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Re: Clean rotors with what? #1059904 09/26/04 12:58 PM
Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL L Loco4G63 CEG road warrior
Loco4G63 CEG road warrior L Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 17,248 IL	Originally posted by teodoro: Whenever I have replaced the rotors on cars, I always use some type of rotor cleaner, usually whatever is cheapest. My father is telling me that I can just use simple green and some of the blue shop papertowels that we have. Is he crazy or am I blowing money on something I don't need? Brake cleaner.....at most places it is like $.99 so why not buy it? Hector 2003 Rally Red Mitsubishi Evolution VIII 257HP/259TQ 2005 Lapis Blue Mazda 6s RET: 00 Cabernet Red Ford Contour Zetec ATX SUPERCHARGED 160HP/141TQ

Re: Clean rotors with what? #1059905 09/26/04 02:17 PM
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 18 Great Falls, MT M Montanaoffroader New CEG\'er
Montanaoffroader New CEG\'er M Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 18 Great Falls, MT	Last time I bought brake cleaner here it was $3 + per can. Guess that's the price I pay for living in a place with no Autozone and not much of anything else. Mike My Toys: 99 Contour SE Sport V6 ATX 76 F150 Ranger XLT 460 V8 79 Bronco Custom 351M V8

Re: Clean rotors with what? #1059906 09/26/04 06:27 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA B Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
Big Jim_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,693 Thousand Oaks, California, USA	The FAQ section of Raybestos suggests that soap and water is still the best thing to clean a rotor. They suggest using a sink if you have the rotor off anyway, or using a spray bottle if not. They also recommend drying off the rotor only with paper towels. Personally, I use brake clean, but I also know that soap and water actually does a better job. Jim Johnson 98 SVT 03 Escape Limited

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