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kevmic28 · 09-16-2009, 04:34 PM

Found this in the Jimmy blazer section. Warning to welders.
This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=361251

coloradosean2009 · 09-16-2009, 05:04 PM

I had no idea that brake cleaner is any different than carb cleaner. I have always used them interchangably.

kevmic28 · 09-16-2009, 05:14 PM

I didnt either.

Hottrucks · 09-16-2009, 06:28 PM

thanx Kev I thought you might find that intresting reading

chevyndn · 09-16-2009, 06:57 PM

holy cow.....guess i need to read the sprays more!!!

kevmic28 · 09-16-2009, 10:14 PM

Hey Hottrucks if it wasnt for my son wanting a Blazer or jimmy for a father son build I would have never seen this at all. This board is so specialized and broken down that unless you check it all out your liable to miss something.
Thank you for posting it to begin with. Hopefully someone will make it a sticky on the main site for all to see.

ERASER5 · 09-17-2009, 12:11 AM

Many of the refrigerants and solvents will make Phosgene gas when burned. R12 is really bad. The worst part is that smokers suck the chlorine gas through the burning cigarette and sucking the phosgene gas in with the smoke.

I have inhaled some phosgene gas myself. No fun. My symptoms were no where near as bad as that fellows.

And not all brake cleaner have chlorine in them. READ the lable! Or better yet, look up the MSDS for the products.

mclairmo · 09-17-2009, 01:02 AM

That's horrible. Is there a safer braker cleaner out there? Do we need to use one without Chlorine? I don't use carb cleaner or break cleaner to clean prior to welding. I use silicone and wax remover from paint shops. Seems to be ok. Need to read that label now.

Jacfourteen · 09-17-2009, 01:31 AM

alot of brake cleaners are non-chlorinated, I noticed this on cans before, but never knew why you would want them to be chlorine-free...I thought it was bad for brakes or something.

Hottrucks · 09-17-2009, 07:51 AM

Don't quote me on this but I have seen BRAKE CLEAN in a green can I think that it's chlorine free.....I also remember hearing that it was an EPA thing because we all wash the brakes clean on to the floor or ground???

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 09-17-2009, 09:27 AM

That red can label is on CRC Brake cleaner, it is the only one I have seen that acutally says this out of about 6 different brands.

09-16-2009, 04:34 PM	#1
kevmic28 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arlington Texas Posts: 602	This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. Found this in the Jimmy blazer section. Warning to welders. This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=361251

09-16-2009, 05:04 PM	#2
coloradosean2009 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 291	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. I had no idea that brake cleaner is any different than carb cleaner. I have always used them interchangably. __________________ __________________________________________ Sean 1972 C20 2005 4Runner

09-16-2009, 05:14 PM	#3
kevmic28 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arlington Texas Posts: 602	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. I didnt either.

09-16-2009, 06:28 PM	#4
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. thanx Kev I thought you might find that intresting reading

09-16-2009, 06:57 PM	#5
chevyndn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: independence mo. Posts: 176	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. holy cow.....guess i need to read the sprays more!!!

09-16-2009, 10:14 PM	#6
kevmic28 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arlington Texas Posts: 602	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. Hey Hottrucks if it wasnt for my son wanting a Blazer or jimmy for a father son build I would have never seen this at all. This board is so specialized and broken down that unless you check it all out your liable to miss something. Thank you for posting it to begin with. Hopefully someone will make it a sticky on the main site for all to see.

09-17-2009, 12:11 AM	#7
ERASER5 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,859	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. Many of the refrigerants and solvents will make Phosgene gas when burned. R12 is really bad. The worst part is that smokers suck the chlorine gas through the burning cigarette and sucking the phosgene gas in with the smoke. I have inhaled some phosgene gas myself. No fun. My symptoms were no where near as bad as that fellows. And not all brake cleaner have chlorine in them. READ the lable! Or better yet, look up the MSDS for the products. __________________ '70 GMC C1500 LWB Power disc brakes. WooHoo! Posi 6 Lug Dana 60

09-17-2009, 01:02 AM	#8
mclairmo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Take Off Posts: 1,908	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. That's horrible. Is there a safer braker cleaner out there? Do we need to use one without Chlorine? I don't use carb cleaner or break cleaner to clean prior to welding. I use silicone and wax remover from paint shops. Seems to be ok. Need to read that label now.

09-17-2009, 01:31 AM	#9
Jacfourteen Big Red - Now its a SWB! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, Ca Posts: 1,624	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. alot of brake cleaners are non-chlorinated, I noticed this on cans before, but never knew why you would want them to be chlorine-free...I thought it was bad for brakes or something. __________________ 68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread 41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original 01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's

09-17-2009, 07:51 AM	#10
Hottrucks Redefining LowBudget Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: lebanon Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,538	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. Don't quote me on this but I have seen BRAKE CLEAN in a green can I think that it's chlorine free.....I also remember hearing that it was an EPA thing because we all wash the brakes clean on to the floor or ground??? __________________ 1970 C10 CST fleetside 472 ....big dreams little cash... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=335721 SunShine Syndicate.. Mikes Sandwich Fair Run OCT 8th 2011 http://www.thesandwichfair.com/html/...auto_show.html

09-17-2009, 09:27 AM	#11
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	Re: This should be posted in every section for anyone who welds. That red can label is on CRC Brake cleaner, it is the only one I have seen that acutally says this out of about 6 different brands. __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA



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