Brake Fluid on Carpet

[James R.]

My master cylinder leaked and the fluid leaked into my drivers side carpet. Master cylinder problem has been fixed. I have been wiping down the carpet with paper towel to get the fluid off but it doesn't get it all off. I will keep wiping but does anyone have any suggestions to dry out the carpet?

[Wayne P.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

It will NEVER clean! Go ahead and order new carpet. You'll need to make sure the floor is as clean as possible before installing the new or it wil soak it up.

[Stephen R.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

I've used Ivory dish washing detergent,(straight and diluted), to get some really black grease off of my red carpet, worked great. It's not perfect but tough to see any marks unless you are looking for them. If you are going to trash the rugs, might give the soap a try after you've gotten as much of the fluid up using the towel method..
Steve

[Brian M.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

What color is the carpet? Try super clean and a shop vac.

[Bill M.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

If it's glycol fluid, I'd flood it with water and vacuum dry. If it's silicone...

[Christopher R.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

Well don't stop there, and leave everybody hanging! What about silicone?

I've got to clean up some silicone brake fluid. What is a solvent for that?

[Bill M.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

Well don't stop there, and leave everybody hanging! What about silicone?

I've got to clean up some silicone brake fluid. What is a solvent for that?

I'm hanging too...I don't know of a solvent for it. I had a terrible time trying to paint over a surface with silicone on it. (That was 30 years ago. Maybe there is something available today.) Good luck, and post it if ya find it.

Hi Christopher. I missed the connection. Aren't you glad you weren't using glycol?

[William T.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

Try a product called Krud Kutter. You can find it at Home Depot. It's great on most all stains.

[Bill I.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

My ?. How did the brake fluid find it's way into the cabin?

[James R.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

I've used Ivory dish washing detergent,(straight and diluted), to get some really black grease off of my red carpet, worked great. It's not perfect but tough to see any marks unless you are looking for them. If you are going to trash the rugs, might give the soap a try after you've gotten as much of the fluid up using the towel method..
Steve

I will give this a try. What do I have to loose if my other option is to replace the carpet.

What color is the carpet? Try super clean and a shop vac.

My carpet is black which help hide alot. What is super clean? Where do you get it?

If it's glycol fluid, I'd flood it with water and vacuum dry. If it's silicone...

It is glycol. I will try this also.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[James R.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

Try a product called Krud Kutter. You can find it at Home Depot. It's great on most all stains.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it a try.

[Brian M.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

Super Clean is a product made bt Castrol. http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/(by...px?SKU=8026130

[Bill M.]

Re: Brake Fluid on Carpet

My ?. How did the brake fluid find it's way into the cabin?

Hi Bill:

Just for fun, I tried to get a picture of my C1 master cylinder from the driver's footwell. (It took many tries to get a good shot.) What you're looking at is the brake pedal hooked to the master cylinder. The rubber boot is the back of the master cylinder. You can see that my master cylinder would (and is) leaking into the driver footwell. (Because the C1 had no provision for a power booster, the master is set back much further than in a C2.)

Bill Mashinter