Deglazing brake discs
07-24-2016, 01:55 PM
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Deglazing brake discs
Has anyone have an opinion (that's a laugh) on using a wire cup (soft) on an angle grinder or bench grinder to de-glaze a disc? I have done it on auto discs with good results.
07-24-2016, 04:18 PM
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You can laugh @ my opinion.... Flappy disc & brake clean.
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07-25-2016, 07:46 AM
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Might want to consider the use of rubbing alcohol,, the flash point is really low depending on what % it is.
very common 90% Isopropyl Alcohol has a flash point of only 54deg F
70% is only 77deg F
and both vaporize making an even more combustible fuel at very low
points.
07-25-2016, 08:06 AM
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Same here but use brake clean only..
Might want to consider the use of rubbing alcohol,, the flash point is really low depending on what % it is.
very common 90% Isopropyl Alcohol has a flash point of only 54deg F
70% is only 77deg F
and both vaporize making an even more combustible fuel at very low
points.
Might want to consider the use of rubbing alcohol,, the flash point is really low depending on what % it is.
very common 90% Isopropyl Alcohol has a flash point of only 54deg F
70% is only 77deg F
and both vaporize making an even more combustible fuel at very low
points.
07-26-2016, 01:46 PM
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07-31-2016, 06:58 AM
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Thanks for the replies.
Because I won't work the tool very hard, longevity is not an issue, and as much as it pains me, I purchased a small angle die grinder from china harbor. Will have at it in a couple of days.
Because I won't work the tool very hard, longevity is not an issue, and as much as it pains me, I purchased a small angle die grinder from china harbor. Will have at it in a couple of days.
07-31-2016, 11:43 AM
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I have the roloc system but prefer this if you want to remove all residual brake pad material.
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07-31-2016, 04:22 PM
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I have the roloc system but prefer this if you want to remove all residual brake pad material.
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07-31-2016, 04:57 PM
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I have the roloc system but prefer this if you want to remove all residual brake pad material.
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http://3mcollision.com/3m-roloc-brak...pack-1410.html
But if I ever run out of the 3M conditioning disks, I now have a reccomended option I might find locally..
Thanks
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07-31-2016, 06:31 PM
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The brake pad conditioning disc are designed to used in conjunction with a brake lathe turning at a constant speed while the tech applies one pass to the outside then a slightly overlapping pass to the inside of each side of the rotor. Doing this with the rotor static and moving the grinding medium, makes keeping the disc flat to the rotor very, very hard. I have tons of these discs on my drawer, but changed to the roloc maroon after measuring disc irregularities with the 120 grit disc used with the rotor being static...
08-01-2016, 06:17 AM
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The brake pad conditioning disc are designed to used in conjunction with a brake lathe turning at a constant speed while the tech applies one pass to the outside then a slightly overlapping pass to the inside of each side of the rotor. Doing this with the rotor static and moving the grinding medium, makes keeping the disc flat to the rotor very, very hard. I have tons of these discs on my drawer, but changed to the roloc maroon after measuring disc irregularities with the 120 grit disc used with the rotor being static...
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