[Healeys] Brake fluid

[vfwac@vfw.org]

Thanks
Denatured alcohol is ever clear with a poisoning agent do it can't be
drank. I'll pick some up.

Ira Erbs
Milwaukie, OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6

On Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 5:36 PM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I have a pressure brake bleeding system and to clean it they wrote in
> their instructions to use de-natured alcohol and to stay away from
> isopropyl alcohol. De-natured alcohol is no longer available in California,
> but it is in Oregon, and since Oregon is only 20 miles up the road from me
> I went and got some. It is highly flammable, in fact it is also used a fuel
> for some old style camp stoves, so if you use it, be very, VERY careful.
> But it left no trace of brake fluid in my pressure bleeding system when I
> cleaned it after use.
>
> Use it carefully, wisely and make no sparks and you should be fine in
> cleaning brake fluid off your painted surfaces. Just don't leave the rags
> you use folded up on a work bench. Hang them outside on a clothes line, if
> you still have such a thing. The de-natured alcohol will evaporate away.
>
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1
>
> On Oct 9, 2026, at 8:34 PM, Bob Spidell via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> IIRC isopropyl alcohol is a decent solvent for normal glycol-ether brake
> fluids (they're chemically similar). You can find 70% IPA (not the beer)
> at some drug stores.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid
>
>
> On 10/9/2026 12:44 PM, Hank Leach via Healeys wrote:
>
> IRA- as you know brake fluid is a bad thing. However, since it is a
> petroleum product I use kerosene to first clean and dilute it then
> follow-up with some paint thinner (mineral spirits) to prep the area
> for primer /paint. Its a mess. The repair for the cannister is
> developed by Roger Moment and available from Moss. These Viton wrapped
> washers will not be eaten by the fluid and they tighten well to stop
> the drip. Hank
> --------------------
>
> From: "vfwac at vfw.org" <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> To: "Ahealey help" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: October 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM PDT
> Subject: [Healeys] Brake fluid
> My leaking fluid has been sourced to the brake reservoir. Does anyone
> know how to nutralize the corrosive properties of the fluid?
> My paint is lifting in places.
> Ira Erbs
> Milwaukie, OR
> 1959 Austin Healey 100-6
>
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