Mt two pennorth, WD 40 used to branded Rocket 40 as NASA used it on spacecraft. I used it a lot back in the day as it was the spray can of choice in the Royal Navy workshops. Interestingly (or not) I've heard it can be useful for relieving arthritis in your hands as sufferers who cleaned their greasy mitts with it found it alleviated their symptoms. Have to say I do like the waft of it coming off a hot engine, solvol does the same, mmmmm! solvol! Stuart
Brembo brake disc appearance re conditioning
- Thread starter Paul LeClair
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Dingocooke
Senior member
- Location
- England
I quite like GT86 too, and it smells nice 
Good progress Paul
Good progress Paul
- Location
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
the three brake discs, and various spacers and fasteners, are back from yellow cadmium plating. They are fairly goldish in colour, I am thinking that rather than using them on the predominantly silver 82 1200 TS, I may use them on the gold wheels on my 79 1200 and just swap the discs.
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I had a look at some fasteners plated with silverish cad plating, I think I will get my next set of three Brembo cast iron discs done in the silver for the silver wheels of the 82 1200.
in any event, the cad plating should wear off the swept friction surfaces quite quickly, leaving the coating everywhere else and preventing any rust from returning on the coated surfaces, including in all the holes drilled in the discs.
I am happy with the results, turn around time was roughly a week, good service, $150 Canadian all in for three Brembo discs, various spacers, and a bunch of fasteners.
Paul LeClair
two photos.
I had a look at some fasteners plated with silverish cad plating, I think I will get my next set of three Brembo cast iron discs done in the silver for the silver wheels of the 82 1200.
in any event, the cad plating should wear off the swept friction surfaces quite quickly, leaving the coating everywhere else and preventing any rust from returning on the coated surfaces, including in all the holes drilled in the discs.
I am happy with the results, turn around time was roughly a week, good service, $150 Canadian all in for three Brembo discs, various spacers, and a bunch of fasteners.
Paul LeClair
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- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
GregT
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- Christchurch NZ
Now that's what I call bling....
Simonr501
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- Lympne, Kent. UK
GregT said:
He's a lawyer! He likes shiny things!
henrywillms
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- Location
- Canada
Paul you been watching "Pimp my ride"? BTW very similar look to my Corsa which has the gold wheels, brake calipers and disk carriers.