John L Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 I want to tidy up part of the bulkhead that has been contaminated with brake/clutch fluid dot4, what's the best solution to use, the car is still complete and running, before applying some sort of primer what's the best course of action please. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Hi John, DOT 4 is water washable. I would start with warm soapy water. Dry it down and then wipe with thinners. However, Stuart is the expert and must have done this 100s of times. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 10 minutes ago, John L said: I want to tidy up part of the bulkhead that has been contaminated with brake/clutch fluid dot4, what's the best solution to use, the car is still complete and running, before applying some sort of primer what's the best course of action please. John John, Depending on how long the fluid has been leaking, first wash down with water then get the paint off so your at bare metal stage. Once bare and the paint is feathered back past the contamination, get a red scotch brite and use panel wipe and scrub the metal. you need to carry on until the metal is shiny. If the contamination is deep then a wire wheel on a grinder/drill etc could possibly be necessary. You will be amazed how far the fluid softens the paint.. Once happy, apply body filler if necessary, etch prime, high build prime then colour coat. Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) Tom`s pretty much nailed it but what you do need to watch is body seams, right under the master area there is a seam running across the toe board, make sure you give that a good scrub and if necessary use a knife and get right into the seam and clean well in there then blow dry the whole area carefully and flow a bit of a rust preventative paint into the seam (Bondarust works well) then reseal the seam with a small brush and some seam sealer and then a finger wipe across to smooth out before painting. Oh and if you`ve spilt Silicon fluid in there your going to have hells own job of getting rid of it enought to ever get any paint to stick properly especially if it gets in the seams. Stuart. Edited November 6, 2018 by stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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