What's the best way to clean up front uprights, hubs and calipers. The ones I have are servicable, but are in need of a good clean!!!!

Some people go for the home brew ultrasonic cleaning details on here somewhere.

I just used a good brush on the end of my drill and some elbow greese too!

Here's a pic


Cortina Upright Completed

[Edited on 17/9/10 by big-vee-twin]

Stick 'em in a big old vat of mollases and water 1:10.

I got mine shot blast There still perfect six years on.

Shot blast and powder coated look like new.

I've soaked parts in malt vinegar before which worked very well (chuck them in on a Sunday night, agitate a few times through the week and by the next weekend they'll be ready for a quick wash off and the job's a good 'un).

I've heard that molases will do the same job, and probably won't make you gag and choke on your own vomit so much as opening the lid on a week old gallon of malt vinegar will...