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Old 08-29-2014, 11:33 PM   #1043 (permalink)
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Wikipedia calls it cryogenic hardening. I had a set of brake rotors and drums sent to Cool Rotors in Michigan. It about doubled the cost of the parts, but may give 3-4 times the service life. So far the rotors are unscored.

I found the Isotropic Superfinishing in an article in HotVWs. A transaxle rebuilder in CA will do a whole Vanagon gearset for $250, so less than that.

Magnafluxing, of course, has been around since the '40s.
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