{"id":6405,"date":"2021-03-01T00:10:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T08:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchell11.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/shopconnection\/breaking-in-brakes-with-burnishing\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:39:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:39:36","slug":"breaking-in-brakes-with-burnishing","status":"publish","type":"shopconnection","link":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/breaking-in-brakes-with-burnishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking in Brakes with Burnishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your customer comes into your shop needing new brakes on their vehicle. After a few hours working on the vehicle, replacing the brake pads, shaving the rotors, placing the tires back on and making sure the alignment is correct, you are done with the job right?<\/p>\n<p>Not exactly. Technicians know that new brakes need \u201cbreaking in\u201d to be truly safe for driving. It\u2019s about driving the vehicle and making several stops to get the new pads and resurfaced\/replaced rotors acquainted. This is normally done with a process known as the BURNISH CYCLE, where a vehicle is started and stopped about 200 times, at a speed of about 30 mph.<\/p>\n<p>While this process is simple enough, the time it takes a technician to do 200 stop-and-go\u2019s would not be practical and your customers wouldn\u2019t be too happy to pay the hourly rate for doing this task. Why not take your shop\u2019s customer service up a notch with a faster yet sufficient burnishing cycle that any shop can do.<\/p>\n<p>Below are two effective burnish cycle programs that are recommended as sufficient and time efficient for auto shops to perform for their customers.<\/p>\n<p>Option 1<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make approximately 20 safe \u201cComplete Stops\u201d from 30 mph.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Option 2<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 \u201cSlow-Downs\u201d from 50 mph to 20 mph with light to moderate pedal pressure<\/li>\n<li>No panic stops!<\/li>\n<li>-Allow at least 30 seconds between brake applications for the brake pads or shoes to cool down<\/li>\n<li>It is critical to follow cool down procedures to avoid damaging NAO, Ceramic and Semi-Met friction material as well as the rotor\/drum<\/li>\n<li>No high-speed stops and\/or braking under heavy loads that could result in glazed or otherwise damaged linings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll see brake burnishing procedures in ProDemand <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/prodemand\/\">auto repair information software<\/a>, including the labor times when writing an estimate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-56021\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/burnish-in-prodemand-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"291\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Want to learn more about ProDemand?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/support\/trial-request\/\">Request a FREE DEMO!<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/5-tips-to-stop-your-customers-car-from-overheating\/\">5 Tips To Stop Your Customer\u2019s Car from Overheating<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-56036 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/23435423524.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/>Technicians know that new brakes need \u201cbreaking in\u201d to be truly safe for driving. It\u2019s about driving the vehicle and making several stops to get the new pads and resurfaced\/replaced rotors acquainted. Learn how ProDemand can assist you and your shop with the proper procedures in this blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9201,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"shopconnection-category":[1627],"shopconnection-tag":[1294],"class_list":{"0":"post-6405","1":"shopconnection","2":"type-shopconnection","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"shopconnection-category-auto-repair","7":"shopconnection-tag-1search-prodemand-accordionsauto-repair-softwarebrakesburnishburnishingprodemand","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection\/6405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/shopconnection"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-category?post=6405"},{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-tag?post=6405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}