What to use to clean stubborn rotor carbon?
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What to use to clean stubborn rotor carbon?
I am cleaning my second rotor for my rebuild. My first one cleaned up really easy, but the second I have been soaking in Simple Green for 3 days now, occasionally scrubbing with a scotch brite pad. Most of the carbon came off of the faces but there is still large spots (combustion chambers) on the rotor that are caked and it wont come off. WTF do I do to get it off without messing up the rotor?
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Try stronger degreaser, like purple zep. Or scrape the cakes off w/a brass brush by hand, or the tip of a razor. Then a scotch brite pad. It's just work, and simple green can eat the metal if I remember correctly. Hope you replace the bearings. Although I could be wrong...later
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Originally Posted by Jesuscookies
Die grinder with a wire brush bit.
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Originally Posted by Low Impedance
tried that one^^ didnt work
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Pressurized mineral sprits in a sprayer. Like use a paint gun that works good. Or this kitchen cleanind stuff called Tornado. Let it soak for like 10min in that pull out and while wearing gloves wipe away. THat stuff will kill your skin if you anit used to it. It dosnt bother me anymore though.
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Just use the mineral spirits in a bucket and soak it for a day or two... everything will come off like it was just laying on top. Have some carb cleaner to blast off loose particles, and some compressed air to dry everything.
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Soak the complete rotor into Fuel Injector Cleaner, the GM (General Motors) is the better but, other are ok. Soak it a few days. Then use compressed air and all the carbon will go off.