Brembo Brake Dust question

[Capital AL]

Community college parking lot on Sunday am.

The community college near me has raised islands of grass/trees between the parking spaces. something like this, so that is not an option.

 

[eflyguy]

Freeway off-ramps.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Freeway off-ramps.

That, could take a while.

 

[eflyguy]

That, could take a while.

Not sure why. One or two hard braking applications from speed is all it takes. I can easily do a couple on a standard off-ramp.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Not sure why. One or two hard braking applications from speed is all it takes. I can easily do a couple on a standard off-ramp.

I've never bedded in pads. But from what I've been reading for months here, the stand MO is to get up to 60 plus MPH, then hit the brakes hard and bring the speed down to well under 20 MPH, and then repeat several times; up to half a dozen, according to some advice. Let the pads cool off for a couple of minutes between each application of the brakes; and don't sit with the brakes locked when they are hot. So, it would take several zips at freeway speed onto an off ramp, with a "slam" on the brakes midway (not right up to the end, as that would lock the hot pads against the discs): and hope that traffic ahead doesn't force you to sit with your hot brakes. So, perhaps offramps where there is virtually no traffic, are what you suggested?

 

[eflyguy]

That's not how the instructions for the performance pads I've installed told you to do it.

Regardless, I do what works reliably for me. Both times I've needed to, that is. Hard brake from high speed, quickly repeated, and the infamous "warped rotors" are no more.