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Bedding in Carbotech pads with Used Rotors

carbotech will stick to their story that you shouldn't use rotors that have been run previously with their pads. I know people that have done it with no issue, just

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Old 10-23-2011, 02:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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carbotech will stick to their story that you shouldn't use rotors that have been run previously with their pads. I know people that have done it with no issue, just cleaned up the rotors and went to it....don't know that I'd risk it.
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You can scuff up the surface with a 90deg die grinder with a 50 grit roloc disc then break clean it when finished and bed them as if the rotors are new.
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I was just asking about this before I made it to this thread. Hoping to swap between Carbotech and OEM pads without messing with rotors constantly.
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