1985tlr Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 (edited) Fore the ones who dont know this. The perfect trick to improve your drumbrakes, is a trick i used on my old montesas 20 years ago. Now i am a TLR driver, i tryed again and it stil works. Before i tell you how to do this, i have to warn you, try your improved brakes carrefuly, ore you get stuck under the bike. Oke here it is: Clean your brakepads with sandpaper, then get some retarder (you call it that way i believe)at your local paintshop. Put the retarder on the brakepads, when its dry in about half a day, again clean them with sandpaper, but just a litle bit, not too much. Now let them completly dry en get hard fore about a day ore so. You dont need a diskbrake conversion anymore. Better do this only on the front brake, fore the rear brake its to uncontrolable. Let me know your experience with this dutch trick. Edited March 11, 2006 by 1985tlr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old ty Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 SOUNDS GOOD BUT WHAT IS RETARDER EXACTLY.I WILL TRY ANYTHING .{ONCE}. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1985tlr Posted March 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 I am not sure if you call it retarder, but its the second component of 2k car paint. So not the paint but the stuf that make the paint hard. Maby someone knows the right name of it? I am sure you will be surpriced of the effect of it. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxy Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 i think he means laqcuer in english terms not too sure though but sounds like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endo kid Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 The second component in 2 pack paint is the HARDENER this is what activates the paint to make it dry,You can usually get it in three different grades i.e fast,medium and slow drying i would suggest you get the fast drying one to put on your brakes as the others will take ages to dry some heat will also make it dry a lot quicker.The way to get some is go and ask in any car body repair garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1985tlr Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Yes, thats what i mean. Had a test run today, first time the weather was good. Brakes are perfect, there is no problem driving a slow slope, getting the rear wheel in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endo kid Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Fore the ones who dont know this.The perfect trick to improve your drumbrakes, is a trick i used on my old montesas 20 years ago. Now i am a TLR driver, i tryed again and it stil works. Before i tell you how to do this, i have to warn you, try your improved brakes carrefuly, ore you get stuck under the bike. Oke here it is: Clean your brakepads with sandpaper, then get some retarder (you call it that way i believe)at your local paintshop. Put the retarder on the brakepads, when its dry in about half a day, again clean them with sandpaper, but just a litle bit, not too much. Now let them completly dry en get hard fore about a day ore so. You dont need a diskbrake conversion anymore. Better do this only on the front brake, fore the rear brake its to uncontrolable. Let me know your experience with this dutch trick. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Do you have to do this once does it last untill the shoes wear out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1985tlr Posted March 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 You have to repeat it. It not lasting fore ever. But its only a few minutes work, and its worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motu Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 OK,so I tried it,and it certainly improved my brakes riding around my back yard - no stoppies,but it did stop! That's gotta be an improvment.Unfortunatly our trial was cancelled when the stream rose a metre from rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian r Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Please keep us up to date on this, I've been trying for ages to find a good trick for drum brakes. I'll give it a shot too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miked Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Have tryed the traetment on the front drum, left it to cure for four days. Rode it in our last club trail and it is still very good. Have sine picked up a 4rt and I thick the tlr has a better front brake, time will tell Miked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1985tlr Posted April 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 I am very happy, my trick works for you as well. Keep us updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardR Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 If this product works SO well (You mentioned not to use on the rear brake or it would be uncontrollable). . . Perhaps you could do the 'treatment' to only 50% of the surface of the brake pad?. . . Or 30%? etc. . . .. Find the "happy balance"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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