Brake Disc Skimming

johnnyroper

it all depends what car it is as to new discs being cheaper,baffled why people make comments without knowing any details.Also the OP asked if anyone knew where to get them done not about costs of discs or if they should be renewed and not skimmed.
Pug dealers skim discs that are not worn too much,they were made to purchase the equipment as pug would not pay for new discs on warranty if they were skimmable to remove judder.

On to the original question look up your local engineering place and ask if they can do it for you,there is nothing wrong with skimming so long as they remain within the size tolerance (usually on disc somewhere)

atrixblue.-MFR-.

agreed to doing both as both discs will be the same[STRIKE] thickness [/STRIKE]thinness. some companies wont do it here in the south if the disc is vented and is past a certain thickness as it can cause warping/sharding outer edge/cracking due to the heat generated in the process. most solid type discs will be done though as long it hasnt exceeded a certain limit as stated above.

gilbert_and_sullivan

Toyota dealer does it too when fitting new pads, depending on disc condition.

In the bad old days when getting French car parts was an expensive job, i had the discs on my 21 Savanna skimmed, one of them cracked and the resulting effective lathe reduced the pad in question to nothing in days.

Unless you've got something rare discs are now so cheap from a decent factors that skimming isn't really worth doing anymore.

vaio

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

......Unless you've got something rare discs are now so cheap from a decent factors that skimming isn't really worth doing anymore.

x2

and even if you do have something rare then if it's fast enough to have discs then still get new ones

Wig

You could look in yellow pages for engineering workshops under precision engineers, you need to be able to tell them the diameter of your discs, about 300mm I should imagine.

http://www.yell.com/ucs/UcsSearchAction.do?M=&rad=&keywords=engineering&companyName=&searchType=refinedclassification&ooa=&location=rossendale&layout=&auto=&boost=&scrambleSeed=31328240&searchall=&clarifyIndex=&ssm=1&broaderLocation=&selectedClassification=PRECISION+ENGINEERS&lastClarifyOptions=&lastClarifyIndex=&lastSearchall=&lastKeyword=&intCam=capclass

marksandsparx

Disc skimming is becoming a very popular thing, all about less metal wastage, therefore saving the environment.
Some garages have invested in machines that can do it on the vehicle, excellent piece of kit, I'll have a word with the suppliers and see if any have been sold in your area

Hammyman

I'd hazard a guess at around £20-£30 a disc nowadays.

pitkin2020

another thread with lots of advice but the OP hasn't bothered to return........