[DeTomaso] Cleaning up brake fluid?

[Ed Mendez]

Got this off the net:

Instructions
1
Place a dry, lint-free microfiber cloth on the brake fluid stain if fresh. Lightly press on the cloth to try to absorb as much of the fluid as possible.

2
Mix the carpet or upholstery shampoo with water to make a solution, per the cleaner manufacturer's instructions.

3
Apply the solution to another lint-free microfiber cloth. Pre-treat the brake fluid stain with the solution by lightly blotting the stain with the cloth.

4
Vacuum the stained area using your carpet or upholstery cleaner, using the wet vacuum cleaner. Press the spray trigger on your cleaner to lightly spray shampoo solution on the stained area, brush the carpet with the soft-bristled brush to help break up the fluid, then vacuum the solution and brake fluid into the cleaner.

5
Run the wet vacuum cleaner back and forth over the carpet to pull as much water as possible from it, then allow the carpet to air-dry completely. Wait at least 12 hours and then dry vacuum the entire carpet, using the regular vacuum cleaner, to remove any dry solution residue potentially trapped in its threads or surface.

Ed



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> On Sep 21, 2014, at 22:59, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
> 
>   Guys,
>   Just got home from a fantastic day beating on the Pantera at Laguna
>   Seca with Bob Benson.  My new brakes work terrific (more on that later)
>   but unfortunately, the contents of my rear brake circuit decanted
>   themselves (either due to a cracked flare or a loose fitting) all over
>   the inside of my trunk, soaking the carpet.
>   Other than mopping up the carpets with paper towels, does anybody have
>   any ideas as to how I can get rid of the fluid that has soaked the
>   carpet?  Lacking any other guidance, I'm thinking of filling the front
>   trunk with soapy water and letting it soak; if it doesn't leak out I'd
>   then bail it out and finish with a shop-vac.
>   Anybody got a better idea?
>   Mike (still buzzing over coming over the blind hill, lifting slightly
>   under the bridge, then burying the throttle again until just before the
>   3-board for turn 2 and going from 120+ down to 45 in no
>   time...whee!!!!!!)
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   Got this off the net:

Instructions

    1.
          + 1
            Place a dry, lint-free microfiber cloth on the brake fluid
            stain if fresh. Lightly press on the cloth to try to absorb as
            much of the fluid as possible.
          + 2
            Mix the carpet or upholstery shampoo with water to make a
            solution, per the cleaner manufacturer's instructions.
          +
               o
          + 3
            Apply the solution to another lint-free microfiber cloth.
            Pre-treat the brake fluid stain with the solution by lightly
            blotting the stain with the cloth.
          + 4
            Vacuum the stained area using your carpet or upholstery
            cleaner, using the wet vacuum cleaner. Press the spray trigger
            on your cleaner to lightly spray shampoo solution on the
            stained area, brush the carpet with the soft-bristled brush to
            help break up the fluid, then vacuum the solution and brake
            fluid into the cleaner.
          + 5
            Run the wet vacuum cleaner back and forth over the carpet to
            pull as much water as possible from it, then allow the carpet
            to air-dry completely. Wait at least 12 hours and then dry
            vacuum the entire carpet, using the regular vacuum cleaner, to
            remove any dry solution residue potentially trapped in its
            threads or surface.

   Ed

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   On Sep 21, 2014, at 22:59, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
   <[2]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     Guys,
     Just got home from a fantastic day beating on the Pantera at Laguna
     Seca with Bob Benson.  My new brakes work terrific (more on that
   later)
     but unfortunately, the contents of my rear brake circuit decanted
     themselves (either due to a cracked flare or a loose fitting) all
   over
     the inside of my trunk, soaking the carpet.
     Other than mopping up the carpets with paper towels, does anybody
   have
     any ideas as to how I can get rid of the fluid that has soaked the
     carpet?  Lacking any other guidance, I'm thinking of filling the
   front
     trunk with soapy water and letting it soak; if it doesn't leak out
   I'd
     then bail it out and finish with a shop-vac.
     Anybody got a better idea?
     Mike (still buzzing over coming over the blind hill, lifting slightly
     under the bridge, then burying the throttle again until just before
   the
     3-board for turn 2 and going from 120+ down to 45 in no
     time...whee!!!!!!)
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