Egg Fried Rice Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 right, i know that ive contaminated my rim and urm......my brake is utterly shit.what shall i do? i could grind my rim but i have no grinderis there anything in my household that can clean/degrease my rim.i was thinking nail polish remover lolJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhups Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) ummm try some nail varnish remover?Edit: you already said it lol try it, works for me. Edited September 2, 2006 by bhups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddball Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 right, i know that ive contaminated my rim and urm......my brake is utterly shit.what shall i do? i could grind my rim but i have no grinderis there anything in my household that can clean/degrease my rim.i was thinking nail polish remover lolJKWhite spirits or mentholated spirits should do the job mate, as these are De-greasers, clean them up with that and then wait about 5mins for the excess to evaporate then just ride, and it will be all coooool Let me know what happens.Anf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 whitespirits is oil based and leaves a resedue.slap on some good old fashioned fairy liquid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted September 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 whitespirits is oil based and leaves a resedue.slap on some good old fashioned fairy liquidwill washing up liquid work? JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 yes, its a degreaser, obviously mix it with warm water then just use clean water after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 fairy is amazing on rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 I find Cif is fantastic, but you need to make sure you get rid of all the residue otherwise it's goes dusty. I usually use cif and a nail cleaning brush to clean my rims, and then i'f you need it, throw a grind on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 you will never get it all off just re grind it if you can get ur hands on a grinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Why tire cleaner? lol.Cleaning your tires? .Fairy liquid did it for me, pads are back and amazzzzzing .Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 clean your pads too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Aston Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Car alloy wheel cleaner works a treat just follow the guid on the can/bottle. Its great cause its designed to remove break dust from wheels. As a extra precaution i rinse my rim with cold clean water after. Give you pads a light sanding and cold water them to. This should work a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 petrol or WD40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 In Wales I filed my rim, so it was smooth but clean, then rubbed my pads on the file a bit, just to get the crap off them.Worked a treat. Or (as said) Warm water and a spot of Fairy Liquid works.or Cillit Bang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trial-biker-ryan Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 try Auto Glym Tar remover £4.99 from car places.. it works a treat ryan.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duane Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Hi Yesterday I cleaned up my rims with a sweat towel I got free with a six pack of sports drink. I put the towel between my brake pad and the rim then dragged the brake while rolling the bike back bakwards and forwards to clean the rim. To clean the pads, leave the towel in place then grab hold of it above and below the pads and saw the towel up and down across the pad. Takes two minutues and very little elbow grease, would probably work even better with one of the cleaning products already mentioned applied to the towel beforehand.Duane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 petrol or WD40.Please don't do that.Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence osborn Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 I have done that with WD40 when i was spraying my pistons and use fairy as suggested works nicely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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