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huw_brynamman

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Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris
« on: November 14, 2011, 10:06 PM »
Hi,

Got a set of bubble Ame Tris on my freestyler. Unfortunately they're dirty and need a good clean. Any tips/advice appreciated. Huw.
« Last Edit: November 15, 2011, 04:57 PM by huw_brynamman »

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2011, 10:08 PM »
washing machine :daumenhoch:

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2011, 10:26 PM »
A long time ago, in a land far away!

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2011, 10:38 PM »
washing machine :daumenhoch:
Or dish washer :daumenhoch:
my missus would refuse to clean them ;D

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2011, 10:43 PM »
A long time ago, in a land far away!

huw_brynamman

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2011, 10:51 PM »
washing machine :daumenhoch:

Getting them off is now the next task!

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2011, 11:05 PM »

Getting them off is now the next task!

WD40 :daumenhoch:

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2011, 01:01 AM »

Getting them off is now the next task!

WD40 :daumenhoch:

Cheers!  :daumenhoch:

Yeh poke a spoke down the inside of the grip and squirt some WD40 in there.
Use WD40 to refit too - it evaporates after a few mins and grips are stuck fast!

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2011, 01:31 AM »
Or boil a kettle, fill a pint glass and dunk the grips & bars in. 1min later pull them off and reverse it to get them back on.

Simples ;-)
Still limping......

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2011, 07:52 AM »
thin screwdriver down the side and a squirt of oil down the straw gets them off.

Jif and a scrubbing brush to clean them up - bleach overnight if needed then Jif again.

I always put my grips on again with a bit or ye ol SPIT around the inside of the hole and pull em on quick... i've found that somethimes WD40 takes an age to dry ( or never ) if the grips seal really well  :daumenhoch:
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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2011, 10:19 AM »
WD40 is a very BAAAAD idea for getting grips to stick....

"The long-term active ingredient is a non-volatile, viscous oil which remains on the surface, providing lubrication and protection from moisture. This is diluted with a volatile hydrocarbon to give a low viscosity fluid which can be sprayed and thus penetrate crevices. The volatile hydrocarbon then evaporates, leaving the oil behind. A propellant (originally a low-molecular weight hydrocarbon, now carbon dioxide) provides gas pressure in the can to force the liquid through the spray nozzle, then itself diffuses away"

IMO you cant beat hairspray or clear rattlecan laquer

theRuler

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2011, 10:58 AM »
I have stuck my grips on with WD40 since the 80's (not the same pair!)

Mine stick with no movement whatsoever.

Maybe I have some sort of magic WD40, or I just got lucky, dozens of times!

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2011, 11:15 AM »
WD40 is a very BAAAAD idea for getting grips to stick....

"The long-term active ingredient is a non-volatile, viscous oil which remains on the surface, providing lubrication and protection from moisture. This is diluted with a volatile hydrocarbon to give a low viscosity fluid which can be sprayed and thus penetrate crevices. The volatile hydrocarbon then evaporates, leaving the oil behind. A propellant (originally a low-molecular weight hydrocarbon, now carbon dioxide) provides gas pressure in the can to force the liquid through the spray nozzle, then itself diffuses away"

IMO you cant beat hairspray or clear rattlecan laquer

x2 hairspray  :)

I propbably would have stuck with WD40 if I hadn't had a bad experience... and just read that above  ;D
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Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
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theRuler

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2011, 11:29 AM »
I always saw WD40 as a water displacer / penetrator rather than a lube.

If you think it is lubey, spray some on your chain! 
Or in your freewheel. Hahahaha


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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2011, 12:57 PM »
I always saw WD40 as a water displacer / penetrator rather than a lube.

If you think it is lubey, spray some on your chain! 
Or in your freewheel. Hahahaha


perhaps its ok on grips if your goal in life is to perform endo's in your back garden? ;) :D

its not a chain lube though is it. stupid analogy. :4_17_5: :uglystupid2:

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #16 on: November 15, 2011, 01:37 PM »
IMO you cant beat hairspray or clear rattlecan laquer

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris in white
« Reply #17 on: November 15, 2011, 02:34 PM »
perhaps its ok on grips if your goal in life is to perform endo's in your back garden? ;) :D

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris
« Reply #18 on: November 15, 2011, 05:13 PM »
stick your grips in the dishwasher, my girlfriend loves it. especially odi mushrooms, ribbed for her pleasure.

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris
« Reply #19 on: November 15, 2011, 05:14 PM »
stick your grips in the dishwasher, my girlfriend loves it. especially odi mushrooms, ribbed for her pleasure.

Very good :shocked: :LolLolLolLol:

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Re: Cleaning dirty white Ame Tris
« Reply #20 on: November 15, 2011, 05:16 PM »
stick your grips in the dishwasher, my girlfriend loves it. especially odi mushrooms, ribbed for her pleasure.

 ;D


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