Cleaning the braking surface on rims

aha, its the man who never masturbated, Melon

ceramic braking surfaces are good

Yeah, i wasn't planning on taking alot of material off, just enough to even out the surface.

What im more curious about is what finish offers the best braking, and how it effects pad wear. A more rough finish could give better braking as it allows the pads to "bite" into the surface, but then again a more polished rim could give more surface area for the pad to contact.

I don't know a lot about physics if you couldn't tell by my fumbled explanation.

An even surface is good, but i would'nt polish it. Could make the pads 'grabby'.

use some really fine wet and dry and use it sparingly to make an even, matt surface.

you want to avoid taking as little of the material off as possible, and you dont want a coarse surface as it will kill your brake pads very quickly.

kitchen scourer ftw.

aha, its the man who never masturbated, Melon

eh? nice contribution to the thread.

a kitchen scourer isnt going to even out a rough surface is it. i dont understand how you can misunderstand me, i dont want to clean my rim, i just use white spirit for that, i want to remove material to create a uniform smooth surface.

ended up dry sanding one side of my rim with some light emery paper to a matt finish. much improved and quieter braking. this was much easier when i decided to use a small sanding block as opposed to my hands to hold the paper.

I've used a suede cleaning block before. Worked pretty well.

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a kitchen scourer isnt going to even out a rough surface is it. i dont understand how you can misunderstand me, i dont want to clean my rim, i just use white spirit for that, i want to remove material to create a uniform smooth surface.

ended up dry sanding one side of my rim with some light emery paper to a matt finish. much improved and quieter braking. this was much easier when i decided to use a small sanding block as opposed to my hands to hold the paper.

What? A kitchen scourer is abrasive. I works like using sandpaper but not quite as brutal. I don't misunderstand you. I think you are failing to understand the concepts involved in this highly complex task.

a kitchen scourer isnt going to even out a rough surface is it. i dont understand how you can misunderstand me, i dont want to clean my rim, i just use white spirit for that, i want to remove material to create a uniform smooth surface.

What? A kitchen scourer is abrasive. I works like using sandpaper but not quite as brutal. I don't misunderstand you. I think you are failing to understand the concepts involved in this highly complex task.

I think melonm is thinking about a plastic dish cleaner. Not one of those metal ones you use on your sink.

He'd know what I was talking about if he'd read the fucking thread like suggested.

he is melon, his head is full of jism as he has never masturbated (i assume this to be the case, he once called me a wanker as an insult, unless he was also insulting himself)

hence his difficulty in holding any new ideas or concepts

James, i think you've got the wrong idea about which head is involved in human thought processes.

This could explain where you've been going wrong.

1 hour and no response to this ^ ?!

I wonder if melon is complaining about being stalked yet?

I more worried about melons sink. Cant be that clean if he just uses a plastic scourer ;)

i gave a useful opinion on rims and braking surfaces

he called me a wanker ages ago and never responded to my subsequent post

https://www.lfgss.com/post975861-19.html

DJ....

i just want to know how he does not wank

yawn

no need to re-create a smooth uniform surface, like they were from new.
Doing that is a waste of time and effort and money and go knows what else, and you'll acheive nothing by doing it.
Braking will remain the same.

Just clean with a scourer and be done with it.