breaking surface on rim...
10-14-11 | 08:42 PM
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breaking surface on rim...
Disregarding what type of condition or type of brake pads you have here as I am specifically talking about the wheel.
New, good shape or old wheel, is there a way to make your brake surface better than what it is?
New, good shape or old wheel, is there a way to make your brake surface better than what it is?
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10-14-11 | 09:00 PM
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Perhaps a scrub pad and some mildy abrasive kitchen type cleaner to get rid of any gunk on the surface. Or a sanding block and some very fine sandpaper. I've never felt the need to try those though.
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10-14-11 | 09:13 PM
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I would think a mild sand paper would work better on the surface as a fine grit would just smooth the surface out, no?
my wheels are nearly new so the surface is fine I'm sure. I was just wondering if there was a way to make them better.
my wheels are nearly new so the surface is fine I'm sure. I was just wondering if there was a way to make them better.
10-14-11 | 09:36 PM
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Do you mean better because you don't feel braking is as good as it could/should be? If so, you might just change your pads. I put on some DA pads and braking seems better. Many people swear by swiss stop but I've not tried them yet. My next set will be swiss stop though.
10-14-11 | 09:44 PM
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no thats not what I mean. I'm saying even if straight out of the box your brake surface was good, could you make them better? mine are good. I have good brake pads. just didn't know if there was a process that I wasn't aware about to make them EVEN better.
10-14-11 | 10:48 PM
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You should NEVER break the surface on the rim.
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