.. +water ~heating then cooling but may weaken the rotor The coke hasn't damaged anything permanently has it? pardon my lack of knowledge. Edited July 27, 2006 by ChrisP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 possibly the pads as its "shit based" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 ~heating then cooling but may weaken the rotor No.Fly along and do a stoppie, then grab the rotor...See how hot it is.Heating it up with fire doesnt do shit to it, unless you get it to like 1000degree's, which i doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir trial a lot Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I always just use water as it works well but im amazed no one has mentioned brake cleaner yet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG L Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Defenetly use water to clean it and to make it work sharper use mud that worked for someone i know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Is carburetor cleaner effective at cleaning up the brakes. Ive heard from a few people it is good at cleaning and making it sharper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hope Shit shifter on avid pads is shite.Just take yours pads out, and you rotor off, and whack em in boling hot water for a few minutes. The scrub them with a jiffy pad.Whack it back together, and you'll have to play bedding your brake in again. To do this, drag it along, until it gets really hot, and you legs start to hurt, then poor some water over it, and carry on doing this for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Hope Shit shifter on avid pads is shite.Just take yours pads out, and you rotor off, and whack em in boling hot water for a few minutes. The scrub them with a jiffy pad.Whack it back together, and you'll have to play bedding your brake in again. To do this, drag it along, until it gets really hot, and you legs start to hurt, then poor some water over it, and carry on doing this for a while.I just pour cold water over the rotor, then ride really fast and pull the brake hard, it makes a funny noise then bites. Job done, always works with my bb7.As for the dirty pads, boil or sand the crap off, then bed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz M Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) pour hot kettle water over everything. sorted Edited July 27, 2006 by Gaz M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 you can get special disc and rim cleaner people use it on motorbikes i use it on mine it works ace and does not affect your brakes some people use coke on discs when there pads are mucky it cleans them some people say i got told by staff in halfords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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