{"product_id":"mintex-ceratec-anti-squeal-brake-pads-lubricant-grease-paste-75ml-tube","title":"MINTEX CERATEC ANTI SQUEAL BRAKE PADS LUBRICANT GREASE PASTE 75ML TUBE","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"\"\u003eMINTEX CERATEC ANTI SQUEAL BRAKE PADS LUBRICANT GREASE PASTE 75ML TUBE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePREMIUM MINTEX CERATEC BRAKE PAD ANTI SQUEAL GREASE LUBRICATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE TOP NOTCH BRAKE PAD LUBRICATOR [GEL BASED]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDO NOT USE COPPER GREASE NO MORE!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePLEASE SELECT QTY YOU REQUIRE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCOPPER SLIP VS CERATEC:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFACTS FOR THE MODERN MECHANIC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALTHOUGH BRAKE LUBRICANT IS OFTEN AN INEXPENSIVE ITEM USED WITH THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROCESS,IT IS INTEGRAL TO HOW THE SYSTEM OPERATES. SOME COPPER-BASED SUBSTANCES CAN HAVE A\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eNEGATIVE EFFECT ON A VEHICLE’S BRAKES, AND IT’S IMPORTANT FOR MECHANICS TO UNDERSTAND THESE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePITFALLS. SCOTT IRWIN, TECHNICAL MANAGER AT PREMIUM AFTERMARKET BRAKE BRAND, MINTEX,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDISCUSSES THE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN LUBRICANTS, AND HOW MECHANICS CAN ENSURE THAT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHEY’RE USING THE BEST GREASE FOR THE JOB.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMOST GARAGE PROFESSIONALS WILL AGREE THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT PROCESS TAKES TIME AND THERE IS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTHING WORSE THAN A CUSTOMER RETURNING WITH A NOISE OR JUDDER COMPLAINT. EVEN WHEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMETICULOUS STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CLEAN DOWN THE SYSTEM CORRECTLY,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHILE CONDUCTING ALL THE NECESSARY CHECKS,\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eSOMETIMES THE BRAKES STILL DO NOT PERFORM QUITE RIGHT.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBUT, WHY?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE ANSWER COULD LIE IN THE TYPE OF LUBRICANT BEING USED WITHIN THE SYSTEM OR THE CONDITION OF THE GREASE.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWHEN VISITING GARAGES, IT’S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE A TIN OF COPPER SLIP SITTING OPEN ON A MECHANIC’S\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e BENCH, EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. SHOULD CONTAMINATION FROM AIRBORNE DIRT AND MOISTURE OCCUR,\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e THE LUBRICANT WILL BECOME INEFFECTIVE CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR THE BRAKES.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eTHE BEST WAY TO AVOID THESE ISSUES AND ENSURE THAT YOU’RE USING A GREASE THAT COMPLEMENTS A\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e VEHICLE’S BRAKES IS TO CHOOSE A COPPER-FREE PRODUCT. THERE ARE SEVERAL DISADVANTAGES OF USING A\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e COPPER-BASED SUBSTANCE WITHIN A BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO DISCOURAGE\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e MECHANICS FROM USING THEM ALTOGETHER. FIRSTLY, PRODUCTS SUCH AS COPPER SLIP CANNOT WITHSTAND\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e HIGH TEMPERATURES. THIS IS AN ISSUE AS IT STOPS THE PADS FROM MOVING FREELY WITHIN THE SYSTEM, IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e TURN CAUSING DRAG AND PREMATURE WARE. IT CAN REACT WITH STEEL AND ALUMINIUM, INCREASING\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e CORROSION BETWEEN THESE TWO METALS SHOULD CONTACT OCCUR. IF YOU’VE EVER HAD TO KNOCK THE\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e WHEEL OFF FROM THE HUB AND WONDER WHY, CORROSION DUE TO A COPPER-BASED LUBRICANT COULD BE\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e THE REASON.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA THIRD ISSUE WITH COPPER GREASE IS THE EFFECT IT CAN HAVE ON A VEHICLE’S ABS, ESP AND EPB SYSTEMS.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e AS BRAKES ARE BECOMING MORE SOPHISTICATED, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, AS YEAR-ON-YEAR MORE\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e ELECTRONICS ARE BEING ADDED TO THE METHODS BEHIND HOW VEHICLES BRAKE SAFELY. AS COPPER IS\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e CONDUCTIVE, THE PRESENCE OF THE METAL IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM CAN INTERFERE WITH THE MAGNETIC\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e SENSORS FOUND WITHIN A CAR’S ABS AND ELECTRONICS. IF THIS WAS TO OCCUR, IT COULD CAUSE THE ABS TO\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e MALFUNCTION, WHICH COULD LEAD TO ISSUES WITH WARNING LIGHTS, OR POTENTIAL WHEEL LOCKING.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOT ONLY THIS, BUT COPPER LUBRICANTS CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF EXCESSIVE RUN OUT WHEN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e SMEARED ON THE SURFACE OF A HUB, AS THEY CAN CONTAIN FOREIGN BODIES SUCH AS METAL PARTICLES\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e WHEN LEFT OPEN ON THE BENCH, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. THE MAXIMUM RUN OUT SHOULD BE 00.07MM\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e AND THIS SHOULD ALWAYS BE TESTED WITH A DTI GAUGE BEFORE COMPLETING THE BRAKE REPLACEMENT.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e COPPER-BASED GREASES ARE ALSO UNFRIENDLY TO THE ENVIRONMENT AS THE METAL CANNOT BREAKDOWN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e EFFICIENTLY, CAUSING CONTAMINATION TO SOILS, PLANTS AND ANIMALS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHILE IT’S CLEAR THAT THE USE OF COPPER-BASED GREASES CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR MECHANICS, THERE\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e ARE AN ARRAY OF LUBRICANTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE METAL PARTICLES, SUCH AS CERATEC. THE ADVANTAGES\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e OF USING THIS GREASE ARE ABUNDANT, WITH THE FIRST BEING THAT IT CAN WITHSTAND THE BRAKING SYSTEM’S\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e HIGH TEMPERATURES. THIS, UNLIKE COPPER-BASED LUBRICANTS, ALLOWS THE PADS TO MOVE FREELY,\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e ELIMINATING ISSUES SUCH AS DRAG AND WEAR. IT CAN ALSO BE USED WHERE ELECTRONICS ARE UTILISED\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e WITHIN A VEHICLE AS IT IS NON-CONDUCTIVE AND DOES NOT CONTAIN METAL PARTICLES.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAS WELL AS BEING MORE SUITED TO HOW A BRAKING SYSTEM OPERATES, THE PRODUCT IS USER-FRIENDLY AND\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e VERSATILE. ONE TUBE CAN CATER TO APPROXIMATELY 35 SETS OF PADS AND IT ALSO PROTECTS AGAINST\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e SCRATCHING AND CORROSION.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALBEIT A SEEMINGLY TRUSTED PARTNER TO THE SEASONED MECHANIC, COPPER SLIP CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e FOR MODERN-DAY BRAKING SYSTEMS. ONCE A GO-TO PRODUCT, TIMES HAVE CHANGED, ALONG WITH\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES THAT VEHICLES HAVE MADE IN RECENT DECADES. TODAY, IT’S SAFE TO SAY THAT\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e GARAGE PROFESSIONALS ARE EXTREMELY BUSY, AND CANNOT AFFORD FOR VEHICLES TO COME BACK WITH\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e COMPLAINTS. WITH THIS IN MIND, SURELY IT’S BEST TO ELIMINATE EXTRA WORK AT EVERY POSSIBLE\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e OPPORTUNITY, BY TAKING CARE OF THE SMALL STUFF THAT WILL ULTIMATELY MAKE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWITH MORE THAN 100 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE, MINTEX PROVIDES A COMPLETE PREMIUM AFTERMARKET BRAKING\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e SOLUTION FOR MILLIONS OF CARS ACROSS THE WORLD","brand":"MINTEX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55811934421324,"sku":"MINCERA01","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/3356\/0140\/files\/57_807a44d8-5859-4436-8872-adb4383789b2.jpg?v=1761864132","url":"https:\/\/atozmotorsparesdewsbury.com\/es\/products\/mintex-ceratec-anti-squeal-brake-pads-lubricant-grease-paste-75ml-tube","provider":"A-Z Motorspares","version":"1.0","type":"link"}