Originally Posted by
Canker
Taking a propane torch to your pads takes care of the porous issue.
And the pad material. Pads are phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resin. In the case of “metal pads”, there are particles of metal embedded in the resin but the bulk of the pad is PF resin. PF resins are self-extinguishing which means that when the source of heat is remove, they stop burning but if you put a torch to them, they will burn until such time as you remove the torch.
Burning them with a torch won’t remove the oil that is contaminating the pad and will just burn up the pad. Might as well just through them out and start with new pads.