Idle thought - coat braided ss brake lines? Options

[smontanaro]

I happened to click on Eric's Read this first link in his sig today and was skimming the resulting thread about brakes. I read this:

What about braided stainless flex hoses?

These are commonly available, and people like them because they give better feel. Or so they think. The actual feel difference between fresh rubber hoses and braided lines is actually pretty small, and the improvement people note is usually wishful thinking, or they're replacing tired rubber lines with fresh stainless lines. The danger with stainless lines is that they require more maintenance and attention than rubber lines. Stainless lines are a braided covering over a Teflon hose. The braid is usually exposed, and gets dirty. This dirt works itself into the braid and begins chafing the relatively fragile Teflon hose underneath. This most often happens at the ends of the hose, near or under the crimped-on fittings. Given enough time, the Teflon hose will fail, usually with no warning. The result is a brake pedal that goes straight to the floor. If a front line fails, it also means nearly zero stopping power.

and then wondered... Would it be possible to coat braided SS brake lines with that latex stuff (or something similar) that you can dip wrench handles and such in? I would think the hose would still be flexible enough, but the latex would prevent the dirt infiltration of the braiding.

S