Method of resurfacing a vehicles's braking rotors and drums

A brake resurfacer for resurfacing a braking surface of a vehicle brake assembly while the braking surface is mounted to a vehicle, wherein the brake assembly includes a movable brake member which is movable between a first position and a second position and wherein the movable brake member is in engagement with the braking surface in the first position and is out of engagement with the braking surface in the second position, the resurfacer comprising:

• an abrasive member constructed and arranged to remove material from the braking surface to resurface the braking surface, the abrasive member including a plurality of abrasive bands individually separated by a respective plurality of recessed bands of non-abrasive material each of the recessed bands being spaced apart from each other in a range from about 1/16 of an inch to about 3/4 of an inch and each of the abrasive bands comprising abrasive material having a grade sufficient to produce a surface finish of 150-1000 microfinish:
• a backing having a front and rear surface, the backing supporting the abrasive member on the front surface, and including a pressure sensitive adhesive on the rear surface releasably supporting the abrasive member on the movable brake member;
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• the abrasive bands being movable into contact with the braking surface to resurface the braking surface when the movable brake member is moved near the first position.