packingstrips wrote:

The mouldings come with small alcholic wipes which arent really big enough. I always used a small squirt of brake cleaner on a soft rag...just to get rid of grease etc.

Brake cleaner is a very good paint stripper I would not use that on my panels, I used isopropanal on mine , just get a good household degreaser that should be fine.

Flack

packingstrips wrote:

Ive always used it as a replacement for wipes as they are very small, if it is sprayed directly on to a soft bag and wiped over the area it has no effect on paintwork.

I believe that brake cleaners contain tetrachloraethylene which is used for its quick drying proporties...some paint strippers contain this . If brake cleaner were a paint stripper how could you spray it on rubber calliper seal ?

Maybe the modern stuff is ok bud but when I used it in my youth it was potent stuff, also most brake rubbers are made from a silicone rubber and not much can harm them... but funny enough put petrol near them and they go all mushy.


Flack