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Removing rubber brake hoods that have "glued" to the aluminum

Old 05-01-15, 03:18 PM
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Removing rubber brake hoods that have "glued" to the aluminum

These old brake hoods are stuck to the lever mounts like glue. I picked away as best I can but the rest will need some serious scraping - which I'd think would damage the soft aluminum. Wondering if I remove the levers from the bars, is there something I can soak them in which wont hurt the metal, but will separate the rubber?

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Acetone/mineral spirits should take that right off. Use something wooden to scrape.
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A heat *** helps. Also, you can use a plastic putty knife.
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Originally Posted by oddjob2
A heat *** helps. Also, you can use a plastic putty knife.
A plastic scraper is what I used to get most off. This one side is being stubborn. I was afraid heat would tarnish the finish. I'll try the mineral spirits. Thanks!
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You can't say the word ***?
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No. Big nanny is watching.
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Yet the word ass is allowed.
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Ammonia will dissolve latex.
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How about heat ***?

^^^^What The Fudge!!!?

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Assgun




My work here is done...
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Heat weapon?

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Your local windshield repair shop has nylon chisels… Use to remove and apply glue when installing windshield… Sweettalk one of those from an installer and you will have a very good tool that won't scratch aluminum....
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Guys, that word has been banned because of so many threads about weapon control.

More often than not, those threads become a crapstorm with many members being temporarily and permanently banned.

I understand that in the Classic & Vintage forum we don't have many threads like that, but in Politics & Religion forum they were rampant. We are a bike forum and not a weapons forum.

Also, please do not use means to bypass the censor.
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Understood Bill. But censorship is a dangerous thing in the land of the free.
But then, this forum is not America, per se. Is it.
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Originally Posted by Thumpic
Assgun. My work here is done...
Awesome. So in that world, if guns are outlawed, outlaws will just have asses?

We have a Politics and Religion forum? Why not just call it the Rant and Flame forum? I've never seen anything good come out of one of those types of forums. Too easy to get hot and bothered when you're not talking face to face with a real person.

Re: Aluminum, I'd use an organic solvent, not a caustic base. Isn't ammonia what people use to get stuck seatposts out by dissolving the aluminum?

Mineral spirits was a good suggestion. Try spraying on some WD40, let it soak and scrape. Try an old credit card if you have one handy. Or if you have a little crockpot kicking around you can crank it up with some soapy water (Dawn dish soap works great) and let it sit overnight. You can get old paint off of door hardware that way.
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Handheld heat blower.
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We have a Politics and Religion forum?
I know. Thank Bog I've never run across that particular forum. I can't think of anything more boring.
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Yes, but...

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Yet the word ass is allowed.
...to say a "heat ass" helps to remove old gum hoods, well..., it makes no sense.
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Heatgun.
If you have to remove an old radiator hose on a car, heat it for about a minute on a high setting and stuck hose will expand & slide right off.
Same for a bike brake lever gummy.



A hotass is nice, too, useful for other applications.
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Some fine brass wool might take it off without making scratches.
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i have always just soaked the lever in soap and warm water for a handful of hours. the gum gets all mushy and pulls right off. No chemicals that way and any cobwebs or whatever that are in the inners of the old neglected levers dislodge too.
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removed some crusty Superbe hoods that were stuck to the housings this weekend. I used a flat bladed feeler gauge, happened to be a go-no-go type with a step. If it is really bonded, I doubt that will work. Mine were not on the handlebar.
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I ended up soaking the bodies in mineral spirits overnight, which at least softened the material enough to remove most . The rest came off with a little scrubbing. Some Meguiar's polish and they are ready for reassembly.

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