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Title: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: dj_benice on August 24, 2006, 10:32 AM
OK life was less complicated when I was a kid, you cleaned yer bike n stuff n when your pads got too dirty you got new un's.  Given the scarcity of GT padsets and the cost of NOS set when you do find (managed too make two sets of yellow buyin orphans here and there still cost me about £40 per set and a lot of time n snipe biddin on t bay ;D ) does anyone have any good tips for cleanin them up?  Just won a gt which came with blue padset bit dusty but no nicks/stains so should come up good was just worried about lifting the printin/transfers?
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: Bananaman on August 24, 2006, 10:48 AM
I would go cleanin round the decals with a tooth brush and hot soapy water and a bigger brush for the plain bits :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: dj_benice on August 24, 2006, 10:54 AM
nice thinkin eric :) hows acacia avenue?
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: Sanmarcopizza on August 24, 2006, 11:09 AM
Maybe stick em in some Oxy whatsit washing powdery stuff they advertise on the telly.
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: Waxintaxin on August 24, 2006, 12:04 PM
I had a reat treat cleaning a skyway cal lite bar pad

I used washing powder and a toothbrush, I found a quick soak in the water got dust off , for stains i had to brush , put yes the ink does come off if agitated so carefull is the way to go

Rich
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: dj_benice on August 24, 2006, 12:29 PM
cool thanks for all the tips think i might try a quick soak then the toothbrush see how they come up :)

Thanks again guys never fails to amaze me how many helpful folks are on here :)
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: theRuler on August 24, 2006, 01:35 PM
put them in the washing machine? not too hot
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: dj_benice on August 24, 2006, 02:29 PM
currently on ten min soak in icy cold water n bold 3 in 1 lol will give em a lil scrub with small brush rinse n see how that looks think washin machine would fray stem pad :(
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: Bananaman on August 25, 2006, 08:35 AM
nice thinkin eric :) hows acacia avenue?

Quiet at the moment mate but Iam "ever alert for the call to action"

 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Cleanin up flite pads
Post by: dj_benice on August 25, 2006, 11:16 AM
rofpmsl nice one m8 I feel safe again ;o)
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