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I have a pressure brake bleeding system and to clean it they wrote in thei=
r instructions to use de-natured alcohol and to stay away from isopropyl a=
lcohol. 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 a=
nd got some. It is highly flammable, in fact it is also used a fuel for so=
me 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 leav=
e the rags you use folded up on a work bench. Hang them outside on a cloth=
es line, if you still have such a thing. The de-natured alcohol will evapo=
rate away. Steven Kingsbury BN1 On Oct 9, 2026, at 8:34 PM, Bob Spidell vi=
a Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote: IIRC isopropyl alcohol is a dece=
nt solvent for normal glycol-ether brake fluids (they're chemically simila=
r). You can find 70% IPA (not the beer) at some drug stores. https://en.wi=
kipedia.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 follo=
w-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 Mo=
ment and available from Moss. These Viton wrapped washers will not be eate=
n by the fluid and they tighten well to stop the drip. Hank --------------=
------ From: "vfwac@vfw.org" <eyera3000@gmail.com> To: "Ahealey help" <hea=
leys@autox.team.net> Sent: October 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM PDT Subject: [Heale=
ys] Brake fluid My leaking fluid has been sourced to the brake reservoir. =
Does anyone know how to nutralize the corrosive properties of the fluid? M=
y paint is lifting in places. Ira Erbs Milwaukie, OR 1959 Austin Healey 10=
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<html><body><div><div>I have a pressure brake bleeding system and to clean it
they wro=
te in their instructions to use de-natured alcohol and to stay away from i=
sopropyl 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 m=
e I went and got some. It is highly flammable, in fact it is also used a f=
uel for some old style camp stoves, so if you use it, be very, VERY carefu=
l. But it left no trace of brake fluid in my pressure bleeding system when=
I cleaned it after use. </div><div style=3D"font-family:"SF Pro=
Text",system-ui,sans-serif"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:&quo=
t;SF Pro Text",system-ui,sans-serif">Use it carefully, wisely and mak=
e no sparks and you should be fine in cleaning brake fluid off your painte=
d surfaces. Just don't leave the rags you use folded up on a work bench. H=
ang them outside on a clothes line, if you still have such a thing. The de=
-natured alcohol will evaporate away.</div><div style=3D"font-family:"=
;SF Pro Text",system-ui,sans-serif"><br></div><div style=3D"font-fami=
ly:"SF Pro Text",system-ui,sans-serif">Steven Kingsbury</div><di=
v style=3D"font-family:"SF Pro Text",system-ui,sans-serif">BN1&n=
bsp;</div><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Oct 9, 2026, at=
8:34 PM, Bob Spidell via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:</d=
iv><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>IIRC isopropyl alcohol is =
a decent solvent for normal glycol-ether brake </div><div>fluids (they're =
chemically similar). You can find 70% IPA (not the beer) </div><div>at som=
e drug stores.</div><div><br></div><div><a rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" hre=
f=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brake_fluid";>https://en.wikipedia.org/w=
iki/Brake_fluid</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On 10/9/2026 1=
2:44 PM, Hank Leach via Healeys wrote:</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div=
>IRA- as you know brake fluid is a bad thing. However, since it is a </div=
><div>petroleum product I use kerosene to first clean and dilute it then <=
/div><div>follow-up with some paint thinner (mineral spirits) to prep the =
area </div><div>for primer /paint. Its a mess. The repair for the canniste=
r is </div><div>developed by Roger Moment and available from Moss. These V=
iton wrapped </div><div>washers will not be eaten by the fluid and they ti=
ghten well to stop </div><div>the drip. Hank</div><div>-------------------=
-</div><div><br></div><div>From: "vfwac@vfw.org" <eyera3000@gmail.com&g=
t;</div><div>To: "Ahealey help" <healeys@autox.team.net></div><div>S=
ent: October 8, 2026 at 12:23 PM PDT</div><div>Subject: [Healeys] Brake fl=
uid</div><div>My leaking fluid has been sourced to the brake reservoir. Do=
es anyone </div><div>know how to nutralize the corrosive properties of the=
fluid?</div><div>My paint is lifting in places.</div><div>Ira Erbs</div><=
div>Milwaukie, OR</div><div>1959 Austin Healey 100-6</div></blockquote><di=
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