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Kawafornication:
Does anybody on here have any ideas on how to clean up brake cylinders and callipers that have been shipped by a doughnut ebay seller that could not be bothered to drain the fluids or bung holes up??
Separate to that he could not be bothered to package properly so the calliper has been chipped to top it off 🙈
The cylinder looks a mottled grey (worse in person than photos) thinking it might be a case of either covering it completely in fluid and hoping it goes the same colour all over and going for the mid grey look or aqua blasting a part removed from a brand new bike plus having to hone and polish the surface on the calliper......... Some people 💩
Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks
motorman455:
Besides complete disassembly and sand blasting, I use wheel cleaner. Spray it on, use a tooth brush to scrub it a bit then thoroughly rinse. There's a few different types of wheel cleaner including a type for raw aluminum
Foxx4Beaver:
Send your parts over to Sandblaster and he'll aqua-blast em...they'll look like the just came off the shelf when he's done.
Kawafornication:
Thanks I would if it was not for the Atlantic getting in the way for a a few thousand miles, I am going to give the brake cleaner a bash on the cylinder but will have to get the calliper filled down and then I will give the face a good polish myself, got to love your Mothers 😄
Foxx4Beaver:
This might sound odd, I've never tried it myself, but have seen a few youtube vids on it and the results "appear" to be substantial...but toothpaste, plain old Colgate toothpaste and a brush.
Couldn't hurt to try...it's cheap enough, and no hazardous materials.
Other than that, I just use brake parts cleaner and hot soapy water.
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