I need to clean my rotors as I'm switching brake pads....besides flammability and the presence of chlorine, does anyone know the difference between the brake cleaners? Will one damage my rotors? Is one better?
My understanding is the chlorinated are non-flammable but harsher to the environment. The non-chlorinated are extremely flammable, but better environmentally.
Chlorinated brake cleaner is unsafe for weld prep. When it gets hot it emits phosphene gas and can kill you. So if you ever weld, get non-chlorinated stuff. If you want clean brakes, get whatever's cheap.
Why clean them at all, unless you have got some oil/grease/brake fluid on them. Just use a clean pair of rubber gloves so the oil from your skin does not get on them.
It's VERY imnportant to clean your rotors when changing your pads so they bed correctly. Ask any racer. You need to remove any residue from the old pads. On top of brake cleaner you should scotch brite them too.
I've always bought the non-chlorinated stuff and it works fine for my purposes (cleaning brake components as well as other parts). Health-wise, it's not great for you, but better than the chlorinated stuff.
We have sandblasted the rotors on our dirt bikes, between pad changes, for years. Rotor life is improved like you cannot believe. No idea how much it costs to have a pro do this, but if its under 20.00 per disc, do it. You will get your money back.
Soap, spray cleaner, etc almost does more harm than good. Nothing as worthless. a good set of pads damaged by cleaners. Well, except a 20.00 gift certificate to the local shop who has nothing priced anywhere close to 20.00
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