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08-11-2012, 04:23 PM | #1 |
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Best way to get brake pad deposits off of my rotors?
Have a bunch of brake pad material baked onto the outside of my rotors in certain areas and it is causing vibration under hard braking. Is sanding them down my best option or will this go away with time? I do have a set of track pads coming and from what I am told they will help remove the old pad material from the rotors but that is two weeks away. What has worked for everyone else that has had this issue?
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I usually just drive it on the street and they will disappear over time.I have heard that using window cleaner will help with removing the deposits.The ammonia in the window cleaner is what makes this work,so I am told.Cooling your brakes down by doing a proper cool down really helps with this issue.
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Someone told me to spray down the rotors with a hose the night before and then do some hard braking the next morning when pads are still abrasive.
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It should wear off after a few days/weeks of street driving, depending on the quantity of deposit. Your PF08 will however clean your discs in no time .
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Glad to see people talking about pad deposits as opposed to warped rotors!
Do you have the original BMW brakes, or a big brake kit? Some big brake kit manufacturers will send "cleaner pads" on what is essentially a rental program. You pay a deposit, they send you some abrasive pads with specific cleaning instructions, and you send the pads back once you've gotten to scrub the rotors clean.
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All of the holes were filled on my front rotors after an autocross, but normal driving and braking has removed the deposited material. It took about two weeks, but there was no vibration or warping attributed to the heavy deposits. Seems like they go away in time for the next event.
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Bump, I dropped my car off for a professional detailing. All is well, and when I got the car back, I have quite a lot of vibration from all wheels.
I'm trying to figure out why that is the case, but maybe it is the cleaner that is used on the rims/tires? Thoughts? I know for sure the guys didn't take my car for rip because the mileage was the same lol...
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Bingo, a Flex-Hone pad is what you want. They're about $30 on Amazon. Dave Zeckhausen has also recommended it. Do not use steel wool or other metallic abrasives, they'll get embedded into the brake pads.
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