Brake cleaner (spray) & paint removal

[Mattax]

One of things I use brake cleaner for is cleaning up any spillage of brake fluid.
So I was a bit surprised when it looked like the CRC non-chlor (green can) was removing paint.
But I wasn't sure until this past Sat when I gave a quick washdown of the master cylinder after changing brake fluid. The edges of the cover removed all doubt.

from now on I'll use the CRC non-chlorinated for washing dust out of drums but not anything else.

 

[flingdingo]

Any brake spray will take paint off, especially thin coats of spray paint. I had it lift factory applied paint once (my boss was pissed about that!)