Brake disc Skimming costs

[Ballistic Banana]

Just been quoted £30 each to have some discs skimmed which seems very steep to me.
Anyone had theirs done recently and how much did you pay and where/who done them.

TIA

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[heightswitch]

Ballistic Banana said:

Just been quoted £30 each to have some discs skimmed which seems very steep to me.
Anyone had theirs done recently and how much did you pay and where/who done them.

TIA

BB

They are probably only £30 to buy new??

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[heightswitch]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-NEW-FRONT-BRAKE-DISCS_W0...

Yep thought so.
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[Ballistic Banana]

yeah thast what i said to them its for these big boys though

300mm



Some pad marks on them from where its been sitting and led to believe these cause brake judder.

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[HRG]

Just rub them over with some emery paper and then do a series of 'enthusiastic' stops as if you were bedding them. Let them cool on the move.

It'll either work or it won't

[5yearstobuyatvr]

£30 each seems about right,considering that we charge £35 /hr for production machining. I/2 offs are not cost effective due to machine setup etc and clocking the job to ensure the jobs right.

[zippy500]

I'd be more inclined to remove them and rub over with some scotch brite, then solvent. Maybe a quick rub over the pads too. Machining seems very drastic measure to me as they dont look that bad a condition from your pictures.

[Ballistic Banana]

yeah may try a clean first. The picture is when they are new. The reason for doing it is i have some brake judder on heavy braking. Pads look ok but disc have a fair amount of pad marks etc which may/may not be the cause.
I know in my motorbike days I used to use a brake disc cleaner that can help..even heard of people putting them in the dish washer


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[jeff m]

Cutting a disc is to true it up, not just make the surface shiney.
It's possible you a have a little warping from excessive heat (naughty boy)

I'm in the US so the price here is different (cheaper) but that seems expensive for a non driven wheel.

[brogenville]

I had exactly the same thing recently- car was sitting for a while which led to paw marks on the disc from the pad.

I paid £40 for the pair of discs to get skimmed in a very bust Aberdeen fab shop.

N.B- when you get them done, make sure you ask for both sides to be done symultaneously (ie with a left hand bit and a right hand bit at the same time).