mark powell Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Are these available anywhere? Really looking for individual trays as opposed to the tandem one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 I prefer to use a flattened cardboard box. Highly absorbent, and identifies the drip point. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 They used to be made by an Australian seller called triumphfarm on eBay, but he has not listed any in recent years. Sorry - I stand corrected - he has listed this set: https://www.ebay.ie/itm/TRIUMPH-GT6-Spitfire-Master-Cylinder-Aluminium-Drip-Tray-BRAND-NEW/163984681383?hash=item262e3fa9a7:g:5AUAAOSwWgdb0Szv I've not found them anywhere else so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Thanks Colin, I'm in the process of rebuilding my J.C.Midge and it's either a pair of them or trying my luck with some 2k paint or lacquer... like this..https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ProXL-2K-Clear-Lacquer-Aerosol-for-Motorbike-Cars-Petrol-Resistant-200ml/173938341611?epid=1077329240&hash=item287f8876eb:g:Wm4AAOSwo7Zbz0KY Frosts do something similar..https://www.frost.co.uk/eastwood-2k-aerospray-high-temp-ceramic-engine-paint-gloss-black-14925/#reviews I don't know how the 2k stands up to brake fluid. The top of the footwell scuttle is going to be gloss black, so I really don't want any problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Doh! CYLINDER drip trays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 49 minutes ago, JohnD said: Doh! CYLINDER drip trays! I had a mental image of your Triumph with a square of corrugated card screwed on under both master cylinders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Use silicone brake fluid, if the cylinders drip it wouldn't damage the paint. Now moving into slit trench head well down. Regards Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlubikey Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Surely the fluid will just go through the big oval hole or underneath the screw heads, then wick under the whole SS plate, damaging the paint unbeknownst to the doting owner? I suspect that product is more to cover already damaged paint. If you don't have a good track record with brakes then I agree with 68vitesse, use silicone DOT5. Cheers, Richard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Yup, silicone cures the problem and cheaper than drip trays. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted January 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Thanks for everybody's input! I am completely rebuilding the brakes, so will investigate the silicon option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: Yup, silicone cures the problem and cheaper than drip trays. Doug Cures ONE problem, maybe... still not convinced that I should be using it. If I was fitting those trays I'd seal them with mastic underneath so that what ends up in the trays, stays in the trays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 hour ago, mark powell said: Thanks for everybody's input! I am completely rebuilding the brakes, so will investigate the silicon option. I wouldn't use silicon, it will be a bitch to bleed - though you will get a solid peddle Much better to use silicone. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark powell Posted January 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 32 minutes ago, Anglefire said: I wouldn't use silicon, it will be a bitch to bleed - though you will get a solid peddle Much better to use silicone. 😂 I dont know, it'll take ages to get it out of the tube and squeezed round the whole brake system. And then theres which colour to use.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Brown. It'll match the stains on the seats, first time you try to brake... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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