Engine paint.

Who sprays or wipes their painted engine off with brake parts cleaner?

I could see fuel spill or brake fluid becoming a possible issue but if your taking the engine apart at all you womt be spraying it with brake parts cleaner, only thing that should get wiped with brake parts cleaner are bare machined surfaces such as gasket areas around the block or heads or intake.

I grab what I have on hand, brake cleaner, carb cleaner, whatever. If the paint comes off with brake cleaner and other paints don't, what's that say? It's softer.