Glazed slipper pads

[sosidge]

Would I be right in thinking that the material that slipper pads are made of will not be effective it it has a "glazed" appearance.

And would rubbing the pad surface down with some fine sandpaper be good practice to get some more life out of it?

Referring to a Tamiya Durga by the way although the pads seem to be a similar friction material to other cars I have used in the past.

[werner1619]

good question ???

[burgie]

Originally Posted by sosidge

Would I be right in thinking that the material that slipper pads are made of will not be effective it it has a "glazed" appearance.

And would rubbing the pad surface down with some fine sandpaper be good practice to get some more life out of it?

yes and yes

just don't go mad with the sandpaper - just eradicate the glaze without taking too much of the overall thickness.

you can also just flip 'em over - both sides should not be glazed....

[sosidge]

Originally Posted by burgie

yes and yes

just don't go mad with the sandpaper - just eradicate the glaze without taking too much of the overall thickness.

you can also just flip 'em over - both sides should not be glazed....

Well that is good news then because that is exactly what I did about 5 seconds after posting the original question - now I know I don't need to take the damn transmission apart again!