Carburetor Cleaner vs. Brake Cleaner

[Shannow]

Originally Posted By: chevrofreak
They had a big crane in there pounding huge I beam looking things down into the ground. You could see them sticking up, forming what looked like a wall right in the middle of the street.


What you are describing is a pile driver driving piles (sort of like pounding in a sheetmetal fence.

Talking of piles, and the comparison between brake and carb cleaner.

What's the difference between an anal and oral thermometer ?

The taste.

 

[andyd]

That is how graving docks and coffer dams are built. The pieces interlock and are corrugated for strength. I have heard them called sheet piles.
Eljefino, you arent alone. I buy all 3 at Walmart. I use them more or less for what they are described as.

 

[charbaby]

Originally Posted By: TooManyWheels
Originally Posted By: Char Baby

I would also think that you can use carb cleaner for brakes..


Not unless you know for sure what it is going to do to rubber piston seals. That isn't a chance I'd want to take.


TMW,
Your absolutly right! That why they make each product. Consider that statement retracted because it's not good advise to others. Thank you for noting that

 

[TooManyWheels]

No prob. I didn't have any specific referrences to quote for that, but logic did seem to suggest that as a prime reason for two cleaners.

 

[tom slick]

Berrymans products

B-12 Chemtool carb cleaner
CA compliant ingredients are the same, just different values

Acetone 50-60
Toluene 30-40
Methanol 1-10
Methyl Ethyl Ketone 1-5
2-Butoxyethanol 1-5
Isopropanol 1-5
Mixed Xylenes 1-5
Carbon Dioxide
Brake Cleaner

Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethylene) 15-25
Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane) 35-45
Hydrotreated Light Distillate 35-40
Carbon Dioxide
Non-chorinated Brake Cleaner

Acetone 50-60
Toluene 5-15
Heptanes 5-15
Methanol 20-30
Carbon Dioxide 5-7

 

[Gary Allan]

Originally Posted By: brianl703
Brake cleaner usually has the same active ingredient as drycleaning fluid: tetrachloroethylene or perchloroethylene.

I've used it to get spots of of clothes before.


I've cleaned carpet stains with it.

I wish the stuff wasn't so expensive. It's pretty hard to use sparingly. It sorta operates in afterburner mode.

 

[Saturn_Fan]

Originally Posted By: Gary Allan
Originally Posted By: brianl703
Brake cleaner usually has the same active ingredient as drycleaning fluid: tetrachloroethylene or perchloroethylene.

I've used it to get spots of of clothes before.


I've cleaned carpet stains with it.

I wish the stuff wasn't so expensive. It's pretty hard to use sparingly. It sorta operates in afterburner mode.


Gary, I noticed that too. The CRC stuff is super charged man. I try to shoot a little oil spot on the garage floor, and it comes out full stream. Obviously done on purpose by CRC to generate more sales.

 

[Merkava_4]

Non-chlorinated brake cleaner is safer for drum brake wheel cylinder seals than carburetor cleaner?

 

[mechtech2]

I'm sure brake cleaner is safer than the stronger carb cleaner .
But for the momentary contact on those seals either way, it won't make a difference.
I like how brake cleaner evaporates quickly - this is a nice advantage.