What brake fluid?

[dcrider69]

Typical setup. Brand new, dry system.

69 camaro
6 piston wilwood front
4 piston wilwood rear
Hydro boost from hydratech
Wilwood master cylinder
3/16 front lines to 3an flex
1/4 rear line to distribution block to 3/16 hard lines to 3an flex

I really prefer something that is paint and powder coat safe. Thanks.

[ilikeike]

It looks like you're familure with wilwood products.
Have you looked at their line of brake fluids ? They have a silicone fluid that you might safely spill on some finishes.

[GregWeld]

Motul 600 is what I use in everything.

[dcrider69]

Motul 600 is what I use in everything.

I'm assuming that it's probably not paint safe, since I couldn't find that info during search.

[GregWeld]

I'm assuming that it's probably not paint safe, since I couldn't find that info during search.

It'll take the paint right off! LOL


Wilwood makes some high quality, high temp brake fluids too...

[dcrider69]

It'll take the paint right off! LOL


Wilwood makes some high quality, high temp brake fluids too...

I will continue searching, wilwood shows a dot 5 that is paint safe. From what i have read, dot 5 is not a good choice.

[GregWeld]

You're not going to find "paint safe" and high temp (AKA Good) brake fluid.


The paint safe stuff is silicone based - can't be mixed with other brake fluids.


I have some pretty nice "vehicles" -- I've never had an issue using brake fluid and I bleed my systems often. On the track cars - I'm constantly doing something with brakes and fluid. If you spill some - clean it up. It's not a big deal.

[dcrider69]

So I assume by what you're saying, I have a few seconds to get it wiped before damage actually occurs?

[GregWeld]

So I assume by what you're saying, I have a few seconds to get it wiped before damage actually occurs?



Oh you have more than a few seconds.... It's if you just leave it on it will act like paint remover and crinkles the paint. But it's not like you have to immediately wipe it off... you just never want to leave it on there. I always wipe it off, and clean my tools and anything else that's come into contact with the stuff.... and I use a cleaner like DX330 from PPG which is used to clean paint of wax and grease... or use some Simple Green or that type of thing. I think even something like Windex would work.

[dcrider69]

Oh you have more than a few seconds.... It's if you just leave it on it will act like paint remover and crinkles the paint. But it's not like you have to immediately wipe it off... you just never want to leave it on there. I always wipe it off, and clean my tools and anything else that's come into contact with the stuff.... and I use a cleaner like DX330 from PPG which is used to clean paint of wax and grease... or use some Simple Green or that type of thing. I think even something like Windex would work.

Great news. Thanks Greg!

[Apogee]

FWIW, isopropyl alcohol works very well to clean up glycol-based DOT3/4/5.1 brake fluids. I keep a spray bottle of it handy when I'm working on brake stuff.

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