| my DD again this entire year so far, so more than enough time for any surface rust picked up from the rotors to have been worn from the pad surface. As I said, for 99% of "regular" driving the pads are fine. Just when you really need to stop in a hurry, they just don't stop well. I went through 2 sets of Axxis Metalmaster pads with each set lasting about 60K miles, and I don't recall them fading like this over time.
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