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Old 04-17-2014, 03:44 PM   #9
Timco
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Originally Posted by Jamesp View Post
Shiny rotors may be glazed. If it were me I'd have at the friction surface with 180 grit and an orbital (or similar) sander just enough to take off the shine. You could have them machined but that would be a waste of the rotor material.
I will do this too. Since I have slight squeal from fronts occasionally now, I am going to haze over the surfaces all the way around, resurface front pads, add new rear pads, follow instructions. I certainly never got them hot.
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