Performance Tool W80629 2-1/2"... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073DCRQK1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share This is the one I use
Scotchbrite/brake cleaner or simple green (or alike). Do you all clean your rotor buttons and get debris out of them as well (cleaning, brushing, spinning buttons, compressed air)?
I don't think Scotchbrite and brake cleaner works well enough. But, I'm very OCD. I used to have access to a bead blaster but don't anymore hence my post. I've heard the brake rotor hones work well and get the job done pretty quickly and easily.
Pro tip: Hone with discs on mounted wheels, calipers removed, bike on stands. Proper ~10° angle can be offset in or out to drive wheel into autorotation. Reverse disc's mounting to do the insides.
Wheels and frame are out for powder coating so the whole bike is in pieces. I'll give it a go on a workbench. Any tips for angles or motion to get best results and a consistent surface?
Build a stand out of 2x4's and an old wheel, to spin them. I spin them on the lathe and use a slow old electric drill to spin the rotorhone..it is dwell time not pressure that makes them work.
Good to know. Maybe I'll just wait until the bike is built back up and do it then. I even gave away a static wheel balance stand to a friend after I got hurt. That would have come in handy for this too.
It's recommended to hold the hone 10° off perpendicular. Slow speed and light pressure, like cross-hatching a cylinder. Let the hone's rotation slowly feed the disc's rotation, 3-5 seconds/disc revolution. Take your time and the right technique will come to ya. Oops. Your discs are unmounted? Try to get over the top of the discs vertically (set them on a flat surface on your lap?). Rotate the discs 120° or so every now and then to promote more even overall abrasion.
