[TR] Painting brake calipers?

[Joe Curry]

I will have to take exception with that statement.  Acryli-clean and similar
solvents are absolutely insufficient for removing silicon brake fluid.  Ask
me how I know this!

No, don't, I'll volunteer it anyway.  I have a fiberglass bonnet on Tiny Tim
that was a victim of the DOT 5 spray from both the brake and clutch
circuits.  When I went to convert the car from racer to street rod, I ran
into the problem.  It appears that the extreme measures I am referring to
are no less than scrubbing the surface with AJAX or similar abrasive
cleanser.  

Among the things that do not work are:

Alcohol, Acrili-Clean, Fin-L-Wash, Lacquer Thinner, turpentine... Need I go
on?

Joe C.

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:56 AM
To: 'Triumph List'
Subject: Re: [TR] Painting brake calipers?

> If you have converted to DOT 5, you have to go to extreme 
> measures to get
> the surface prepared so that the paint does not fisheye.  

I agree, except the "extreme measures" can be as simple as wiping down with
a purpose-made solvent, like Acryli-Clean (PPG DX330) or Prepsol (DuPont).
Most solvents (like lacquer thinner) won't touch it, but Acryli-Clean takes
it right off.  

It usually also picks up a lot more rust than you thought was left, too <G>

Randall
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