Need Advice On Crud Cleanup

[Junkman]

It is called Purple Magic and it is one tough cleaner. It got its start in the auto detailing business back in the late 1960's early 1970's. If you dilute it, it will clean your carpets, upholstery, etc. If you use it full strength, it will take off the color in the carpet or the paint off the engine.... Great product, but be careful how you use it. Wear rubber gloves and safety glasses, because it is very caustic out of the bottle....
The Green Stuff is Simple Green.... another good cleaner that isn't as aggressive and safer to use.... works well also...

 

[jinman]

Richard, AutoZone stores sell a purple cleaner that's very similar to the Castrol Super Clean. I think AutoZone calls theirs Power Clean or something similar. I use it for many cleaning chores because it's such a good grease cutter, but it will get to paint pretty quickly. The proper dilution is the key to success as Junkman suggests. I've even used it to clean soap scum out of a cast iron tub. You just spray it on, count to 10, wipe with a brush, and rinse. Presto! Soap scum is gone. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Be careful though, if you spray it on your metal faucets and then the telephone rings, don't answer the phone until you rinse it off. If you do answer the phone and come back 10 minutes later you will have permanently spotted faucets. Please don't ask me how I know. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Steven]

My friend does car detailing and he sometimes uses "scubbing bubbles" the stuff for cleaning tubs and showers. he just sprays it on and lets it sit for a while and hoses it off. will not damage anything and you do not need to use high pressure washer to get it off. which could get water where you may not want it. I have not tried this yet but just thought i would pass it on.

 

[PineRidge]

Jim thanks for the input as I used your advice. Diesel in the pump up sprayer cut right through the accumulated crud. Then a follow up with the pressure washer to get rid of the stubborn stuff and a follow up with water and diswashing detergent to remove the diesel residue. One more rinse and viola. And by golly there really is paint under the crud after all! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Getting the Bison ready to sell, as my new TC-40D is at the dealers now. I checked in on it today as they were prepping it for delivery. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[heehaw]

since you put it that way....the local pittsburgh paints store here sells a product named "crud cutter". it does just that, and works very well..haven't tried it on a vehicle engine, but have on several other things, and it worked great.
heehaw

 

[tdenny]

I just cleaned up an old tiller that I hadn't used. It was covered with grease, oil and who knows what else. I used Engine Brite (Gunk) and let it sit and just sprayed it off a couple of times and it looked good as new.