| abstract |
The present invention provides a composition comprising a methylated siloxane fluid and a solvent, the solvent comprising at least one of: ketones or esters each having up to six carbon atoms, haloalkanes having up to two carbon atoms, tetrachloroethylene, 1-chloro-4-trifluoromethylbenzene or ethane. The composition may further comprise a hydrocarbon solvent and/or a propellant, the hydrocarbon solvent comprising at least one of: toluene, xylene or a mixture of the formula C x H 2x+y A saturated hydrocarbon represented by wherein x is 5 to 8, and wherein y is 0 or 2. The method can include applying the composition to a brake system component to clean the brake system component. The method may further include applying a composition including hexamethyldisiloxane to a brake system component to clean the brake system component. |