Old 09-26-22, 06:06 PM
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Bikes: '99 Pinarello Stelvio; ‘85 Cannondale ST500; '75 Austro-Daimler AD-SL; '84 Peugeot PH11; '83 Peugeot PH18; '91 Bridgestone MB3; ‘95 Bridgestone NB26

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Scratches or Deposits ?

I can’t tell from the photos if those are patterned surface scratches from grit imbedded in the brake pad or bits of brake pad material transferred to the rim … or both!

I have found both conditions on some of my vintage rims - remedied (right or wrong) by wet sanding the rims with very fine 600+ sandpaper and a very light touch. It’s a time consuming process and kinda rough on the fingers, but the result is a pretty clean and smooth braking surface. Coupled with new pads, it seems braking efficiency is improved too.

BTW, I’ve also seen a SwissStop block that looks like a medium sized blue eraser marketed for cleaning up whatever it is that collects on the
sides of rims, but haven’t tried it FWIW.
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