[DeTomaso] Vedr: Cleaning up brake fluid?

[Ed Mendez]

hahahah yes good one but Mike already has two, could there be a 3rd Pantera? 


> On Sep 22, 2014, at 19:07, Tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> 6.  Tell your wife the car is ruined and you need another Pantera.
> 
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> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of gudmund
> frøland
> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 2:56 AM
> To: Ed Mendez; MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Vedr: Cleaning up brake fluid?
> 
> I would just use plenty of wather and rather quick due to brakefluid wil
> distroy paint. Never mind the wather it wil dry soner ore later but a litle
> brakefluid wil do much more harm?
> 
> 
> 
> Den Mandag, 22. september 2014 8.17 skrev Ed Mendez <edducati at mac.com>:
> 
> 
> 
>   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
> 
>   Read more
>   : [1]http://www.ehow.com/how_5886548_clean-brake-fluid-carpet.html
> 
>   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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