I don’t use organic pads on any of my cars. I’ve changed everything over to Akebono. They last far longer and don’t generate anywhere near the amount of dust that organics do.
Mrs. Dan is heck on brakes. The SL500 that she drives has over 30k on the front Akebonos I put on it several years ago, and there’s still plenty of pad left. -D > On Apr 26, 2022, at 10:13 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Akebono are the best. Ceramic pads are harder than conventional pads but > somehow magically have more friction so you use less pressure overall and, > counterintuitively rotors should last longer. > > -Curt > > On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 01:53:45 AM EDT, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > I’m using Mercedes pads and rotors. Akebono won’t wear the rotors down too > fast? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 25, 2022, at 9:19 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Ceramic (Akebono) brake pads. I’ve yet to find a wheel cleaner that did the >> job with any sort of ease and wasn’t hard on the finish. I gave up some time >> ago, although I will say one of the most promising things I used was a cheap >> Dollar store cleaner that was a yellow liquid you diluted in water for fear >> using it straight would damage the finish. I think Floyd recommended it. >> >> -D >> >>> On Apr 25, 2022, at 8:49 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I’m trying to clean my recently professionally repainted 15 hole alloys on >>> the 300D 2.5Turbo. As most everyone knows, these wheels are a challenge to >>> keep clean. The brake dust adheres pretty well in the corners of the >>> recesses. I’ve tried spray on brake dust cleaner- the type that sprays on >>> blue and fades to white when it’s ready to wipe and rinse off but have had >>> limited success. Paint cleaning clay actually does work but I can’t work it >>> effectively in the recesses. Is there any other Martha advice anyone has to >>> offer? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
