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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 09:16 AM
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How do you clean painted brake calipers?
Just spraying them with simple green doesn't seem to work....
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 09:23 AM
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i have this tire brush that i use on the caliper with just some simple soap and water.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 09:23 AM
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I use simple green and a long thin paint brush..lots of water pressure to
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 11:06 AM
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you don't... just spray paint over the dirt!

that's how Earl Shieb does it.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:02 PM
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Get a can of Brake Cleaner from your auto parts store ($3.00). Made especially to remove dust and grease without leaving a residue.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:07 PM
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Originally posted by Tai Mai Shu
Get a can of Brake Cleaner from your auto parts store ($3.00). Made especially to remove dust and grease without leaving a residue.
would that not also eat the crap out of the paint???
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:09 PM
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Originally posted by jjs


would that not also eat the crap out of the paint???
You can also use paint thinner..
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:11 PM
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Originally posted by Tai Mai Shu
Get a can of Brake Cleaner from your auto parts store ($3.00). Made especially to remove dust and grease without leaving a residue.
It will rip the paint right off.

Paint thinner? Really?
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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oh, my bad, I read it wrong, sorry.
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 01:13 PM
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Originally posted by asu174


It will rip the paint right off.

Paint thinner? Really?
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 02:30 PM
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Originally posted by Tai Mai Shu
oh, my bad, I read it wrong, sorry.

Ok..I was gonna have to ask if you were inhaling the brake cleaner when you gave that advice
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