Brake cleaner

Any particular brand?

Wandered round Halfords today but couldn't spot anything with brake
cleaner specifically written on it. Only wheel cleaner.

And it's for the mtb not the GSXR, but they're alloy discs and EBC HH
brake pads, so not too dissimilar. My suspension fork decided to dump
a load of grease on the disc and I need to remove it sharpish.

 

http://www.usauto.co.uk/2003/VHT/vhtindex.htm?http&&&www.usauto.co.uk/2003/VHT/brake cleaner.htm

£5.50 a can


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Steve Parry
K100RS SE
F650
(not forgetting the SK90PY)

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

Ta.

 

Yup,

http://www.avidbike.com/2_cpsdiskbrakes/cps2_1_bearing.html

lightweight aluminium discs. Dunno how long they'll last but they've
been on for 8 months with no appreciable signs of wear, including
riding all winter in some very gritty conditions.

In fact I don't think you can get a bicycle disc brake with anything
other than an alloy disc.

 

Halfords do a version I've used it. It was quite expensive at £5 (ish)
for a single aerosol.

Brake cleaner is common enough in motor factors, it may be simpler to ask.

As its uses go further than brakes, in fact cleaning and rebuilding most
m/c components it's invaluable. I buy it in bulk. £14 (ish) for 5 litres
with a free trigger sprayer from Partco.

I also get my Duck Oil and Jizer in the same quantities.

 

Yeah but I'd need a motor factors first.

On a related note, I know you can't use normal degreaser on brakes
because it's oil based. But I have some citrus degreaser for the
mountain bike. Would that be usable?

 

Solihull, IIRC? Surely somewhere in Birmingham there's one. The /whole/
motor industry in the Midlands can't have collapsed.

Can't see why not, I would. Obviously I wouldn't soak the bloody pads in
it. Or at least make sure they were well rinsed.

Maybe get the proper stuff, ask again at Halfords?

 

Yeah, I know. I'll get round to looking in the Yellow Pages on of
these days.

I thought it was because it left a residue.

I've got Jizer which I use for most degreasing and the citrus on for
the mtb because allegedly it's better for the seals on the suspension
forks.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Ben said:

I use Rock Oil "Brake kleen"

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Simian

Fight, fight, fight!

 

most car main dealers will sell you a tin wurth do a good one

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Simian

Bollocks, it was a typo, and you know it was.

 

Ah, of course. Yes, I should have said aluminium.

 

I'd really like them to fight to the DEATH, especially as Lozzo and Pip
wouldn't.