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> OT: Castrol Super Banned?, EPA took my favorite cleaner
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post Jun 19 2005, 06:34 PM
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I found "Orange Power" at the 99c store. Cleaned my parts with that, hot water & a wire brush.
Worked great!!! 2 days later - the skin on my hands pealed right off!!!
Cool... But I'm old skool - I still miss M.E.K. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/happy11.gif)
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post Jun 19 2005, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE (ArtechnikA @ Jun 18 2005, 07:43 PM)
QUOTE (Cabasa @ Jun 18 2005, 07:10 PM)
we can't stock you anymore in California.

CA is a nice place to be from...

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Mississippi is the place you ought to be. We still think it's OK to do what ever the hell you want.
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post Jun 19 2005, 08:22 PM
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MEK, PD680 and Trich...

Add some Berryman's carb cleaner and man is that some good stuff!

I'm afraid to have kids, I have been dipped in solvents and chemicals since the age of 10 with no safety gear, except when I was in the Marines...

I have found that the purple power is very good to wash your hands with (straight non diluted) before a date with a chick that don't need to know you are an engine builder... works wonders!
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post Jun 19 2005, 09:01 PM
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It's amazing what GoJo and a stiff bristled brush will do.


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post Jun 19 2005, 09:28 PM
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Too much work.... :-)... The superclean just requires a dip and a few splashes to get you good as new!
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post Jun 19 2005, 09:42 PM
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I'll bet aircraft stripper works good! I bet if they thought we were going to use aircraft stripper to replace super..

Oh.. I'll bet they'd take it off the market too..


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post Jun 19 2005, 10:35 PM
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Chemicals don't stop at the skin level, they continue on into the bloodstream. How about some latex or nitrile gloves?
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post Jun 19 2005, 10:46 PM
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post Jun 19 2005, 11:48 PM
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Anything that works worth a damn eats right through gloves, Nitrile or Latex.....
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post Jun 20 2005, 12:15 AM
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Purple Power was still on the shelves. I tried it once and felt it didn't compare to the Super Clean. I'll give it another shot and see what happens. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)



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post Jun 20 2005, 12:20 AM
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The last time I went to Wally-Mart to buy Super-Clean the shelf was empty, but the tag was still there. Purple power was in stock so I bought some. The ingredients listed for both appear essentially the same. I've since used the PP and it seemed to work as well.
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post Jun 20 2005, 12:23 AM
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QUOTE (jonwatts @ Jun 19 2005, 11:31 AM)
I've made the mistake (twice) of not wearing gloves while using SuperClean, it was even dilluted. Both times it did weird things to my skin, kind of like that politician in X-men, made it rubbery.

Probably just a genetic mutation that will show up in my children.

Strange, I was working at the body shop on one of my cars. I had to leave quickly and my hands were very greasy. I didn't have time to use the sink since I was outside. I had of bottle of super clean in my car that I sprayed on my hands and wiped the grease off with a shop towel. It didn't do anything weird. I figured those organic based cleaners weren't that bad and I'd use it. I've seen guys in shops use carb cleaner for their hands. That's something I wouldn't do.
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post Jun 20 2005, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE (Jake Raby @ Jun 19 2005, 09:48 PM)
Anything that works worth a damn eats right through gloves, Nitrile or Latex.....

Uh-huh, and if it eats through through those substances.....

Please be careful. You do this as a business not just an occasional hobby thing--more contact. My brother-in-law paints and he's a fanatic about keeping all the chems off his skin.
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post Jun 24 2005, 09:47 PM
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QUOTE (Jake Raby @ Jun 19 2005, 06:22 PM)
I'm afraid to have kids, I have been dipped in solvents and chemicals since the age of 10 with no safety gear, except when I was in the Marines...

When is the govt. going to stop testing on poor defenseless RATs.
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post Jun 24 2005, 10:47 PM
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Cap'n Krusty   Posted on Jun 19 2005, 07:46 AM I had a recent experience with "Super Clean", and had breathing difficulties for hours! Truly nasty stuff


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Not nearly as good a job as Floway. The Cap'n
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post Jun 24 2005, 11:29 PM
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Foamy Engine Brite is great stuff, it is fun to apply too! watch it faom up and attack the crud. Anyone else use it? It leaves a different kind of smell on you for days, but doesn't eat the skin.

I always chase the used oil I pour down the sewer with engine cleaner, want to do the right thing, and not leave a mess!

I think I'm going to convert my car to bio-diesel, I'll burn whale oil!
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post Jun 25 2005, 12:18 AM
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Bio-Diesel now that's an interesting subject. I'm in the process now of converting my motorhome to a 6.2 Diesel that will run off of used cooking oil or Bio-Diesel. Can't wait to go hundreds of miles for virtually nothing! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif) OOps, better keep quite or they'll take that away from me too.
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post Jun 25 2005, 06:40 AM
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post Jun 25 2005, 12:14 PM
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QUOTE (dmenche914 @ Jun 24 2005, 09:29 PM)
Foamy Engine Brite is great stuff, it is fun to apply too! watch it faom up and attack the crud. Anyone else use it? It leaves a different kind of smell on you for days, but doesn't eat the skin.

I always chase the used oil I pour down the sewer with engine cleaner, want to do the right thing, and not leave a mess!

I think I'm going to convert my car to bio-diesel, I'll burn whale oil!

Unless you do the processing yourself....around here the biodiesel is MORE expensive.....
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post Jun 25 2005, 12:21 PM
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QUOTE (dmenche914 @ Jun 24 2005, 10:29 PM)
I always chase the used oil I pour down the sewer with engine cleaner, want to do the right thing, and not leave a mess!

I hope you're joking. Don't throw any oil down the drain. Every parts store or service station should allow you to dump your recycled oil in their bin for free.
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