Ya, I sprayed the WD-40 on the pads. As I was doing it I was thinking that "this is really stupid, it won't work", anyway....today I cleaned the pads and rims with a slightly damp cloth. Also, I got some 120 grit sandpaper and tried to rough up the pads(BTW they are Cool stop), that didn't really rough them up much though. I thought that sandpaper is used to smooth things, not rough them up? So... I think that when I get home I'll get the sandpaper back out and try to rough them up some more....is there any technique for using the paper that I should know about. God...I feel so unmechanically inclined!

any ideas will be greatly appreciated!

Gabe