> What type or make did you use?
>
>
>
> >Silicon based brake fluid is more friendly to the paint. If you have
ever
> had a
> >leak in the master cylinders, you know that the results can be a
terrible
> mess
> >to paint on the flat spot under them when using conventional brake
fluid. I
> had
> >my whole system apart last winter and purged all the old fluid using
> alcohol and
> >compressed air to clean out all the lines, and cylinders. Then re-filled
> with
> >silicon and bled all around. No problems to date and no fears if a leak
> does
> >develop. After a complete paint job, you don't want to have is spoiled
> again.
> >
> >Vic Whitmore
> >76 Spitfire
> >Thornhill, Ontario
The make probably doesn't matter that much...I understand that there only a
few actual manufacturers of the the Silicone fluid. I have used three
different brand names and all three appear exactly the same. The colour
(color if you are in the US <S>) is sort of a purple.
Cheers
Keith Stewart
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