Well, not really, but check out the video that my friend and I took of my Type-R after we installed Carbotech Panther Plus brake pads.

Small WMV version (460K).
http://216.29.210.12/Matt/typer/spark_small.wmv

Bigger MPEG2 version (4.71MB).
http://216.29.210.12/Matt/typer/spark3.mpg

 

been there done that........

 

sparks are beautiful

 

I just want to compliment Andie and the Carbotech guys on the P+ pads. The braking torque on them is amazing. While we were making the video I had to let my friend out of the car because he was starting to feel sick from all of the braking torque!

 

I sure hope you and your friend went and cleaned off the car and the wheels after. Other wise you will start to see little spots of rust on the doors and on the wheels that are a bitch to get off. Picture little pieces of the cast rotor stuck to your paint and then rusting

Mattj

 

I've seen hawk blues do that, but didn't know the P+ did that t00!

yshi - whose now suprised he didnt get pulled over when he went on a late night P+ breakin runs

 

2 words: Clay Bar.

It takes me a solid.. uhmm.. 20 minutes maybe to remove all the rust on the side/back of the car with a clay bar and soapy water. And since I have washed my car like 3-4 times since I bought it 2 years ago... (well 2 years and 11 days ago to be exact)

 

The Hawk Blue dust is very corrosive to the wheel finish and car paint.

The Panther Plus is non-corrosive, so you shouldn't have a problem cleaning the car up after using the brakes very hard. Also, I didn't get to watch the video, but I hope you didn't get them to spark before you bedded them in properly, because stressing the brake pads before they are properly bedded and cured will compromise brake pad life (i.e. wear rate).

HTH... -Andie

p.s. Before a driving school or track event, you can spray you paint on the side of the car and also the wheels (when off the car) with WD-40...so any brake dust will float on the surface of the WD-40 film, and make it easier to clean off after the event when you wash the car. I simply spray Simple Green on the WD-40, let it stand for 2 minutes, and spray off...

 

I followed the Carbotech bedding instructions, with moderate braking, then cooling, then heavy braking, and then cooled them overnight. So, if that didn't bed my brakes properly I don't know what will. The video was from about a week after the bedding process. Thanks for the tip about WD-40.


[Modified by Type-R 940, 11:13 AM 3/22/2002]

 

Hmm... interetsing. Somehow the idea of extremely flammable WD-40 + sparks doesn't sound very safe.

 

Sweet. Very beatiful, light it up!

 

Umm...yes that would be me.

 

Is WD-40 safe for the paint/clearcoat? How soon do you have to wash the car after applying WD-40?

That's some great advice by the way.

 

Yes, it's perfectly safe. You can even use it as a Goo Gone substitute to remove gunk from your paint, like when debadging your car.

But the flammability of it with all the sparks from the brakes worries me. Andy, has this ever been a problem?


[Modified by electronspeeder, 8:28 PM 3/22/2002]

 

I haven't found a problem with flammability in this application.

If you hold up a match or lighter and spray it out of the can, sure it'll flame like a blow torch, but I think it has to be in aerosol to flame...not sure.

In any case, it's been safe for me over the past 3 years. Radiant heat is not the same as direct flame.

-Andie