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Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby rossclark » Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:44 am

What are folks doing to clean remote filters, either breathsweet or marchald?

What is the recommended interval for cleaning?
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Fast n Furious » Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:08 am

I wash mine out using a hot washing up liquid solution and dry it with compressed air. Works a treat.
As for how often it needs doing will vary from bike to bike. Just use best judgement.
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Watfordwhite » Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:10 pm

Are these not supposed to have an oil coating to collect and trap crap?
Mine need to be done, so been looking at the cleaning kits.
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Fast n Furious » Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:02 pm

The wire mesh type filters use oil as a crap catcher but foam types should be dry, even though they end up oily due to spit back.
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby bookertmgs1 » Sun Sep 01, 2019 8:34 pm

Rinse mine in petrol - only way I’ve managed to get it clean
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Mel K » Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:06 pm

Bookert has it right .
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby rossclark » Sun Sep 01, 2019 9:44 pm

Thanks for the feedback.

Google / YouTube suggests a special detergent solution and then a coating with filter oil but that's mainly MTX type filters - I wondered what people's real world experience was on road scooters. I did wonder about petrol and any adverse effects it might have on the glue used etc.
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Toddy » Mon Sep 02, 2019 5:48 am

bookertmgs1 wrote:Rinse mine in petrol - only way I’ve managed to get it clean


+1 same on mine
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Tractorman » Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:33 am

Not a good idea to use brake cleaner, at least not on Casa ones because it dissolves the glue and they fall apart.
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Rich Oswald » Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:54 am

Washing up liquid and hairdryer for me.

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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Toddy » Mon Sep 02, 2019 11:21 am

Rich Oswald wrote:Washing up liquid and hairdryer for me.

Rich'


What about the filter :lol: :lol:
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby Rich Oswald » Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:04 pm

Toddy wrote:
Rich Oswald wrote:Washing up liquid and hairdryer for me.

Rich'


What about the filter :lol: :lol:


At least you can take yours off to wash! :shock:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Cleaning foam remote filters

Postby foremanbob » Sat Sep 07, 2019 8:02 pm

Ross i wash them in petrol, and then reapply a filter oil...
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