CAUTION: Brake Fluid., just in case you need to be told Options

[fiid]

So I spilled brake fluid on myself last night without realising it (just a drop or two - I was tapping the catch can with my foot trying to get it in the right spot.).

Needless to say - about 2 hours later I thought I had a ripping mosquito bite - it ate through my sock (1" long hole) and now I have a whelt on my ankle about 1" by 0.5".

So - like you really need to be told: be careful with brake fluid.

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[dmenche914]

OK, here's the real deal, whenever working with brake fluid, especially when bleeding them, WEAR SAFETY GLASSES!!!

'Had brake fluid , just a touch of it get into me eye while I was bleeding the brakes. Some fluid streamed out and splashed, the splash got in the eye. Dispite immediate flushing with cold water for 10 - 15 minutes, it still burned, Went to the emergency room, and they flushed more, and had me put medicine in the eye for several days. It kept burning, hurt for a long time.

It was just a bit of brake fluid, not even really a big splash, so I was lucky, but would have been much better off with glasses, so now, years later, I still always wear safety glasses when working with brake fluid. Same goes for solvents, gasoline, power tools, and compressed air.

Do not loss your eyesight for lack of glasses.

Silicone brake fluid (you must change all rubber parts to new, and flush out all metal lines if converting) is non corrosive to paint, less damaging to human flesh (but I'd still rinse it off) I have it in one of my cars, good stuff.

dave