Brake cleaner

[1] Chlorinated brake cleaners (often sold as non-flammable)[2] use organochlorides like tetrachloroethylene and dichloromethane.

Some products also contain polar solvents such as ethanol,[7] methanol,[8] isopropanol, and acetone in order to dissolve non-lipophilic substances.

They are used for removing oils, fats, resins, tar and dust, mainly in motor vehicles.

Brake cleaners decompose rubber and some types of plastics by removing binding components.

For frequent and industrial use, cleaning and degreasing may be replaced by supercritical carbon dioxide or dry Ice blasting, which is abrasive.