how do you clean your rotors?
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I used some royal purple cleaning solution from the parts store and let the rotors soak. This stuff doesn't stink. Then I get out my drill and wire brush adapter and go to town. The only problem with the purple stuff is that it's water based and will cause a tiny bit of rusting if you let the solution dry on the rotor. That can easily be solved buy spraying the cleaned rotor with some WD-40 and wipping it down. This method doesn't take much elbow grease and it looks great when done.
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just thought you might look at some pics of my cleaning process. yes, i took it a step further, but there are some pics of where i usually stop before assembly in this thread: My 12A buildup
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Brass wire wheel on a drill, scrap rotor faces with razor blade, clean out side seal grooves with old side seals, pick for oil control groves, soak in kerosene for a few days....do it over again.
Then, wash it out in warm soapy water. Then blow dry it.
James
Then, wash it out in warm soapy water. Then blow dry it.
James
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Originally Posted by APEXL8T
MEK in 15 minutes.......but watch the fumes!
Yeah be careful with that stuff.
I was using MEK to remove adhesive from a helicopter leading edge blade tape, and found out that this stuff was actually banned from the navy 15-20 years ago!!
That stuff is bad, and is a known cancer causing solvent..
I personnally used a lot of carb cleaner in aerosol form, but recently found liquid carb cleaner in a container from napa, and just let it soak in it for an hour or so, and it takes everything off..
Not very good stuff either though..
-Justin
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honestly i heard HOT WATER AND ENGINE DEGREASER & DISHWASHING SOAP DOES THE TRICK. I tried it on a past rebuild and man i never seen everything shine so naturally and beautifully
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hope this works, all I did was have a machine shop boil these things for $20 a pair. If by chance you want to reuse your bearings, you better remove them first, all of the copper will show
hope this works, all I did was have a machine shop boil these things for $20 a pair. If by chance you want to reuse your bearings, you better remove them first, all of the copper will show
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Originally Posted by rotorbloop82
household oven cleaner, stronger than degreaser, gets off baked on grease, maybe not carbon build up though.
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I use a glass bead machine in all the grooves ,sides, apex , corners . some say its not good to do , but they say that about pistons too. but been doing it for 30 yrs. never had trouble from it, about 200 engines ago! of course you wash them out really good, blow out , spray them with WD-40 or somthing.
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