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7th February 2009, 13:00
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Best stuff to clean brake discs/calipers?
As per the title really lol? Cheers in advance.
Tom
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7th February 2009, 13:47
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As in removing brake dust or rust? Any sort of degreaser really. If the latter, get the wire brush onto them.
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7th February 2009, 13:50
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some elbow grease works wonders
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7th February 2009, 14:26
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Location: Warlingham, Surrey
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Car(s): 2001 Posi Blue VTR
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Just a wire brush is all i use on the calipers. Brake cleaner on the disks.
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7th February 2009, 14:28
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Brake cleaner...?
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7th February 2009, 14:45
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Location: Durham (England)
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Brake cleaner lol well tbh all its for is to evaporate the grease on the new discs and keep brake dust to a minimum when working on the brakes
brakes are brakes, if there rustyaround the edges there meant to be, the calipers just use a degreaser on them, test brakes after cleaning as always
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7th February 2009, 15:08
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i used a wire brush on the calipers and then when over it with some alcoholic wipes to get rid of the rush and just went over the disk with them.
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8th February 2009, 10:53
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Yeovil
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Car(s): Mk2 vtr, 106 gti
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Try using autoglym clean wheels, brake cleaner is your first option but, this stuff is for removing baked on brake dust, works wonders on my calipers, makes the discs go a funny colour but that gets taken off as soon as you go for a drive
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