On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:46:06 -0700, Andy Dingley wrote:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..._polishing.jpg

'Merkins, I assume. 8-(

"Brake disc being polished after damage by worn brake shoes" - except
they'd call them pads in connection with a disc over here, and shoes for
drums. Same with the UK, I'd expect. Oh, hang on, there's a camera
location link - looks like it's in Germany, if that's accurate.

I'm not sure how you can polish a disc with what looks to be a grinding
wheel. I can imagine that you can (safely) remove the lip that forms on
old discs (so long as the disc isn't otherwise too thin) - but I think of
that as disc wear, not damage that occurs due to worn pads (or shoes
Something lost in translation, perhaps.

cheers

Jules