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iTrader: (1)

A mixture of dawn dish soap and water? Straight water? I luckily kept my sons old baby bath and parts fit perfectly in there!

And anybody got a link to help identify the rotors and housings?

Gracias

WondrousBread

I'm not an expert on this, but I can share what I used to clean mine.

For the irons, I used purple degreaser cut with water and a stiff plastic bristle brush. A toothbrush might work but it'll be a lot slower. Make sure the water is warm or do this with the iron in direct sunlight, so it softens the gunk. Afterwards I dried all the water I could reasonably reach with a towel, then blew it out with compressed air in the shade, then dried again with a towel for any droplets that were blown out. Then you can leave it in direct sunlight to dry. Don't leave it wet; it will rust almost immediately.

For the housings, I originally used a similar process as above but with much more water than the previous mix. I don't recommend this; keep the purple stuff far away from the housings. Even cut, it discolours the aluminum on the outside and makes a lot more work for later. I don't think it hurts the chrome but I certainly wouldn't use it again. Warm water and dish detergent seems like a safe bet. There is also a different type of degreaser, the canned "engine degreaser" type stuff. I think it's napthalene based, but as far as I could tell it didn't discolour anything. It does however kill grass and soften asphalt, so take care with it. It might be a viable alternative if the dish soap isn't cutting it.

For the rotors, I would use the "engine degreaser" stuff I already mentioned. The purple degreaser might eat away the yellow coating, and the hard carbon on the rotors doesn't seem to dissolve with dish soap. I spent a long time cleaning my first set of rotors with soap, and probably 1/4 the time cleaning the second set with the "engine degreaser". It leaves a slick coating on the rotors, so use dish detergent to finish the cleaning.

As far as tools, I already mentioned stiff-bristle plastic brushes. Picks are a good idea, and those brass "pipe-cleaner" type brushes are good for all of the little channels. Definitely get gloves and goggles, even dish detergent is hard on your hands if given enough time.

Good luck

j9fd3s

iTrader: (3)

i end up using a razor blade to scrape the big gunk off, and then your choice of soap and water. if you can use hot water, its better.

you want a stiff brush, bathroom brush for the big stuff, and a toothbrush for the corners. brake cleaner also works, but its $$ so its best for passages and a final clean

and lots of elbow grease...