Cois Posted September 18, 2015 Share Lets take a piss at the LBS... Went to a cycle shop looking for brake disk cleaner. Found non and the sales person asked a workshop guy what I can use....The reply.... DIESEL or paraffin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypot Posted September 18, 2015 Share Post pictures of the diesel results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Hope Posted September 18, 2015 Share petrol works, not sure about the diesel though. If you have contaminated brake pads, soak them in petrol for 24hrs, leave in sun to dry for 24hrs and bobs your uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Hope Posted September 18, 2015 Share So theoretically will work for the discs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted September 18, 2015 Share Diesel and paraffin are oily. Not sure how good that would be on discs... Petrol maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruz Addict Posted September 18, 2015 Share ar we going to name the LBS in question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J∆kk∆ls Posted September 18, 2015 Share LBS that got the squeak out of my back brake, said not to use anything but brake disk cleaner. Also they cleaned my brake disks and decontaminated the pad for free and on the spot. Dankie AndreCWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popit Posted September 18, 2015 Share Wynn's Carb cleaner works a treat ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintonb Posted September 18, 2015 Share Isopropyl or Rubbing Alcohol works very well.Available from any good chemist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenGraham Posted September 18, 2015 Share I was told that putting a 50mm stem on my bike was a completely stupid idea and that only DH bikes use 50mm stems. This wasn't that long ago. I'm now using a 40mm stem and its great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyB Posted September 18, 2015 Share I was told that putting a 50mm stem on my bike was a completely stupid idea and that only DH bikes use 50mm stems. This wasn't that long ago. I'm now using a 40mm stem and its great. Huh....is that what your LBS said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberdrake Posted September 18, 2015 Share Carb cleaner will likely work I prefer using Disk brake cleaner ( you can buy in auto stores as well). I have used rubbing alcohol doesn't work as good as the spray. Either way try staying away from stuff with additives since your trying to remove everything that can contaminate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_freak_ Posted September 18, 2015 Share the diesel and parifien can be used to clean your chain and sprokets, not the pads... on the brake pads, spary with carb cleaner, you could also "bake"them in the oven on 180 for about 20min, did this in the past and it worked, sort of... ended up just buying new pads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruz Addict Posted September 18, 2015 Share I was told that putting a 50mm stem on my bike was a completely stupid idea and that only DH bikes use 50mm stems. This wasn't that long ago. I'm now using a 40mm stem and its great.Bwhahaha,i had a LBS tell me that he wouldnt sell me a 203mm rotor because he was not a motorcycle store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velomonatiCT Posted September 18, 2015 Share clean rotors with meths if your pads have ordinary oil on you can try burn them clean with meths and a match (be careful of your eyebrows and shirt sleeves) sometimes its works if the pads are contaminated with mineral oil from a brake bleed ... ...... Why didn't you take them out first because you now can just chuck them away and get new ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChUkKy Posted September 18, 2015 Share Post pictures of the diesel results His smile wont be so pretty without teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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