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Re: Brake Lining Question, Perhaps A Bit Stupid.

To: "Wildbil923" <Wildbil923@aol.com>, <bk996@freenet.carleton.ca>,
Subject: Re: Brake Lining Question, Perhaps A Bit Stupid.
From: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 10:54:21 +1000
These commercial brake cleaners are mostly just acetone. So you can save
some
$$ by buying acetone from a chemical supply house. Even if you buy it at the
local
hardware store you will probably still be saving money.

I have a tinof acetone in my race toolkit.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Wildbil923 <Wildbil923@aol.com>
To: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca <bk996@freenet.carleton.ca>;
palte@rt.el.utwente.nl <palte@rt.el.utwente.nl>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, March 30, 1998 12:30 AM
Subject: Re: Brake Lining Question, Perhaps A Bit Stupid.


>There are spray-type brake lining cleaners available.  Most any auto parts
>store would carry them.  I've used them with success in the past.  If the
>linings are really soaked, however, you may need to replace them.  The
brake
>cleaner I have is by Berryman, called, simply, "BRAKE CLEANER".  It's a
highly
>volatile fluid that evaporates very quickly.  When I used it last, I
>alterntely sprayed and scrubbed the linings.  After a few rounds of this, I
>lightly sanded the linings.  So far, there is no sign of grabbing.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Bill Wilkman
>1960 MGA
>1961 AH BT7
>1960 AH Sprite
>


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