Cleaning agents

[drf256]

I was using purple cleaner in my USC at around a 50/50 solution and at about 160* F.

It cleaned parts well, but it took any luster plastic had completely away. Aluminum cleaned up nicely with almost no etching at all


After hearing that the purple was much more corrosive, I switched to this




I went about 60/40 cleaner to water on it. 160*F, same setting as with purple.

The plastic I put in retained some luster. But damn. It chewed into aluminum causing a black colored etching I've never seen. I only had a slug and jug in it for an hour. A flywheel, that was in for 20 minutes, came out grey. With the purple, it came our shiny and new, even if I turned off the cleaner and oet it soak all week?

What gives?

I thought the green was less caustic? Am I too concentrated or too hot ?

I'm gonna try to dilute it more and maybe drop the temp. I'm kinda shocked. I have little doubt that if I left a piston soaking for a week, it would make it unusable.

 

[Onan18]

I use water and just enough simple green to turn the fluid pine green, never measure but it is like 90/10 or 95/5. So not very much cleaner at all.

 

[paragonbuilder]

I use water and just enough simple green to turn the fluid pine green, never measure but it is like 90/10 or 95/5. So not very much cleaner at all.

Yeah I dilute to about 90/10 as well, I'm gonna try Dawn dish soap next.

 

[drf256]

Sounds like a went to far. I'll dilute it down.

 

[paragonbuilder]

Sounds like a went to far. I'll dilute it down.

Parts going to be ok?

 

[drf256]

Yes

 

[Mattyo]

I've tried a bunch of things. MM recommended mean grean... so I'm trying that. I use a couple glugs in say a gallon of water. It seems to not etch aluminum, but cleans things up pretty nice. If you are putting screws in there, gotta WD-40 them as soon as they come out otherwise they rust.

Flywheels really benefit from the USC ... they are a pain to clean by hand and the USC does a very nice job on them

 

[tickbitintn]

I think I run about 75 water 25 purple or green.... Long soaks will darken up the aluminium pretty bad I try not to leave anything in more than a couple hours for the extra dirty stuff...

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[Mastermind]

Mean Green is the best stuff I've used. I tried Dawn....went back to Mean Green.

 

[jacob j.]

I do cylinders on a stove-top burner with a large pot I bought at a garage sale and 100% purple power on 33% heat for about two hours- excellent results. It usually even pulls off the built-up carbon. Rinse immediately with the hottest water you can stand after pulling them out.

Flywheels work best in the USC as Matt mentioned- I use liquid laundry detergent- it doesn't etch aluminum and gets the impacted saw dust off nicely. Dirty fasteners go in a large mouth plastic motor oil bottle with a tight-fitting lid and straight gas and shaken up for a few minutes and then left to sit about twenty minutes or so, followed by a rinse with 100% simple green, and then hot water.

I haven't had much luck with the dishwasher, except for plastics/exterior parts off of motorcycles/atvs.

 

[Cut4fun]

I tried something new you might try in your USC. It's not in a concentrated from that I have found. But it dont hurt plastic or discolor aluminum. So far in my uses.

Also spray on wash off with water or in extreme cases spray on brush then spray off.

Won't harm sensitive surfaces like aluminum, copper and glass, it says.

Comes in 1gal refills too. https://www.wd40specialist.com/products/industrial-strength-cleaner-degreaser-1gal/

Before after

 

[Termitebuffet]

I run Dawn in my usc , and purple power in one crock pot ,and pinesol in the other crock pot

 

[dolmarkid]

Purple power

 

[paragonbuilder]

Mean Green is the best stuff I've used. I tried Dawn....went back to Mean Green.

Good to know

 

[Chainsaw Jim]

I spray this stuff on full strength and rinse with hot water after a minute or two. If there's any fading on the plastic I'll use a little stihl penetrating lubricant to bring the shine back...that stuff even tries to bring back dried out sun faded plastic. It doesn't seem to cause any problems with aluminum or magnesium.

 

[stihl_head1982]

I run Dawn in my usc , and purple power in one crock pot ,and pinesol in the other crock pot

Pine sol in the crock pot works amazingly well. I use it straight and it makes a cylinder look mighty fine.

 

[Dub11]

Good info guys!


Now I'm envisioning strapping a DA sander to a Crock-Pot bam redneck ultrasonic cleaner

 

[Stevetheboatguy]

I haven't found anything better than Oil eater. Tractor supply and Amazon are the places to find it.


Steven

 

[BrokenSVT]

Good info guys!


Now I'm envisioning strapping a DA sander to a Crock-Pot bam redneck ultrasonic cleaner

If you run an orbital in the bottom of the crock pot, you can cut the base while cleaning the cylinder. Boom! Two birds, one stone.

 

[backhoelover]

Denture cleaning tablets is the best I've found so far. I also use hf cleaner, just can't leave carb in over night lol