I used brake cleaner to wipe off the paint just before I installed them - didn't want to risk contaminating the new pads - but that was a long time ago. Didn't think to ask here first, just did it. The pads worked very well with the treatment. YMMV.
On Sun, May 30, 2021 at 2:04 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Leave it to Mercedes to innovate. The time saved wiping the nasty grease > off the aftermarket ones is justification enough to warrant the slight > premium paid for original parts. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 30, 2021, at 2:55 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > The coating is meant to be left on, it's some sort of rust prevention > that is hard enough to wear off very quickly and not damage pads. > > > > It's there to replace the cosmoline that requires volatile solvents to > remove. Reduces volatile emission and the hassle of cleaning the rotors. > > > > I love it, saves all that spraying and scrubbing and roughing up the > surface. > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
