Originally Posted by
ThermionicScott
That would be the dumb, labor-intensive way to do it. If you're going to clean the surfaces of the brake pads, just take the wheels out and wipe the pads with a paper towel soaked in rubbing alcohol. Usually I just "floss" between the pads and rims with a dry paper towel and call it good.
I do the paper towel trick, too. I dampen it a little with either water or alcohol, but then it often tear when I stuck it between the rim and pad. When I take off the pads it's because I want to clean those washers and nuts which have a lot of dirt between them.
Originally Posted by
nkfrench
I don't clean the brakepads. They don't seem to get dirty.
Are you sure?
