Cleaning Brake Discs

[Nitro Junkie]

Forgive the noob question, but what do you use to clean nitro off of the composite brake discs? (Savage X 4.6 rtr)

During break-in the brakes were covered in oil from the nitro. I am not sure of the disc composition and didn't want to use anything that would destroy them.

 

[redneck]

take a rag and clean em thats it all i do or drive thur a puddle

 

[Nitro Junkie]

take a rag and clean em thats it all i do or drive thur a puddle

I contemplated spraying them with carburetor cleaner, but decided against it. Maybe I'll give it a try with Denatured Alcohol.

 

[SavageBasherxl]

use compressed air to blow it off, the rest will evaporate.

 

[Nitro Junkie]

use compressed air to blow it off, the rest will evaporate.

After I spray them with Denatured Alcohol right?

 

[f1n3sse]

you could just hit them with nitro clean, denatured alcohol, gumout carb cleaner (it does not corrode plastic or composites) or soap and water if you want to take them off. simple green will work, purple power, or any non corrosive cleaning agent

 

[maximusraylius]

ive use walmart brand engine degreeser .. in blue n red can the foaming kind... 2 bucks cleans the whole truck extreamly fast n easy .. spray the whole chasis then let it drip off mostly.. then water hose it down being careful not to get eectronics n engine wet...then compresor it dry ... works great breaks never got screwd up ..

 

[Nitro Junkie]

Thanks guys!

I guess I didn't realize just how tough these trucks are. I have some of that engine cleaner too...

 

[maximusraylius]

lol.. hard to mess um up and if you do it gives you good excuses n reasons to rebuild or upgrade ..lol

 

[blingbling]

sand them down with some 220 grit sandpaper works great for me.