Petroleum Solvents affect all rubber and plastic?

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vick-e

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Just baught a can of this stuff since it was on special at canadiantire.



Gunk Engine Brite Heavy Duty Engine Degreaser





just wondering if all rubber hoses in cars are affected by petroleum solvents. I did a quick search in the forum and I read one guy that said only to use it on the engine block and thats it.



It says to to avoid using on asphault drive way which really scares me



Ive always used simplegreen which no problems but theres some gunk that just wont come off.
 
I've used that product. It didn't damage my hoses, though I did my best to keep the degreaser off them.



I wasn't all that impressed with it's effectiveness. I ended up using some kerosene, rags, and an old toothbrush to get the worst grime off.
 
Oh, probably.



I wouldn't worry about a little bit of kerosene getting on the hoses, but I'm not sure I would use it to clean them specifically.
 
A lot of the "is it bad for xyz?" has to be looked at in a relative fashion. While you certainly want to *limit* exposure to stuff that could be harmful, generally it's not that big of a problem. I've used all sorts of solvents that are "bad for rubber" on hoses/etc. and it's never been a problem. I you want to take extra precautions, clean the stuff off with a rubber cleaner after it's been on there just a little while (long enough to do some cleaning, not long enough to cause problems, and that latter would be a while).



IMO this is one of those disclaimer things where the manufacturer wants to cover themselves from some weird (and unlikely) problem that a consumer might blame on the product. It's sorta like spilling bug & tar remover on an asphalt driveway- it does a little bit of damage but it's not like you need to get your driveway *fixed* over it, you won't even see it after a while.
 
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