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Old 01-16-2013 | 09:16 AM
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I tried it on a metric bike once and it put stains in my aluminum rims. Its an excellent degreaser and although its supposed to be bio-degradable, dont accidentally inhale the mist while working with it, not a great reaction from your lungs. I personally would use Dawn diluted in water with a med stiff brush. If you use it keep the mist away from rubber also stains it?
 
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Old 01-16-2013 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by TUCCI
I tried it on a metric bike once and it put stains in my aluminum rims. Its an excellent degreaser and although its supposed to be bio-degradable, dont accidentally inhale the mist while working with it, not a great reaction from your lungs. I personally would use Dawn diluted in water with a med stiff brush. If you use it keep the mist away from rubber also stains it?
caught a wiff when I was doing my stove top......smells like jagermeister...as for my wheels, a clean stain is better than what it looks like now.........but thats month's away, prolly use it all up by spring time anyhow.
 
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Old 01-16-2013 | 09:31 AM
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To me the smell of it is something that sticks with you for a long time and leaves a bad taste in your brain.
I can't stand it!!
I won't use it.
 
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Old 01-19-2013 | 04:53 PM
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Used to use regular simple green in the USMC, but it is caustic and caused bearings to rust on the aircraft engines we overhauled. it was banned. I have has a motorcycle head bearings lock up, I believe due to that washing the grease out (pressure washer too, my bad). Now I use walmart orange cleaner and no hi pressure water
 
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