MINTEX CERATEC ANTI SQUEAL BRAKE PADS LUBRICANT GREASE PASTE 75ML TUBE

MINTEX CERATEC ANTI SQUEAL BRAKE PADS LUBRICANT GREASE PASTE 75ML TUBE

PREMIUM MINTEX CERATEC BRAKE PAD ANTI SQUEAL GREASE LUBRICATION

THE TOP NOTCH BRAKE PAD LUBRICATOR [GEL BASED]

DO NOT USE COPPER GREASE NO MORE!

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COPPER SLIP VS CERATEC:

FACTS FOR THE MODERN MECHANIC

ALTHOUGH BRAKE LUBRICANT IS OFTEN AN INEXPENSIVE ITEM USED WITH THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT

PROCESS,IT IS INTEGRAL TO HOW THE SYSTEM OPERATES. SOME COPPER-BASED SUBSTANCES CAN HAVE A

NEGATIVE EFFECT ON A VEHICLE’S BRAKES, AND IT’S IMPORTANT FOR MECHANICS TO UNDERSTAND THESE

PITFALLS. SCOTT IRWIN, TECHNICAL MANAGER AT PREMIUM AFTERMARKET BRAKE BRAND, MINTEX,

DISCUSSES THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN LUBRICANTS, AND HOW MECHANICS CAN ENSURE THAT

THEY’RE USING THE BEST GREASE FOR THE JOB.

MOST GARAGE PROFESSIONALS WILL AGREE THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT PROCESS TAKES TIME AND THERE IS

NOTHING WORSE THAN A CUSTOMER RETURNING WITH A NOISE OR JUDDER COMPLAINT. EVEN WHEN

METICULOUS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CLEAN DOWN THE SYSTEM CORRECTLY,

WHILE CONDUCTING ALL THE NECESSARY CHECKS,

 

SOMETIMES THE BRAKES STILL DO NOT PERFORM QUITE RIGHT.

 

BUT, WHY?

THE ANSWER COULD LIE IN THE TYPE OF LUBRICANT BEING USED WITHIN THE SYSTEM OR THE CONDITION OF THE GREASE.

 

WHEN VISITING GARAGES, IT’S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE A TIN OF COPPER SLIP SITTING OPEN ON A MECHANIC’S

 

BENCH, EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. SHOULD CONTAMINATION FROM AIRBORNE DIRT AND MOISTURE OCCUR,

 

THE LUBRICANT WILL BECOME INEFFECTIVE CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR THE BRAKES.

THE BEST WAY TO AVOID THESE ISSUES AND ENSURE THAT YOU’RE USING A GREASE THAT COMPLEMENTS A

 

VEHICLE’S BRAKES IS TO CHOOSE A COPPER-FREE PRODUCT. THERE ARE SEVERAL DISADVANTAGES OF USING A

 

COPPER-BASED SUBSTANCE WITHIN A BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO DISCOURAGE

 

MECHANICS FROM USING THEM ALTOGETHER. FIRSTLY, PRODUCTS SUCH AS COPPER SLIP CANNOT WITHSTAND

 

HIGH TEMPERATURES. THIS IS AN ISSUE AS IT STOPS THE PADS FROM MOVING FREELY WITHIN THE SYSTEM, IN

 

TURN CAUSING DRAG AND PREMATURE WARE. IT CAN REACT WITH STEEL AND ALUMINIUM, INCREASING

 

CORROSION BETWEEN THESE TWO METALS SHOULD CONTACT OCCUR. IF YOU’VE EVER HAD TO KNOCK THE

 

WHEEL OFF FROM THE HUB AND WONDER WHY, CORROSION DUE TO A COPPER-BASED LUBRICANT COULD BE

 

THE REASON.

A THIRD ISSUE WITH COPPER GREASE IS THE EFFECT IT CAN HAVE ON A VEHICLE’S ABS, ESP AND EPB SYSTEMS.

 

AS BRAKES ARE BECOMING MORE SOPHISTICATED, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, AS YEAR-ON-YEAR MORE

 

ELECTRONICS ARE BEING ADDED TO THE METHODS BEHIND HOW VEHICLES BRAKE SAFELY. AS COPPER IS

 

CONDUCTIVE, THE PRESENCE OF THE METAL IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM CAN INTERFERE WITH THE MAGNETIC

 

SENSORS FOUND WITHIN A CAR’S ABS AND ELECTRONICS. IF THIS WAS TO OCCUR, IT COULD CAUSE THE ABS TO

 

MALFUNCTION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISSUES WITH WARNING LIGHTS, OR POTENTIAL WHEEL LOCKING.

NOT ONLY THIS, BUT COPPER LUBRICANTS CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF EXCESSIVE RUN OUT WHEN

 

SMEARED ON THE SURFACE OF A HUB, AS THEY CAN CONTAIN FOREIGN BODIES SUCH AS METAL PARTICLES

 

WHEN LEFT OPEN ON THE BENCH, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. THE MAXIMUM RUN OUT SHOULD BE 00.07MM

 

AND THIS SHOULD ALWAYS BE TESTED WITH A DTI GAUGE BEFORE COMPLETING THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT.

 

COPPER-BASED GREASES ARE ALSO UNFRIENDLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT AS THE METAL CANNOT BREAKDOWN

 

EFFICIENTLY, CAUSING CONTAMINATION TO SOILS, PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

WHILE IT’S CLEAR THAT THE USE OF COPPER-BASED GREASES CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR MECHANICS, THERE

 

ARE AN ARRAY OF LUBRICANTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE METAL PARTICLES, SUCH AS CERATEC. THE ADVANTAGES

 

OF USING THIS GREASE ARE ABUNDANT, WITH THE FIRST BEING THAT IT CAN WITHSTAND THE BRAKING SYSTEM’S

 

HIGH TEMPERATURES. THIS, UNLIKE COPPER-BASED LUBRICANTS, ALLOWS THE PADS TO MOVE FREELY,

 

ELIMINATING ISSUES SUCH AS DRAG AND WEAR. IT CAN ALSO BE USED WHERE ELECTRONICS ARE UTILISED

 

WITHIN A VEHICLE AS IT IS NON-CONDUCTIVE AND DOES NOT CONTAIN METAL PARTICLES.

AS WELL AS BEING MORE SUITED TO HOW A BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATES, THE PRODUCT IS USER-FRIENDLY AND

 

VERSATILE. ONE TUBE CAN CATER TO APPROXIMATELY 35 SETS OF PADS AND IT ALSO PROTECTS AGAINST

 

SCRATCHING AND CORROSION.

ALBEIT A SEEMINGLY TRUSTED PARTNER TO THE SEASONED MECHANIC, COPPER SLIP CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS

 

FOR MODERN-DAY BRAKING SYSTEMS. ONCE A GO-TO PRODUCT, TIMES HAVE CHANGED, ALONG WITH

 

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES THAT VEHICLES HAVE MADE IN RECENT DECADES. TODAY, IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT

 

GARAGE PROFESSIONALS ARE EXTREMELY BUSY, AND CANNOT AFFORD FOR VEHICLES TO COME BACK WITH

 

COMPLAINTS. WITH THIS IN MIND, SURELY IT’S BEST TO ELIMINATE EXTRA WORK AT EVERY POSSIBLE

 

OPPORTUNITY, BY TAKING CARE OF THE SMALL STUFF THAT WILL ULTIMATELY MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE.

WITH MORE THAN 100 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE, MINTEX PROVIDES A COMPLETE PREMIUM AFTERMARKET BRAKING

 

SOLUTION FOR MILLIONS OF CARS ACROSS THE WORLD.