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[reallybig]

liking the caps

[midridge2]

i had to use caps so i could see what i was typing, been to the hospital and the eye drops leave me very blurred for hours.
typed this in non caps so now i cannot see if the spelling is good. lol

[MGBailey007]

they didn't teach him that the tutor was proving a point that brake fluid is too weak to strip it instantly but if left long enough it will strip the paint, and its that weak that the rain will wash it off

[midridge2]

i spilt brake fluid on my wing and crossmember and washed it straight off and it took the paint off.

[MGBailey007]

saying that i wouldn't just leave it on there but i wouldn't panic to wash it off probably finish what i was doing but i was going to be longer than a few mins i would go get a jug of water

[reallybig]

spilt fluid on my wing poured watering can over it ten spilt it al over master cylinder and bulkhead when trying to refill it so poured water all over that aswell

[MGBailey007]

what brake fluid do you use? might be a **** pain job haha get down to Bailey Autobodies

[MGBailey007]

i literally swam in it before got it all over my wing because i was bleeding my clutch at the side of the road (my clutch had been playing up so i had fluid in my car) and had no water to wash it off so drove home n washed it i panicked thinking i had ******* all my paint work and my brother told me the story of what his teacher did at collage

[midridge2]

http://www.bmw-m.net...roc/caliper.htm
do a google search and loads of info about brake/clutch fluid stripping paint.

[MGBailey007]

ok were all friends on hear hahaha

i drove all the way home probably took me a good 20 mins and didn't affect my paint at all

[Neildanks]

the hole only needs to be 16mm and you can put a dab of paint round it and a rubber grommet in it you then have a get me out of trouble hole if it happens again.

[midridge2]

just letting people know that if they get fluid on their paintwork to remove it straight away or damage will be done, better safe than sorry.
if people leave it because it did not happen to yours and they remember what you said and it does damage their paintwork it not nice to think, that was my fault because i told people it ok to leave it.

[MGBailey007]

fair point