jimoshel Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Can anybody explain to me why brake cleaner is the recommended solvent to use on the CPS instead of something else? Like carb an choke cleaner for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Cheaper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Brake cleaner is usually safer and less caustic than carb and choke cleaner. It doesn't harm paint and plastics (most of them) For now anyway... The EPA is lowering the VOC limits on the brake clean, and the new stuff is said to be 55% acetone (EPA allows that :roll: )... So much for a quick spray to wipe down a fender... You'll end up with paint on the rag. Rob L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deziped Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Brake cleaner is discriminatory in its ability to destroy things. I have sprayed metal parts with no problems. I have sprayed rubber products where it destroyed some but not others. I sprayed a very expensive vacuum cleaner motor to clean it and where the over-spray contacted the plastic housing it melted the plastic into a very distorted totally unuseable $500 pile of crap. I have sprayed other plastic where it had no effect on it. That stuff is like playing Russian roulette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kastein Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 X2. Brake cleaner is the Holy Hand Grenade in my solvent/cleaner shelf... I would not use carb cleaner because it leaves a very light oil residue behind. Brake cleaner is by design a residue-free solvent cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kro10000 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 :agree: There is very little residue left behind when you use brake clean, carb and choke cleaner leaves a coating behind... Brake clean is amazing, itll even take stains outta clothes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimoshel Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 Ask and you will be educated. Thanks guys. A couple years ago I was spraying some carb cleaner on a part and using air to clean, dry it with, No eye protection.Please, no comments on the smarts of that action. Sure enough, a facefull. I groped my way by feel, a couple hundred feet to a horse trough where I thoroughly soaked my head for 10-15 minutes before I could even open my eyes again. Nuff said. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kastein Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Kro10000, another great point... I have taken pairs of blue jeans that were entirely completely coated in dirt and grease, so bad that the upper thighs were black AFTER being washed, sprayed them down with a quarter to half can of brake cleaner and threw them in the wash. They came out looking as good as new and surprisingly the washing machine did not explode :rotf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemsee Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Well, dry cleaning fluid (kinda negates the term "dry" cleaning,eh) is basically the same as traditional brake parts cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 X2. Brake cleaner is the Holy Hand Grenade in my solvent/cleaner shelf... Bwhahahaha! love it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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