bonsai171

Today I was cleaning my cassette with paint thinner, and accidentally got some on the rotor. Is this a contamination concern, and if so, how do I clean it?

Dave

Atlas Shrugged

Alcohol

Ubie

The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

spdntrxi

isopropyl ....the other white meat

Polaris OBark

Clean as best you can with a dry paper towel, then isopropanol.

If you really need to clean your cassette, mineral spirits (maybe your paint thinner is this) will do the trick.

(Since I wax my chain, I never need to clean the cassette).

bonsai171

I have been thinking about switching to wax too, but get stuck in a downpour maybe once a year. Which wax are you using? Was thinking about Silca drip wax, I'm not ready to submerge my entire chain in wax, at least at Silca's prices.

Dave

Polaris OBark

I just melt a $1.50 block of paraffin and swirl the chain around in it, but I am sure that the Silca drip would work fine. That is usually good for 10 or so rounds of application (often several chains at once).

Fentuz

What do you use as paint thinner? if it was to clean/degrease the cassette, then, just rinse the disc/rotor with fresh water and do some rear braking and you should be fine.

bonsai171

Thanks for the tip on parafin wax, hadn't thought of that. I've heard of people melting the wax in a small crockpot, what do you use? Ideally I'd like to find something a little smaller, but I won't worry to much if it costs a dollar or so at a local goodwill. Just got to find somewhere to put it!

Dave

soonerrebel

I've had LIMITED success with alcohol, sanding and other methods but THIS has worked every time!

bonsai171

I used odorless mineral spirits from Walmart. Been using the same bottle for the last 5 years. It lasts forever. Maybe tonight I'll have time to put the bike back together. The rotor was really dirty when I clean it with IPA last night too.

Dave

Fentuz

So mineral spirit/white spirit should be fine, rince with water and proceed with a few hard brakes and it will be fine.

I tend to "de mud" my bike, clean the cassette/chain/pullet with white spirit, wash everything with soappy water and rinse. once dried and relubbed, I run the brakes a few time to clean the surface of both rotors ad pads... then, in storage until next adventure.