Mate from work walks up to me last week and goes I think I fucked up!
He’s just gotten into riding and is really enjoying it and is getting his kids involved, which is great to see. Now he likes everything to look good always, his hair, his shoes etc, so after a ride at the Youies his bike was dusty so he gave it a wash, not satisfied with that he gave everything a spray with
WD40 and I mean everything
So I told him yes he had fucked up, “now did you spray the brakes?” I asked “Yes everything! Now the brakes don’t work”
So after a giggle at his expense I tell he might get lucky by buying a tin of brake and parts cleaner. Now spray and wipe the rotors with a rag until no more crap comes off, replace the pads and if you’re very lucky spray the old pads and rub them on some sandpaper to get them to work until you get some new ones.
I got a text that weekend to say it worked except the brakes are noisy but at least it stops. I told him don’t do that again.