Matthew_Gibson Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Right I cleaned my rim yesterday with terps. LMAO! I only found out it was oil based after doing it. Is Muc-Off any good?That one? I work at Halfords, I was going to get some today, but i wanted to make sure its good.Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 oo aye...when i sprayed a bit o' that on then rode round till it were dry..me brakes were ace!adam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomR Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 I cleaned my rims with it, then went round with some solvent degreaser and that got alot of dirt off after i'd used muc off. Use proper degreaser IMO, muc offs great for dirt, but to get it properly clean use soapy water than degreaer on a rag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 i wouldnt imagine it would help, thought the purpose of "muc-off" was to clean hard to reach places on your bike.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted October 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Its just to get att the shit off my rims after a few weeks of riding, like dust, and dirt. Will it be okay for cleaning my front disc? Just want get my bike nice and clean. so when I do ride it, it ride good! or should I get GT85? I'm new to this cleaning thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Nah, its not good for discs at all. You can get proper disc cleaner for that, but really you cant beet a clean rag and some water if you're just getting the mud off your rotor/caliper.At work I always found finish-line Citrus De-greaser to be much better for cleaning things like the drive-train and breaking surface than muc-off, and it cleans the rest plenty well enough even when diluted. Can get it in pretty much any size tub right up to over a couple of gallons too hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 The best brake I've ver had was a Muc-Off'd smooth D521 with Plaz CRMs. Worked better than anything else i tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Right, the best way I've found of cleaning with muc off is: spray the muc off on fairly liberally, get some on the pads as well, then ride about with your brake on for a few minutes, then wipe off the crap with a clean rag and ride around with the brake locked until it starts working awesomely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A!! Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Right, the best way I've found of cleaning with muc off is: spray the muc off on fairly liberally, get some on the pads as well, then ride about with your brake on for a few minutes, then wipe off the crap with a clean rag and ride around with the brake locked until it starts working awesomely. Yup thats the way to do it. It has worked every time for me. If you don't have any muc-off then citrus washing up liquid seems to do the job, as well as smelling nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Yup thats the way to do it. It has worked every time for me. If you don't have any muc-off then citrus washing up liquid seems to do the job, as well as smelling nice Got some Muc-off to day. I didn't get the Citrus stuff cause its £4.99 for 250ml. Muc off is the same price for a litre! Ill clean them tmora! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Doesn't getting the pads wet f**k them?... When pads get wet, and then dry over a prolonged period of time they get hard thus turning them absolute shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Got some Muc-off to day. I didn't get the Citrus stuff cause its £4.99 for 250ml. Muc off is the same price for a litre! Ill clean them tmora! Holy shit, never realised it was that much, I just used it as much as I wanted at work. Since then I've only really ridden with discs, as I only started trials back up recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 I wouldn't even approach anything close to my rotors except water and rubbing alcohol (90% preferably). Everything else leaves a residue and make your brakes feel like shit, well for at least little while. So if you use rubbing alcohol, it gets the dirty stuff out, wipe it out with something like a coffee filter if you have some, or just a paper towel. The alcohol will evaporate quickly and your brakes should be awesome, right after cleaning, no need to set them in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squince Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Got some Muc-off to day. I didn't get the Citrus stuff cause its £4.99 for 250ml. Muc off is the same price for a litre! Ill clean them tmora!Should of nicked it. What everyone esle does who works there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt! Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Should of nicked it. What everyone esle does who works there.very true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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