Heat temper brake pads

[Mike Arman]

Two places I should never go when I have cash in my pocket - tool stores and used book stores.

Anyway, bought a copy of a hot-rodding book by a guy named Wayne Scraba, bunch of tips and tricks 
for the go-fast crowd, best $4.00 I've spent in a LONG time.

He talks about putting new brake pads in a toaster oven (not one that you ever plan to cook food in 
again!) and heating them for 30 minutes to temper them - drives off the VOC's, sets the adhesives, etc.

He omits to mention how hot.

I've been all over the internet looking for this one last (vital) tidbit, and can't find it OR him - 
I did find an e-mail for him but it bounced back as unknown.


Anybody know anything about this? How hot should I be baking new brake pads? Or is this "old-tech" 
and we don't need to do it any more?

(And I think this might also be applicable for bonded shoes on drum brakes, too.)


Best Regards,

Mike Arman