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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