Wagner rotors and severe duty pads?

babock wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
You can scuff up a set of rotors with a piece of Emory cloth in like 2 minutes and less than $1.

Most emory cloth uses an aluminum oxide abrasive. That's the last material you want to use as the abrasive gets embedded in the cast iron of the rotor.

My machine shop charges a whole $10 to turn a rotor. A good machine shop takes very little material off. I have a car that I have turned the rotors 3 times. I finally replaced the rotors at 200K.

My brother is an auto dealer and runs auto auctions. He subscribes to a professional trade magazine. Every article about brakes says to either turn or replace rotors to prevent come backs. Dealers don't do "pad slaps", why should you? AND it's not just about making more money..I can already hear people saying this.

I also buy a new hardware kit whenever I replace pads.

Well different strokes for different folks. Just stating what works for me.
Just because I could buy a new car every time the brakes wear out doesn’t mean I spend more than necessary.
Now we’re talking brake pad swap on an otherwise healthy system. Different conditions require different work, but to turn or replace rotors, but new hardware, and flush the fluid and rebuild the calipers everytime a set of brake pads goes on is just silly.

Idk, I got 160k on my original rotors on the 07 Dodge.
On 3rd set of front pads, 2nd set of rears. Yes I’ve replaced brakes fluid several years ago. Used the easy method of replacing what’s in the master cyl several times until it stays clear but flushing is truly he right method there I believe.
Still on original rotors and none have even come off the truck except to do unjoints last month.
No “wrong” way, just some ways are more economical for the same end benefit.