rbailey88
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hi people, bought some 2.0 calipers and discs and pads, been told discs done about 1k mile and pads undriven, they are pretty messy and discs are rusty, thought i would ask what best things to use as i dont want to damage them. ill gunk the calipers and spray them i think. any help is great thanks 
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Gareth F
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just whack them on and they will come up shiney after you use them. Thats all i done.
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Gareth F
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O and i used halfords engine degreaser on the calippers, then soap and then dried off to then paint.
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rbailey88
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cheers pal 
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sparkyunlimited
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I used a dual action sander with 60 grit on it to clean the surface rust off my discs, if its bad the pads will have problems removing the surfacce rust evenly, before you know it you have pads that are no longer flat and touching the entire surface of the disc and the disc has lines around it. Give them a good sand with some course sandpaper to get the majority off... then whack em on and let the pads do the polishing.
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rbailey88
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great stuff mate, ill get on that this weekend
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fillmecca
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Originally posted by rbailey88
great stuff mate, ill get on that this weekend
good to meet you 2day mate,was a fucking mad drip dwn there  you dnt wnt 2.0 broakes you wona buy my V6 1s! 
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Limecat
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Originally posted by sparkyunlimited
I used a dual action sander with 60 grit on it to clean the surface rust off my discs, if its bad the pads will have problems removing the surfacce rust evenly, before you know it you have pads that are no longer flat and touching the entire surface of the disc and the disc has lines around it. Give them a good sand with some course sandpaper to get the majority off... then whack em on and let the pads do the polishing.
You are talking about pads having a problem removing grot and things not being flat but then say to attack them with a DA?
Best answer;
If they are bad either replace them or have them skimmed (depends on the remaining disc width if it is worth it or not?)
If it is surface then take it out and stamp on them a few times. Only heavily pitted discs won't clean up off that - ie. 1 year plus.
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sparkyunlimited
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Originally posted by LETGSI16V
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Originally posted by sparkyunlimited
I used a dual action sander with 60 grit on it to clean the surface rust off my discs, if its bad the pads will have problems removing the surfacce rust evenly, before you know it you have pads that are no longer flat and touching the entire surface of the disc and the disc has lines around it. Give them a good sand with some course sandpaper to get the majority off... then whack em on and let the pads do the polishing.
You are talking about pads having a problem removing grot and things not being flat but then say to attack them with a DA?
Best answer;
If they are bad either replace them or have them skimmed (depends on the remaining disc width if it is worth it or not?)
If it is surface then take it out and stamp on them a few times. Only heavily pitted discs won't clean up off that - ie. 1 year plus.
A DA sander with 60 grit will remove loose surface rust.... stamping on them is more likely to crack the disc. 60 grit will not remove any metal. If you want to stamp on discs or hit them with hammers (yes i know you didnt say to hit them with hammers) then you will get a nice shock when the disc comes away from the centre and you only have one front wheel braking while the other makes a nice metallic clanking sound.... and yes that can happen.. i had a disc come away from a centre when a caliper stuck, I was putting new discs and pads on, the pads wouldnt go in because the caliper was stuck on the sliding pins so i used "excessive force" to get the pads in... they lasted less than 2 miles before the disc itself let go from its own hub centre.
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rbailey88
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Originally posted by fillmecca
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Originally posted by rbailey88
great stuff mate, ill get on that this weekend
good to meet you 2day mate,was a fucking mad drip dwn there you dnt wnt 2.0 broakes you wona buy my V6 1s!
yeah bet it was fun carrying a set of coilovers down on train
did buy v6 1s on here but got ripped off they never turned up so bought a set of 2.0 1s for 30 posted so was happy with that, v6 brakes fit under 15s? how much u after for them mate?
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lee_dodd
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v6 brakes fit under 15s
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fillmecca
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Originally posted by rbailey88
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Originally posted by fillmecca
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Originally posted by rbailey88
great stuff mate, ill get on that this weekend
good to meet you 2day mate,was a fucking mad drip dwn there you dnt wnt 2.0 broakes you wona buy my V6 1s!
yeah bet it was fun carrying a set of coilovers down on train
did buy v6 1s on here but got ripped off they never turned up so bought a set of 2.0 1s for 30 posted so was happy with that, v6 brakes fit under 15s? how much u after for them mate?
yer was abit of fun what day did you say you get payed agen mate? u2u me
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