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I bought these non mopar coated rotors for my truck, my question: should I scuff the coating off the contact area? Using ceramic pads.
Thanks FABO!

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just an assumption here...
I assume the rotors are designed to naturally wear off any coating that is on the friction surface.

your best source of info on this would be the manufacturer, give them a call
 
as long as the bearing races are not coated I don't see a problem because everything will wear of over time
 
Coated rotors should only be cleaned well with soap and water before installing.
NO scrubbing with harsh cleaners like brake cleaner or scuffing of any kind.
You just want any possible oils removed.

Also in case you didn’t know already there is a recommended break in procedure for pads and rotors so they work as good as they can.
Most people just slap em on and drive normally which is not the right thing to do.
Here is some break in info from Wagner.
Disc Pad Break In
 
Thanks guys, I found a video on Napa says let the pads take it off so the corners and edge still keep the rust protection. Not a bad video for 4 min.

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TrailBeast said:
Also in case you didn’t know already there is a recommended break in procedure for pads and rotors so they work as good as they can.
Most people just slap em on and drive normally which is not the right thing to do.
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I often wonder about this. Car manufactures don't have break-in stations placed within an assembly line or a cadre of factory workers that take every vehicle to a track to bed in brake pads before shipping. No new car manufacture has you come back after 300 miles to change out your break-in oil. Now, having said that. I do believe that if you are optimizing a vehicle for a higher level of performance, or a manufacture has a specific break-in procedure. Then yes, worry about it. But on average. Nope. Put it together and break it in just like your daily driving habits. Snake oils and witchcraft be damned.
 
Just install them and run them , we install them on everything when available I love them they don’t rust up like the non coated ones and worth the extra money.
 
Blind Squirrel said:
I often wonder about this. Car manufactures don't have break-in stations placed within an assembly line or a cadre of factory workers that take every vehicle to a track to bed in brake pads before shipping. No new car manufacture has you come back after 300 miles to change out your break-in oil. Now, having said that. I do believe that if you are optimizing a vehicle for a higher level of performance, or a manufacture has a specific break-in procedure. Then yes, worry about it. But on average. Nope. Put it together and break it in just like your daily driving habits. Snake oils and witchcraft be damned.
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I completely understand how most think this way, but there are a couple of things to take into account there.
One is that assembly plants don’t bed in new brakes because it isn’t financially advantageous to do it.
There is one good reason for us to do it.
Coming to a full stop and sitting at a light holding the brakes on brand new hot rotors causes the surface of the pads to transfer (bed) material unevenly across the rotor surface.
This causes a inconsistent rotor surface tension, and therefore slightly less braking consistency.
Yea, it’s not something most would bother with but it is a thing, so why not take 15-20 minutes to do it right when replacing both pads and rotors?
I didn’t say he had to do that way, just that the bedding procedure is the right way.:D
 
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