I only do about 3000 miles per year so I thought this year as the brake pads all have lots of wear left I would spray everything thoroughly with brake cleaner although I have always previously stripped the brakes and cleaned and copper greased them.

I have bought a tin of Pagids 'New Formula' brake cleaner from Eurocar parts to do this The directions on the tin are minute, but I managed to read them with a magnifying glass and saw that it should not get onto Thermoplastics and rubber.

I am now wary of using it as I am afraid that if I spray it on as intended it will be impossible to ensure that it does not get onto the Caliper piston rubber seals and brake cable rubber sleaves and destroy them. I assume it would also remove any ramaining copper grease.

Has anyone any experience of this type of product and advice please.

Cheers,

Skodaoldy

I have know knowledge of the product why don't u email company .

Regards Whoosh

Having been in F1, the team used Wurth brake cleaner by the vat load and only a small amount of it on brakes!! For my part it shifted all sorts of crud off plastic computer parts. It was wiped/washed off straight away, so I didn't have a problem...much. You'll see it start to discolour the plastic first. That as worse as I got. Also ok at shifting brake crud from alloys.

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Edited 22 September, 201213 yr by BlueRobin

Thanks for that, seems from that it will be OK as long as I wash residue off promptly as soon as it has done its job.

Cheers.

There are a few very old threads on using copper grease (not); perhaps worth a look.

At such a low ,mileage I'd be tempted to clean inside the dust covers and move the pistons back and forth a few times beyond their normal movement as dust etc and wear can lead to a lip which could cause roblems in the future.

that would be fine to use, i work for a toyota main dealer the techs in my place go through gallons of break cleaner each week!!