Furry calipers

[Swarf]

My calipers are covered in little white fur spots, do I need to get them recoated or summat?

[TLRS]

Are the bores/grooves clean?

[rureadyboots]

My entire bike is covered in little white fur spots. Should I set fire to it?

[Swarf]

8 minutes ago, TLRS said:

Are the bores/grooves clean?

They were, but I'll have to check again. Just not sure why the outside has gone like it.

7 minutes ago, rureadyboots said:

My entire bike is covered in little white fur spots. Should I set fire to it?

Probably for the best....👍😂

[outkast]

I always get a few, they turned out to be dead insects rotting away.

[Swarf]

 

[hybrid400]

Ive pulled calipers out of the spares caravan ive got,and theyve looked just like that,took nothing more than a wash to sort.

[marvin]

59 minutes ago, Swarf said:

 

Corunna virus. Put it into self isolation. 

[Bram43]

“Furry Calipers” got me all excited that this was going to be about the lack of razors and waxing products due to the virus based supply issues and photographs of the inevitable onslaught of the wild female topiary. 
 

Disappointedly heading back to Pornhub. 

[Alpinestarhero]

Try brushing it clean, soap and water first. Ideally yu'll get the pistons out a little so you can see the surface of them and check they are ok. Might just be worth stripping and rebuilding with new seals though, to be safe. 

[DesmoEddy]

Alloy wheel cleaner (one of the ones with a mild phosphoric acid content) and a toothbrush. Then a wipe-over the caliper bodies with a (car) wax polish, keeping it away from braking surfaces. Seals the slightly porous anodised finish, so the furry spots don't return so quickly.