Using car brake cleaner on bike hydraulic brake calipers and discs?
- Thread starter Fordulike
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No reason not to.
I use a Muc-Off one which is sold for motorbikes and bikes.
Alternatively, anything that lightly abrades the rotor will do, emery cloth or the yellow liquid kitchen cleaner.
An old MTB trick is to smear some mud on the rotor and let riding do the job for you.
You could also separately abrade the pads.
A tip for this is to remove the wheel and use a nail file - saves removing the pads from the calliper.
I use a Muc-Off one which is sold for motorbikes and bikes.
Alternatively, anything that lightly abrades the rotor will do, emery cloth or the yellow liquid kitchen cleaner.
An old MTB trick is to smear some mud on the rotor and let riding do the job for you.
You could also separately abrade the pads.
A tip for this is to remove the wheel and use a nail file - saves removing the pads from the calliper.
I followed your lead on the Muc-Off stuff, and noticed that it boasts about being able to re-hydrate the disc pads:
Muc-Off brake cleaner
Is dehydration of the pads an issue? and if it is, I guess car brake cleaner will probably dehydrate them pretty badly, as it's usually just pure isopropyl alcohol.
Not sure, everyone says use isopropyl alcohol in whatever form you can get it.
Maybe this is a case in which the dedicated packaged product is superior.
My £5 tin will last me a lifetime.
You are welcome to a few squirts if you want to bring the bike round.
Once this naff northern weather brightens up a bit, I might take you up on that offer Rob lol
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