Resurface/Cut Rotors At Home DIY With Hand Sander And Sand Paper

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FixWhat

10 ай бұрын

80 Grit sand paper attached to a hand sander was used in this video

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@ron9594 7 ай бұрын

making use of what you have to work with. I like your thinking

@1234567890CAB Ай бұрын

Where I live, the back of the rotor always gets rusty and grooved. What I like to do is take them off and slide the rotors flat against the asphalt road, turning them frequently. After about 15 minutes, the back will be completely resurfaced.

@kimchee94112 7 ай бұрын

You could sand both sides flat but still could be warped. Complete front slotted and drilled rotors with pads are cheap, seen it at $60 for a complete front. I rather do it once and forget about it.

@jamesrichardson771 4 ай бұрын

Come on man" buy a set of rotors' that type of rotor, without bearings, don't cost that much. Think about your family, and you, riding in a Safe' and dependable situation !!! 🙏 🛠

@theredscourge 4 ай бұрын

circular strokes might be a better idea, or maybe using a palm sander in circles at a constant speed and pressure.

@fixwhat1137 4 ай бұрын

Hello theredscourge, I love the insight. I think it's great that you are trying to provide more ideas to better sand down this rotor. Trying to make things better, I love it. Thank you so much.

@clinky6106 6 ай бұрын

This is still a great method since even brake shops that still resurface rotors said no when I told them I have drilled rotors. I still don't get why so many shops say you can't re-cut with a lathe machine if they are not regular rotors. I know for sure that is bulls****, I have seen it done many times, all it takes is having a machine that can be set to the lowest rotational speed and doing 3 or 4 passes with the least amount of depth cut on each pass. Probably overkill with that many passes, but with those 2 settings, perfect rotors. Plus the machine does most of the work for you automatically. So I already don't trust the mechanic or shop that says it can't be done without damage to aftermarket rotors. Here is the proof, just search this video - Can You Resurface a Drilled & Slotted Rotor? | PowerStop The real reason seems to be that they are lazy and don't want to do it because selling you new rotors makes them more money. If you are a mechanic, I would like to hear your reasons, honestly. Thanks for the upload.

@stretchhfab7315 5 ай бұрын

No it's cause people want to pay 10$ for 150$ worth of labor.

@kylecallis77 3 күн бұрын

Vibrating sander might do better

@barenekid9695 Ай бұрын

IF your steering wheel Shakes!! your car is DAMAGED get it to a shop.. yesterday! Rotor warp is felt as a slight pulsing of the brake pedal during heavy braking.

@Freedom_Rider915 Ай бұрын

You will never solve the problem of a warped rotor by doing this. Have them turned or buy new ones.

@charomivida 21 күн бұрын

Dude , I have turned down thousands of rotors with the right equipment. They are ALL WARPED , just buy a new rotor every time, because you can't machine them any more like I use to do, the metal is Junk they are not cast iron so can't be machined

@schemeteam2954 12 күн бұрын

You're right about that but sometimes ppl don't have money to buy new ones so they gotta figure out other methods to what they have.

@jeffbilbrough6494 4 ай бұрын

If you're getting vibration when you brake due to warped rotors, this idea will do nothing for you. Warped rotors are dangerous & should be replaced, the cost is irrelevant, your life depends on them!

@chevyhighrider 3 ай бұрын

Often times “warped rotors” are not actually warping at all. Rather it’s uneven pad deposits on the rotors.

@TerryHainey 7 ай бұрын

You just wasted 10 minutes

@666dynomax 7 ай бұрын

Not totally true. It could take the glaze off but not going to fix a warped rotor

@DARRELLGRIFFITHS 5 ай бұрын

What a complete waste of time. Do everyone a favour and never ever do work on anyone’s or your vehicles ever again.

@fixwhat1137 5 ай бұрын

I would not recommend doing this on a customer's car. The rotors would either have to be cut if it can still be cut or replaced. This was more of an experiment and not an official repair. It wasn't perfect, but it did smooth out the ride a little bit.

@stretchhfab7315 5 ай бұрын

@fixwhat1137 then don't make a video. Bad repair is a bad repair.