Please before you make the climb onto my *****, just know I did search despite already knowing nobody posted anything this asinine...

It's a simple question and before on any other car I never gave a f***. But now I want to know what should be used.

Chlorinated or non?

High or low VOC?


And if environmental issues are the only dividers here, I put my car before mother nature...


Thanks in advance
-Kev

 

I've heard getting cholorinated cleaner on plastic fittings or parts of any kind (though I don't think there are or would be any) can be detrimental to the future of your life. Please correct me if I'm wrong and if there are in fact NO plastic pieces. My Z is at the garage soI can't check myself.

 

I assume that the callipers will be removed from the car and soaked in this solution?

 

I wasn't planning to soak them. They will be removed. I was just going to use an off the shelf aerisol cleaner... Unless you were being figurative in which case, yes, I will soak them.

 

Of course the brake callipers include rubber seals and o-rings for the pistons, so I would be cautious with a potent chemical solution. I have found that time (soaking overnight) works better than a quick aerosol scrub.

 

Thanks, what cleaner did you use for the soak? I need to get them thoroughly cleaned as they are being repainted.

 

A 50/50 solution of Mr. Clean/water. Let sit over night. Scrub any residual dirt with a tooth brush. Rinse. Dry thoroughly with compressed air.

 

Thanks I'll give it a try.