Cleaning carbon wheels

Wrath Rob
Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
edited February 2012 in Road buying advice
I've just taken delivery of some nice, shiny carbon wheels from Wheelsmith, and very good they are too. The only issue is that after a bit of bedding in, the yellow pads have been leaving a lot of residue on the brake track and now the brakes have started squealing very, very loudly when applied with vigour. Any tips on what to use to clean the tracks and remove the residue without damaging the wheels?
FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.

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  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,919
    Don't use water, you will melt the carbon.
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  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    edited February 2012
    double post....
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    edited February 2012
    rozzer32 wrote:
    Don't use water, you will melt the carbon.

    :lol::lol:

    I thought that was only chinese carbon? :?: :P

    Wheelsmith must use Chinese carbon rims then i guess!! :D
  • bus_ter
    bus_ter Posts: 337
    Direct from ZIPP on cleaning Carbon wheels...

    CARE AND CLEANING
    Any cleaner that will not affect epoxy resins is acceptable for your rims. Acetone or
    denatured alcohol work quite well on the rims but will ruin the decals, so be careful when
    using. Armor All leaves a nice shine on the rim when finished, and is a quick and easy way
    to make your wheels look new again. Goof Off or any product intended to remove latex
    paint will also work well to remove tubular tire glue. Do not use any tools to install tubular
    tires on or remove them from your carbon rims.
  • Wrath Rob
    Wrath Rob Posts: 2,918
    bus_ter wrote:
    Direct from ZIPP on cleaning Carbon wheels...

    CARE AND CLEANING
    Any cleaner that will not affect epoxy resins is acceptable for your rims. Acetone or
    denatured alcohol work quite well on the rims but will ruin the decals, so be careful when
    using. Armor All leaves a nice shine on the rim when finished, and is a quick and easy way
    to make your wheels look new again. Goof Off or any product intended to remove latex
    paint will also work well to remove tubular tire glue. Do not use any tools to install tubular
    tires on or remove them from your carbon rims.
    Thanks, but I'm not sure about using Amor All that leaves a nice shine on the brake tracks! I think I'll be trying the alcohol route, possibly with some fine wet'n'dry to clean the tracks
    FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.

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