Denatured alcohol should be easy to find, certainly at Home Depot.
I have a gallon from there, which cost maybe $5 (US).
Acetone is a bit too strong, and may harm rubber seals, paint, etc.
Doug
At 07:27 PM 12/17/02 -0600, Geoff Heyland wrote:
>OK folks - I've seen several references to denatured alcohol as a recommended
>brake/clutch system cleaner prior to switching to DOT 5 fluid. I've checked
>at Walmart, Home Depot, Canadian Tire (being Canadian) and the Building Box -
>no luck - no one even knows what I'm talking about (granted, most are teenage
>wannabe's with limited familiarity with this stuff). Is it known by some
>other name? Any ideas on where I can acquire it? I also saw a reference to
>acetone - is this a good thing to flush through a system, or might if affect
>the seals? I figure to fill the system with some kind of cleaner then blow it
>out with air pressure and refill with DOT 5 (note - I've already cleaned and
>rebuilt the MC and slave, and have all new wheel cylinders/rebuilt caliper
>pistons, so the big issue is cleaning out the tubing).
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