WD-40?!?

rhysyd

Another newb question!

Got back from my first outing up llandegla on new bike! The disc brakess are covered in muck and dirt basically! Last time I tried cleaning my disc brakes they never worked again! So just after some advice really I've got some WD-40 Disc Brake Specilist spray I did order muck off but they sent me this grr! This ok to use?
Soap and water?

Thanks lads

supersonic

Just wipe them with a damp cloth.

mattrixdesign2

Avoid contaminating the discs with oil or WD-40, once you get oil on them its a mare to get off.

As above just a wipe down should to it.

cooldad

rhysyd wrote:

WD-40 Disc Brake Specilist spray I did order muck off but they sent me this grr! This ok to use?
Soap and water?

Thanks lads

Send it back.

coulddobetter

Wd 40 my dad's favourite. He once sprayed it inside a video recorder because a tape got stuck

The Rookie

The only disc spray I could find from WD40 is for motorbikes, the brakes get hot enough on bikes to burn off contaminants, they don't on MTB's, so I wouldn't use it on one.

zulu12

Methylated spirits and a clean cotton cloth works a treat.

The Rookie

No it DOESN'T as meths leaves a greasy residue, dreadful advice.

cooldad

As SS said - water.

smegg40

The Rookie wrote:

No it DOESN'T as meths leaves a greasy residue, dreadful advice.

Also gets all the whinno's down the canal chasing after you !

If you are after a specific cleaner Halfords do one,otherwise water and leave to dry.

Woodmonkey

Drink wd 40 film yourself and post it as a neck nominate, then clean your brakes with a damp rag

Kowalski675

coulddobetter wrote:

Wd 40 my dad's favourite. He once sprayed it inside a video recorder because a tape got stuck

Seriously?

coulddobetter

Seriously

Kowalski675

Brilliant. Did it work?...

Ouija

Kowalski675 wrote:

Brilliant. Did it work?...

Probably. I bet all his tapes suddently started playing at Benny Hill speeds.

Cqc

Woodmonkey wrote:

Drink wd 40 film yourself and post it as a neck nominate, then clean your brakes with a damp rag

Ive already done that, so I'm afraid youve got to think of something else...

Kowalski675

Ouija wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Brilliant. Did it work?...

Probably. I bet all his tapes suddently started playing at Benny Hill speeds.

Is that what happened to the cat in your avatar?

flywheel88

I give my brakes a good rinse down with water after any trail ride. If they have been mucked up really good, I dismantle the brakes and clean each individual part with an automotive brake cleaner. Do not use unless you are dismantling the brakes and do not get it on the rubber seals. Make sure you remove all brake cleaner from the discs and let everything dry completely before reassembling.

mikeyj28

rhysyd wrote:

Another newb question!

Got back from my first outing up llandegla on new bike! The disc brakess are covered in muck and dirt basically! Last time I tried cleaning my disc brakes they never worked again! So just after some advice really I've got some WD-40 Disc Brake Specilist spray I did order muck off but they sent me this grr! This ok to use?
Soap and water?

Thanks lads

If I was in your shoes i'd be using water and a cloth/rag! Avoid the WD-40

booldawg

The only chemical I ever get near the discs is Isopropyl Alcohol - as we have loads at work and it seems to due the job without leaving a residue.