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Learned something last night - don't inhale brakleen

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Old 08-18-2009, 07:21 PM
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LOL good thing i took off when i did! u were soaking that bitch with the kleen like no other tho
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Old 08-18-2009, 08:17 PM
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I too took down some radiator fluid about three months ago. Tasted bad for days, called posin control and the amount I took in was negligable if I took some water and rested. I was flushing my truck's rad and BOOM...right in my face...but thank god it was cold water and not hot.
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Old 08-18-2009, 10:17 PM
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Brake parts cleaner is pretty good about evaporating quickly and not leaving many fumes at least. One thing though - Brake parts cleaner is about the worst buring thing to get in your eyes. It's worse than gasoline.
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Old 08-18-2009, 10:52 PM
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by CAD
Brake parts cleaner is pretty good about evaporating quickly and not leaving many fumes at least. One thing though - Brake parts cleaner is about the worst buring thing to get in your eyes. It's worse than gasoline.
Have to agree with that. I don't think I've ever had anything burn my eyes more than brake cleaner.

I'm back at 100%, btw
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:53 PM
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be glad you don't smoke. . . .
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Old 08-19-2009, 02:58 PM
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I have done that with brake cleaner but not as bad as you did. Glad you are OK now. Watch out for carb cleaner also.
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Old 08-19-2009, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 67mustangreg
I too took down some radiator fluid about three months ago. Tasted bad for days, called posin control and the amount I took in was negligable if I took some water and rested. I was flushing my truck's rad and BOOM...right in my face...but thank god it was cold water and not hot.
i learned not to open the cap when hot the hard way. lol i can laugh now but it sucked at the time.
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Old 08-22-2009, 03:10 AM
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scary stuff man. once its in, hard to get it out fast.

back in highschool i got a bit of natural gas poisoning in chem. half my face/body went numb and i couldnt see out of that eye for the rest of the day. crazy headache too.
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Old 08-22-2009, 01:42 PM
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Kinda figured not breathing brake cleaner was a given... kinda like, "don't touch fire".
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