(guest post) How To Clean Your Wheels/Barrings

Ok this is the seccond guest post by my teamate slam cake and todays is on "how to clean your wheels/barrings" thank you Slammy :)

-- Veruca Assault

How to clean your wheels--
First, make sure all of your bearings are out of each wheel. Then, take rubbing alcohol and pour some of it on a rag. Scrub your wheels with the rag till all the dust and grit rubs off. You may have to "put your back in to it" to get the grit off. If you're still having trouble removing grit out of your wheels, you can place them in a bathtub and soak them in warm water for about 15 minutes. After this, take a tooth pick or use the end of a match to scrape the chunks out of your wheel.

How to clean your bearings--
First, take all of your bearings out of your wheels. Get a small bowl or a container with a lid and place all of your bearings in it; then pour either nail polish remover or carbon cleaner (you can buy this at the Dollar Store) into the bowl till the bearings are covered with the liquid. Shake your bearings around a bit in the bowl and let them soak for a couple of minutes. Afterwords, take an old tooth brush and scrub the bearing. You will know when it's clean when the bearing spins fluidly. To test this, gently hold the hole in the middle of the bearing between your fingers while placing your other finger on the outside of the bearing; then stroke your finger down to spin it. Spin the bearing in both directions. If it spins fluidly, then the bearing is clean! If the bearing suddenly stops to spin or feels as if something is tugging, then you need to soak the bearing a little longer and scrub it more. Once the bearing is clean, place it on a paper towel to dry. After the bearing is dry, take gun oil (makes sure it's not machine oil!!!") and only pour one drop on each side of the bearing. Spin the bearing. Place the bearing back into the clean/dry wheel and you're done!


--- Slam Cake

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