There is another plus to using silicon brake fluid (DOT 5). It will not harm your expensive paint or powder coating. I chose to use it in my restored '57 Nomad when it first became available to consumers back in the late seventies and it is still in there today. I am glad I did because I've had a few mishaps with my master cylinder and DOT 3 or 4 would have been disasterous. This is the only reason I used it and only in that car. But then again, that car only gets out of the garage to get on the trailer or to drive around the neighborhood. So to conclude, my only suggestion on when to use silicon brake fluid is for a show car that does not get much use on the road.
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