How to Properly Use CRC Brakleen

[@nhlcfl7733]

Thank you for this informative yet safety oriented video; excellent!

[@salm8990]

i use all CRC products. great stuff

[@MrCalrichy]

I use it to instantly kill wasps. Anything that can insta-kill something makes me wary of being exposed to it.

[@soldiersvejk2053]

That is a good instincts.

[@julianrdz]

Bruh my coworker at the shop today was cleaning himself with this shit like crazy. He even was using it to take grease off his clothes 😂 shit was wild

[@soldiersvejk2053]

The red version is basically straight tetrachloroethylene, the stuff used in dry cleaning. It is a category I (strongest) carcinogen… Non-chlorinated version is acetone and toluene, not delicious but not nearly as nasty.😢

[@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg]

​@@soldiersvejk2053rip 😢

[@NewEnglandNate]

Great video, informative, relatable, and presented by someone who I would grab a beer with. Subbed!

[@soldiersvejk2053]

The chlorinated version is basically straight tetrachloroethylene, the stuff used in dry cleaning. It is a category I (strongest) carcinogen… Non-chlorinated version is acetone and toluene, not delicious but not nearly as nasty. Thinking of all those cans that ai have run through and its smell…😢

[@jack002tuber]

Thanks for this message. I hear phosgene gas is like permanantly damaging to lungs. So now (2022) they seem to make less or no more clorinated brake clean, (mine has toluene, another solvent.) Not sure that it is a lot safer either, but not that tetracloroethylene we used to see.

[@geraldlofthouse9270]

With those “oven mitts” I expected him to ‘light the torch,’ at least!!

[@mymillenia2001]

I’m using it to clean spray paint off my work van it works great

[@Rudimentary007]

Yes true. I use it to remove bugs and road tar.💪👍🇺🇸

[@MyBeardBetter]

You forgot the part where you actually use it.

[@Javelinjoe73]

Excellent video, thanks for the info. Always knew this was nasty stuff, just didn’t know how nasty used improperly

[@suzycaballero9223]

How would I apply this?

[@2mmz]

is this ok spray on rubber?

[@-Munditimum-]

Excellent video. Super informative and great quality production. Could this product be used to clean powder coated wheels, let's say if the tires are protected? Cheers. M

[@salimi.sheriff7608]

Love this product

[@Hubjeep]

Chlorinated or non-chlorinated? I've been using the Wal-Mart branded cleaner, flammable, which I think is non-chlorinated.

[@BigBear--]

Sooo what the hell CAN we use Brake Cleaner on? Seems like nothing...cause there's plastic and rubber near or behind everything on a modern car, along with some sort of painted or coated surfaces.

[@MrCalrichy]

the questions I'm looking for the answers to never seem to have replies.

[@soldiersvejk2053]

Soapy water and compress air, I guess😂

[@mattadams1442]

Well, you can use it to clean brake rotors. Hence the name.

[@BigBear--]

​@@mattadams1442 I mean new ones...I guess. But if they're on the car already are you can take the rotors off to clean them? If not then you'll end up spraying Brake Cleaner on everything else around and behind the Rotors. Which will include plastic, rubber, and painted or coated surfaces. Realistically I've never had a situation where I needed to clean the rotors on a car, unless they were new prior to installation. I'd rather use a homemade IPA spray than Brake Cleaner, if I did have to wipe some rotors down on a vehicle, if I got oil, grease, or anything else on them. There's no, or very little, risk of any unintentional damage that way. Basically the only times I've ever even used Brake Cleaner, was maybe on some parts, while not on the vehicle.

[@thereissomecoolstuff]

Using brakekleen to clean your hands will also clean your body of your liver.

[@Grassrootsmotorsports]

Great point. Only use it to clean your hands if you have too many livers.

[@MrScuba78]

Stupid question of the day: I really need to clean my breaks. This stuff was advertised to use without disassembling the break components. Does that mean you can leave the tires on as well? Im not in a position to remove the tires, and after reading instructions, it says keep away from rubber. Anyone have any insight on that?

[@ceasarspalace]

Brakes

[@tahirotahir]

Yesterday by accident I dropped and spelled entire 6 quart of dirty engine oil all over the engine. Car is still parked, I didn't start it yet. How or what I should use to clean it? Can not take to car wash nor can wash at home. I was planning to use multiple Brakleen cans, but now you said these are not good for plastic under the hood. What I should do?

[@RedDawn430]

Dawn and a garden hose

[@shanemb3]

I use electrical parts cleaner. Dries with zero residue and doesn’t melt things.

[@matsudakodo]

Smart

[@UlrichRibbentrop]

Not gonna lie, I've cleaned my hands with it multiple times

[@Rudimentary007]

Me too.

[@maticarne]

Will it damage the piston caliper rubber boot?

[@in54ne82]

I thought you can wash your hands with it...?

[@Grassrootsmotorsports]

please don't...

[@blue_oval5553]

He should wash out his arteries with it

[@jackbrister9186]

@@Grassrootsmotorsports ok check it out theoretically if I’ve been using brakleen to wash stuff off my hands for a couple years when I’m the garage what’s gonna happen to me?

[@Grassrootsmotorsports]

@@jackbrister9186 Nonzero chance you're a werewolf now.

[@Grassrootsmotorsports]

But seriously, the chemicals in industrial cleaners are meant to break down petroleum-based products. Prolonged heavy exposure like direct hand washing could contribute to serious skin and tissue issues down the road. Best to leave the hands to some CRC hand cleaner :)

[@MrTom38ncalif]

Hes correcton the glasses as this will melt plastic. Also use a respirator or have plenty of air circulation

[@hughkoontz2166]

I like the red brakeleen and use it often.i often run into a situation where the can will not spray all it's contents. I end up pitching the can with 1/2 the fluid left. Big waste!

[@WickedG5150]

But by the gallon. And use us Sure Shot sprayer!

[@BrandonAilion]

not recommended but you can pressurize the can with a little compressed air

[@WickedG5150]

I clean my hands with it.

[@WickedG5150]

It’s better than the used oil getting in your blood. I got 100% CRC Blood count!

[@jamieflora20]

I use it to kill wasps. :) works instantly

[@Grassrootsmotorsports]

Technically that's an off-label use that we can't recommend, even though you're not wrong :)

[@leadnsteel1428]

​@@Grassrootsmotorsports I support bees not wasps lol.

[@vincenttelfer4206]

good video, recently I nabbed a greeney for using brake cleaner as starting fluid and he was offended , I should inform his boss at peterbuilt, beware of the lack of intelligence by your mechanic and or boss if you got 1

[@4LXK]

Real men use acid as face wash and trim beards with the plasma torch

[@ALMX5DP]

Reupload?

[@Grassrootsmotorsports]

Yeah we had some technical difficulties with the old upload.

[@Firebert79TA]

@@Grassrootsmotorsports and still no mention of using brakleen as a flamethrower : (

[@corruptduboiscountyindiana5058]

youre way better lookin than george clooney