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1. choron - Member

   Supposing that you were a complete idiot. Furthermore, suppose that you decided to express this by bleeding your brakes and then putting the almost full bottle of (DOT 5.1) brake fluid into the bottom of your toolbox, with the top loose. After a few months you might go to put fluid in a friend's clutch and discover that the bottle of fluid is empty, and your tools covered in DOT 5.1.

   For such a hypothetical incident (I definitely wouldn't do something this stupid), what is the best way to clean my tools?

   Posted 6 months ago #
2. brakes - Member

   DOT 4 will get them nice and shiny shiny

   Posted 6 months ago #
3. ruffrider - Member

   Meths, I always have it to hand when using brake fluid to wipe up spills. Brake fluid is fairly toxic so maybe wear some rubber gloves when you do the clean up.

   Posted 6 months ago #
4. highclimber - Member

   white spirit (smells nicer than Meths IMO)!

   Posted 6 months ago #
5. rickmeister - Member

   My 5.1 is synthetic, if yours is the same things should'nt be too bad... wash and dry carefully....

   Posted 6 months ago #
6. Jeffus - Member

   IPA works ok

   Posted 6 months ago #
7. Alphabet - Member

   White wine I think. Or is it red?

   Posted 6 months ago #
8. Onzadog - Member

   Warm soapy water is convenient and adequate.

   Posted 6 months ago #
9. large418 - Member

   That's nothing. Years ago I sold my pride and joy kitcar, for which I had used silicon brake fluid so it didn't damage the paintwork if spilt (quite expensive back then). The guy that bought it phoned me up a few months afterwards, asking what brake fluid I had used. I told him "silicon brake fluid, why?". His answer was "it doesn't taste like normal brake fluid"! WTF, you're not meant to drink it you plonk.....

   Posted 6 months ago #
10. Northwind - Member

    Just use lots of water, then dry them off.

    Posted 6 months ago #

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