Colouring brake fluid

[Hillsy]

Am looking at fitting clear resevoir lines to my masters and I am wanting to colour my brake fluid (other than amber). I've just tried using food colouring on a sample (in a glass bottle, not in the bike) and it seems to take OK.
Wondering if this may be a bad idea / detrimental?
The food colouring is seriously concentrated (about 10 - 15 drops per litre) so I'm thinking it won't be diluting it to any noticeable degree.
Any thoughts??

[Seifer]

Id test it out on a larger quantity first. I think you will find it will separate and probably settle after a few days.

The food coloring will heat up faster than the brake fluid.

It's basically colored water, could do serious damage to your seals.

[Captaintoc]

Ford do have blue brake fluids in there branded type of fluid.

Just go to a dealer and ask what colour it is.

(The last 4 brake flushes I've done at work were blue).

Have Fun
Andrew

[EXBEN]

Do not add anything to your brake fluid, food colouring's will probably have water in them that can boil in the lines & cause your brakes to fail under hard braking when you need them most.
Shell dot 4 fluid is green & mobil dot 4 is blue, these are readily available from bike shops & I'm sure Ive seen red as well, I dunno what brand tho.

[Hillsy]

OK - red, blue, green or amber it is then.

Thanks all