How to clean aluminium braking surface??

mfin

Just selling some wheels to a mate and am cleaning them up.... Ive got them sparking but I cant shift the black crud in the braking surfaces??

Ive tried brake cleaner STP stuff in a tin, but it doesnt seem to wanna do the job (probably removes invisible oil deposits but isnt shifting the block gunk. The surfaces havent donw many miles really so the ribbing is still there.

Any tips on what might dissolve this crud if put on a rag??

www.richtreen.co.uk

Get yourself a Mavic Abrasive Rubber Rim cleaning block, even my winter wheels come up looking new.

mfin

Ah brilliant, thanks, ordered one, sounds like a good thing to have handy in the tool box.

stokey1964

I use these for my rims

straight out of my skiing tollbox and much cheaper

http://www.skiracing.co.uk/index.php?ma ... cts_id=457

Simon

stokey1964

or one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Holmenkol-Gum ... 1e6a34dd82

Wirral_paul

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/workshop-step-by-step-guide-to-quiet-rim-braking-22677/

This should prove useful

fossyant

Car alloy wheel cleaner if you've let them get that bad.

andy46

Muc Off and a scrubbing brush gets mine clean.