High Power Cleaners
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Ferrarislave
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Long term damage like to colors and such after using lots of times over the yrs. ? I honestly dont think it can do anything to alumnium clear coated or chrome rims. To carpets I dilute it 12:1 and only do it about 2x a year.
SG i only use in wheel wells and tires and other exterior cleaning jobs.
SG i only use in wheel wells and tires and other exterior cleaning jobs.
rhillstr
Recovering Postaholic
Well again they are separate entities Dalton. Some things are cleaned by pH action like grease and others are indifferent to pH. Also high pH increases solubility of certain stains/soil making them easier to remove while it may decrease the solubility of others making them less likely to come out. Typically wheel grime responds to acid based cleaners better but they etch metal.
Frozen- High pH cleaners can leave a white milky hazy coat on bare metal wheels, but I can be polished out with metal polish. Carpets are typically polymers that can by hydrolyzed over time by cleaners with strong pH (acid or basic). The carpet will become coarse and the fibers brittle over time. I've never tested the ability of cleaners to remove dye but a strong pH may chemically alter some dye molecules (never tested this either) and thus the color may change. A great analogy is when someone gets chlorine (pool or spa) in their hair which was bleached and it turns a shade of green.
Frozen- High pH cleaners can leave a white milky hazy coat on bare metal wheels, but I can be polished out with metal polish. Carpets are typically polymers that can by hydrolyzed over time by cleaners with strong pH (acid or basic). The carpet will become coarse and the fibers brittle over time. I've never tested the ability of cleaners to remove dye but a strong pH may chemically alter some dye molecules (never tested this either) and thus the color may change. A great analogy is when someone gets chlorine (pool or spa) in their hair which was bleached and it turns a shade of green.
JimS
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I'm pretty confused about what to use on what here.
So, it seems to me that since I'm confused and since I know nuttin about chemistry and since I'm too old, tired and indifferent to learn, my best course of action would be to buy products that give cleaning instructions and recommendations on the lable. If brake cleaner spray is not to be used on carpets it will probably say so on the lable and I can sue if it's not mentioned
In the future I'll probably not be using apc's or anything else without reading the label pretty carefully and I probably won't experiment with stuff....like maybe using CLR on leather seats.
So, it seems to me that since I'm confused and since I know nuttin about chemistry and since I'm too old, tired and indifferent to learn, my best course of action would be to buy products that give cleaning instructions and recommendations on the lable. If brake cleaner spray is not to be used on carpets it will probably say so on the lable and I can sue if it's not mentioned
In the future I'll probably not be using apc's or anything else without reading the label pretty carefully and I probably won't experiment with stuff....like maybe using CLR on leather seats.
rhillstr
Recovering Postaholic
Jim I'd say that's pretty sound advice. I think of APC's as Swiss Army knives or Leatherman multitools. They can do everything but they're lousy at all of them. With so many car care products out there it's hard to separate fact from hype. I suppose that's largely part of why we're all here, to experiment and learn from each other's experience.