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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 9:06 am    Post subject: master cylinder reservoir cleaning? Reply with quote

I'm at the stage of cleaning up the brake cylinder reservoir for my 67 fastback:

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Clatter, I think you wound up using a reservoir from something else?

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=9386350#9386350

Has anyone found a way to make an old reservoir look better?

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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 11:45 am    Post subject: Re: master cylinder reservoir cleaning? Reply with quote

look up Retr0Brite but honestly yours looks pretty nice
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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 1:22 pm    Post subject: Re: master cylinder reservoir cleaning? Reply with quote

Max Welton wrote:
I'm at the stage of cleaning up the brake cylinder reservoir for my 67 fastback:

Has anyone found a way to make an old reservoir look better?

Max


Soap and water?
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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 1:30 pm    Post subject: Re: master cylinder reservoir cleaning? Reply with quote

peroxide might whiten it up a bit, too.
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PostPosted: Sat May 01, 2021 7:44 pm    Post subject: Re: master cylinder reservoir cleaning? Reply with quote

I tried Clorox on an old cap ... no impact. I can try peroxide.

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