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No-nonsense degreaser from Screwfix £5 for 5L.
Probably £150-200ish depending on london pricing. 2-3h job (worth doing both fork legs at same time tbh)
Your costing in parts is right.Just removing calipers, then replace pads. You'd need to clean the caliper pistons. And hope they're not too pitted from neglect.
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Cool, just waiting for the garage to get back to me about if they can get the parts any time soon (or I'll grab some off ebay)
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This no nonsense stuff is boss, it's what muc off and sht shifter are the dilute of (so your buying around half water despite the higher price of them). I wouldn't leave it neat on any painted surfaces for any more than 15 mins and rinses off into drains no problem (eco safe enough).
In some places a good squeeze bottle to soak an area (like shock mounts and linkage) leave for ten mins then blast with more squeeze bottle and it'll come up tidy with no scrubbing required. Rinse thoroughly with hose or bucket after though.Pounlalnd packet of 4 toothbrush (the soft crappy ones) are also ideal for getting in places other stuff can't, o find those particular brishs do a decent job of cleaning, even on painted surfaces without marring finish and they rinse right off, whereas your fancier toothbrush the grease sticks to the bristles right from the first stroke
DethBeard
BrickMan
I've blown a fork seal and it's pissing out oil.
How much will a garage charge to sort this?
My friendly local tend to be cost for the parts and moderate on the labour costs.
But I have no idea on how much parts would be (£20 for seals, £20 for oil?) Or how long the job would take (I wouldn't even attempt it as I have no stand to support an unforked bike)
Also brake pads, are these replaced by removing the callipers or than the wheels?
Finally, my bike is filthy from all year commuting and never cleaning. What's a good product for getting road grime off?
(RE lids, I have an AGV and a HJC, both in Large, the AGV aged a little loose and the HJC is a little snug, but both within acceptable terms)