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RE: Stuff that don't work

Mark T — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:43:39 GMT

If you like Fantastic or 409 you'll love " LA's Totally Awesome"

I buy it at my local dollar store. And its made in California.

RE: Stuff that don't work

Jeffs54Merc — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:53:38 GMT

I buy a cleaner called "Mean Green" at the "Dollar General". This stuff cuts through anything and it makes white wall tire look new too.

RE: Stuff that don't work

Ol'ford nut — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:56:09 GMT

[quote][b]Canadian Hot Rodder (12/9/2009)[/b][hr]For a safe degreaser use "Simple Green". I buy this at Home Depot and it works great! I even recomend this at work to degrease refrigeration coils, cleans well and will not attack the aluminum like other degreasers. Nice thing about it is it is also enviromentally friendly and can be washed down the drain. Doesn't smell bad either!!! LOL:D [/quote]

Just remember this- any product that states it is "Environmentally Friendly" or biodegradeable is talking about the product BEFORE it is used. The junk you are removing and washing down the drain might not be, so check with local authorities before doing so.

I manage almost 20 shops and all of them use and like Simple Green but all our wash water is run through a oil-water seperator before going into the city sewer system. And we received a discharge permit from the city allowing after we sampled waste and provided th city.

RE: Stuff that don't work

Canadian Hot Rodder — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:09:07 GMT

Aussie Bill, Maybe that is why I like Lon,............... he must obviously smell funny!!!! LOL :P

RE: Stuff that don't work

Flying Jester — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:42:47 GMT

Funny thing is, I have always used lemon dish soap to clean up engine grease. I also windex to clean up old paint when I don't feel like waxing an entire car (and really, who does?)

RE: Stuff that don't work

Timbo from Mempho — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:57:35 GMT

I had a camper that developed the black lines down the side. An old timer told me to try Fantastic. Well it worked......Fantastic!!!. Removed the stains without any scrubing. Spray on, rince off.

later,

Timbo

RE: Stuff that don't work

aussiebill — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:56:50 GMT

Rob, Lon mentioned you liked strange smells"

RE: Stuff that don't work

Canadian Hot Rodder — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:06:01 GMT

For a safe degreaser use "Simple Green". I buy this at Home Depot and it works great! I even recomend this at work to degrease refrigeration coils, cleans well and will not attack the aluminum like other degreasers. Nice thing about it is it is also enviromentally friendly and can be washed down the drain. Doesn't smell bad either!!! LOL:D

RE: Stuff that don't work

John Mummert — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:50:46 GMT

Some oven cleaners will take off anodize. We use Smart and Final Degreaser. Like 409 only concentrated. 1gal makes about 8 gals.

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56 big window — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:24:23 GMT

try oven cleaner . it works great

RE: Stuff that don't work

Eddie Paskey — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:02:20 GMT

Hey Billy; be careful with Fantastic or 409. Have found that they can ectch some surfaces. and done let it dry on glass. Yeah i found out the hard way. have a great day God Bless Eddie

Stuff that don't work

Y block Billy — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:33:57 GMT

I recently found out something interesting, I had picked up a large table from a paper mill to use a s a work bench, the top had grease and grime and graffiti all over it. I had some cans of engine degreaser and thought it should work good so I sprayed it down a couple times and gave it some good elbow rubbing and wiping and barely nothing came off. I had a spray bottle of Fantastic handy and decided to try that, lo and behold the thing cleaned up perfectly with one wipe of the fantastic.

So don't waste money on engine degreasers, just spray with Fantastic and rinse, it appears to work 100% better. Next test will be on an actual engine.