Removing "melted" hoods from levers?
07-16-19, 10:56 PM
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Removing "melted" hoods from levers?
I have a nice set of drilled Dia-compe levers that I want to use but....the original hoods melted onto the levers. I have tried everything I could think to remove the old hood residue. Does anyone have a solution for removing the old, melted hood junk?
07-16-19, 11:02 PM
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WD-40 and a brass tooth brush or maybe a buffing wheel on a bench grinder?
07-16-19, 11:26 PM
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Good old fashioned charcoal lighter fluid works well.........
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Try some strong ammonia or ammonia based cleaner. It's a solvent for many types of rubber, latex, even India ink and calligraphy inks. Soak a cotton ball in the stuff and lay it on the goo overnight. See if it softens it up some.
07-17-19, 05:38 AM
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I'm in the same situation for the second time. First was with a Fuji Del Ray last year. If I remember correctly, WD-40 and a plastic scraper so as to not scratch the metal did the trick. Hopefully I'll have the same luck on the 710 Miyata!
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07-17-19, 05:43 AM
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Good thread and good to know these ideas. I have a pair of superbe levers with melted hoods I'd like to save.
07-17-19, 05:48 AM
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Wrap them in a soaked rag of Goof Off and let them sit for 10-15 minutes like that. Might work.
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Heat gun and a plastic scraper has worked for me. Might need to finish it off with some GooGone.
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Yeah, I really love my brass-bristle brushes. I get them in the plumbing supply aisle at the hardware store. Brass brushes don't scratch steel or aluminum.
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Old school foamy carb cleaner, Gumout, Gunk, Berryman's , etc. not the evaporating kind.
Also works great on handlebar tape residue.
Nasty stuff, works wonders, absolutely NOT environmentally friendly.
Also works great on handlebar tape residue.
Nasty stuff, works wonders, absolutely NOT environmentally friendly.
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^^^Methyl Ethyl Ketone....might be a component of Goof Off and or Goo Gone.
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OK, here is my Before and After. And as I can see, a bit more needs to be removed that I didn't notice when I put the new tape on.
Oh, and to get all of that off? PLIERS, pulling off the big pieces...WD-40 to remove some of the tacky pieces...plastic board to scrape and remove the rest.
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This stuff might be worth a try if looking for an alternative to harsh solvents:
I use it on all sorts of stubborn glues and stuck-on residue. Works really good. It's like a really strong orange cleaner.
Believe I got this at Home Depot. Possibly Lowe's. You'd still need to scrape off the big chunks first.
I use it on all sorts of stubborn glues and stuck-on residue. Works really good. It's like a really strong orange cleaner.
Believe I got this at Home Depot. Possibly Lowe's. You'd still need to scrape off the big chunks first.
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