I'd be really surprised if they are contaminated.
Doesn't take much to get it contaminated/burnt.
Used to have a customer who came in with a horrible squeal after a week, turn out he been holding his brakes on all the time every time he come to a stop burning out the pads.
Is this a thing? I didn't realise pads could get cooked like that. Assumed they could withstand mega temps.
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Doesn't take much to get it contaminated/burnt.
Used to have a customer who came in with a horrible squeal after a week, turn out he been holding his brakes on all the time every time he come to a stop burning out the pads.