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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:55:40 -0600
From: David Staten <Dastaten@earthlink.net>
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I razor scraped then wire brushed a rotor to near-new cleanliness in 
less than 30 mins. I used a new wire cup on an electric drill. There was 
no visible damage to the rotor as a result of this.

Dave

Ernest Christley wrote:

> Finn Lassen wrote:
>
>>  From my limited experience (taking apart 5 and putting together 4 
>> times), the time consuming part is the cleaning.
>> Once you've got it apart you'll feel obligated to clean rotors, 
>> seals, etc. Otherwise it's easy to take apart and put together in a 
>> short weekend.
>>
>> Finn
>>
>
> I've heard several comments about cleaning carbon.  I don't know if 
> I'll have that problem, but I wanted to share an idea that I got off 
> of one of those DIY shows.  The topic was about cleaning a grill, and 
> several options were given:
>
> 1--oven cleaner
>
> 2--wrap in paper towels, spray down with ammonia, seal in aluminum 
> foil for several hours.
>
> 3--wrap in aluminum foil and back on high heat for several hours
>
> Would any of these present major drawbacks to cleaning a rotor without 
> all the elbow grease?
>