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[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by marko138

brake cleaner is not good. Don't use it. You'll thank me later. Get a biodradable bike wash and use that.

Originally Posted by marko138

I'm talking about the brakes. Don't use brake cleaner.

Originally Posted by marko138

I've read about too many people having brake issues after they use it on their bikes

Oh come on, buddy...

If you use BRAKE CLEANER to CLEAN your BRAKES and then your brakes don't function properly, you fucked up.

I use brake cleaner all the time. It's an excellent solvent.

Many parts shops will use brake cleaner as a general parts cleaner. In fact, the guy who owns the local GMD Computrack uses brake cleaner to clean all the parts of forks/shocks when he does a rebuild/oil/seals.

Originally Posted by Dnyce

depending on what kinda brake cleaner u got, itll eat up any surface it touches-i know this from experience, fucked up my rear wheel, swingarm, and caliper in one short spray


instantly takes paint off, makes powdercoat look dull. no bueno

You sure you're not thinking of brake FLUID??? Brake cleaner isn't corrosive like that...

[dReWpY]

... i beg to differ... check out my rim pic from the front page, before i lost access to it

i had so much dirt under there i forgot i had polished AL rims...

[Gas Man]

So did you get anything done or did you just post about maybe doing some work???

[dReWpY]

i got the water wetter put in, new plugs and polished the lip on the rims... along with washing it

[Dnyce]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Oh come on, buddy...


You sure you're not thinking of brake FLUID??? Brake cleaner isn't corrosive like that...

i know u havent met me, but based on my posts u oughta know i know the dif between brake fluid and brake cleaner, c'mon. and how the hell would i spray brake fluid?

like i said, depends on what brand u use. i found some i can spray anywhere, but the 1st kind i used it fucked shit up

[dReWpY]

i used brake cleaner to pull all of the paint off of my rim so i now have a polished lip on my front rim

[Dnyce]

Originally Posted by drewpy

i used brake cleaner to pull all of the paint off of my rim so i now have a polished lip on my front rim

thats how i plan on matching my back rim to the front on my kawi-what did u do to get a clean line?

[dReWpY]

luck

[dReWpY]

seems the metalulogy is different from the lip and the main part of the spokes and "spine" of the wheels and wasnt affected by the brake cleaner, if i am lying im dying

[Dnyce]

itd be the coating is different, not the metalurgy-i was thinkin using tape, and being careful at the edges. i'll give it a shot.