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05-16-09, 01:42 PM

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Brake Cleaner

what's the difference(pros/cons) of Chlorinated vs Non-Chlorinated brake cleaners? I'm gonna do the front brakes so I just wanted to know which is better. I heard chlorinated is bad on plastics. I was also gonna use the brake cleaner to prep/clean the weather stripping that I need to glue back on.

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05-18-09, 11:50 PM

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Clorinated brake cleaner is illegal here in CA... our Non-clorinated stuff works just fine for all of my needs. Just use what is cheaper and avoid spraying it on rubber and painted surfaces.. you'll be fine.

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05-19-09, 12:14 AM

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Yeah just realized how bad it is on rubber. I was cleaning the front shims on an RX350 while changing the brake pads and there is some rubber coating on the inside of the shims that bubbled up a bit after being soaked in the brake cleaner. It's not that bad though since it's just added protection against squealing and I used grease for that.

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