Originally Posted by Mr. Smashy
Had a doozy of one last week. Was working at the lbs someone brought in a fairly new bike. He said the bike was screaching when the brakes were applied, so he sprayed chain lube on the rotor so it would stop, and he was wondering why exactly the brakes suddenly didn't work well at all.
At my auto shop, we get people who come in complaining about squeaking brakes or brakes that don't stop as well as they should. One gentleman decided it looked cool to paint his rotor hats, so he ends ups painting the WHOLE rotor(squeak squeak). Another guy(just last week) complained about noises and squeals after he detailed his car(got tire dressing all over the calipers, pads, and rotors)...geee, I wonder why they make SO much noise
