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@MBroady
Bit of advice for anyone who has had the same problem as me, it may have previously been covered but no harm in repeating.
Picked up my disc bike today after a month or so in the basement, lo and behold the rear brake (Shimano Flatmount / Resin pads) was screaming something fucking horrendous. Apparently when sat for a while they can leak a tiny bit onto the pads, same with XTR calipers.
Plenty of life left on the pads so I cleaned the excess dust with isopropyl alcohol, popped a tiny bit of swarfega on the pads and rubbed together for a minute and rinsed, repeated that 3 times, then gave them a clean up with emery cloth before a final rinse and clean. Popped back on the bike, good as new.
Obviously clean the rotors with alcohol / disc cleaner too.
Might save someone £20 if they think their resin pads are too contaminated to use.
Being the summer bike it's probably worth removing the pads altogether until it's back on the road next July or so.