Degreaser (1 Viewer)

[Haskins1111]

Anyone know of any good degreaser? I am wanting to pressure wash my undercarage and would like to soak it in some cleaner first. Thanks

 

[brian]

purple power or mean green.

 

[bigbrown]

yeah, that purple stuff from walmart is great.

 

[notagp_afj55]

What about the Castrol SuperClean, I have used it with great
luck. took about 1/2" of grease and grime off of a 73 FJ55 Transfer
case that i am sure wasnt cleaned since new...

 

[Haskins1111]

Thanks

 

[AA996]

Just be careful with any of the purple cleaners around bare aluminum (i.e. t-case, engine block), they tend to be rather corrosive. I like to use milder degreasers, like Simple Green or Castrol Super Clean, and agitate the gunk with a brush before power washing.

Regardless of what you use, try to wear rubber gloves and eye protection and use the cleaner in a well-ventilated area. All those cleaners are really strong unless diluted.

 

[UpsideDown]

Just be careful with any of the purple cleaners around bare aluminum [...snip...] Simple Green or Castrol Super Clean, and agitate the gunk with a brush before power washing.

Castrol Super Clean is a caustic cleanser ("Purple cleaner") so becareful when you use it. It is very strong, but does not like to be diluted since it greatly loses its efficacy when diluted.

 

[Fearnofish!]

The degreaser from POR-15 seems to be pretty good. I bought a gallon and only dilute about 1 cup to 1 gallon of hot water. Pour it on and wait about 30 mintues. Stubborn stuff takes a littel elbow grease but things get clean with no corrosive sideeffects.
Fish

 

[Mountain Goat]

Big Orange - available at auto parts stores is one I like. Don't be fooled by the name. It's not a citrus based cleaner. It contains lye (sodium hydroxide) just like the others. I haven't had any problems with corrosion though.

 

[soggy60]

Unless it's dripping on the driveway, or too greasy to work on, don't degrease !

Amongst swet drip of crank case, and xfer, past PS pump leaks, etc, I have absolutely no concern about frame rust or underbody rust....

 

[pvidrummer]

I don't know if it is available in the US, but I love to use a degreaser named DR. Mechanic. It is great stuff, when used with a pressure washer it is unstoppable.

 

[chicago]

Simple Green sucks my ass! I bought 2 gallons of that crap and its good for 2 things...cleaning spills/ leaks, and washing my hands (Yes, its that diluted!)
Im gonna give the purple stuff a try for cleaning parts based on others recommendation...Harbor Freight also has a concentrated degreaser that I might give a whirl too.

Chicago