[TR] TR6 brake master cylinder

[Tony Drews]

It actually causes fisheye in paint - spots where the paint doesn't 
stick,  Orange peel you can possibly polish out.  Fisheye you 
can't.  BTDT, many silicone things got banned from the garage.  Of 
course, now I don't paint anyway so it's less of an issue for me.

No issues with Silicone DOT 5 brake fluid - and really minor correction.

Cheers, Tony

At 07:27 PM 3/27/2016, dave n wrote:
>I actually spoke to a moss employee about that a few years ago.  he 
>said the reason that moss discourages the use of silicone fluid is 
>liability.  if you just start adding silicone fluid to your dot 3/4 
>brake system, bad things will happen.  they don't want that.  if you 
>switch, you need to fully drain and flush the system.
>
>I, too, have been using silicone (dot 5) in my cars for over a 
>decade. never a problem due to the silicone.
>
>the arguments, at least for me, are pretty simple.
>
>dot 4/5 eats paint, absorbs water (that's hygroscopic, NOT 
>hydroscopic), and must be bled annually.  and when you bleed it, you 
>better be careful about the paint in the wheel wells!
>
>dot 5 doesn't.   it is slippery and messy, so yes, you should catch 
>it with a tube as well.
>
>if you are painting a car, or some part, be very very careful about 
>silicone, even being in the air.  it will cause orange peel.
>
>the pedal feel with dot 4/5 is a little firmer.
>
>want better stopping - get better brake pads.  I got really 
>aggressive pads on my TR6 and noticed a huge difference.  still silicone.
>
>
>
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