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Purple Power cleaner

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I normally don't get into pluging products on the internet unless the stuff impress me TOTALLY. Well, for years i've been using Simple Green to wash the mud and grime off my bikes, and it always worked good, until a few weeks ago when a good friend who cleans boats told me about a kick a$$ cleaning product called Purple Power:

http://www.clean-rite.com/

This product is hands down the BALLZ for removing dirt, oil and grime from your bike. Purple Power is really concentrated, as it will actually make aluminum shine like new. I would not use full strength Purple Power on painted bodywork. Spray the stuff on, let it sit for about 5 min, then hose it off. Don't leave Purple power on too long, as it can taint the aluminum surface. Try it !!

Rich
 
Rich I love this stuff too. Been using it for a while and you're absolutely right. It simply kicks Simple Green's butt. However I would suggest NOT using it on your black motors. Sure it will take whatever nasty grime and oil that's on it right off but it also leaves a white haze on th paint that's is a royal SOB to get off. But for everything else, it's the cats ass! Btw Advance Auto sells it at least around here for about 7 bucks for a gallon jug. I bought one last spring and still have about a half gallon left.
 
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thecafekid said:
rich i love this stuff too. Been using it for a while and you're absolutely right. It simply kicks simple green's butt. However i would suggest not using it on your black motors. Sure it will take whatever nasty grime and oil that's on it right off but it also leaves a white haze on th paint that's is a royal sob to get off. But for everything else, it's the cats ass!
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Do NOT confuse this stuff with the Industrial Purple stuff by ZEP, that you can buy at Home Depot. That stuff will immediately oxidize the crap out of aluminum, assuring you many, many hard hours of cleaning in order to remove said oxidation. Alkali chemical reactions for the loss.
 
I dont like it, when it gets on your hands, it tears up your skin and makes it flake. I prefer simple green maximum strength. I was buying it at ace hardware, but they stopped carrying it. I cant find it anywhere now.
 
Tarbash 27 said:
I dont like it, when it gets on your hands, it tears up your skin and makes it flake. I prefer simple green maximum strength. I was buying it at ace hardware, but they stopped carrying it. I cant find it anywhere now.
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I feel your pain. I used that stuff and I thought I was going to be shipped off to a leper colony. Ugh.

I got some simple green at Kmart...
 
I haven't had any issues with Purple Power eating at my skin. It did however take all of the carbon buildup off my pistons with 0 scrubbing. This stuff works great and I got it at Walmart for $4 a gallon.
 
It works great, but I really don't like the pain involved with using it- made my hands raw and red like a sunburn. Make sure you dilute it.
 
Seriously? Why in the world would you want to work with chemicals, without wearing gloves? Am I the odd one? I usually don a new pair of blue nitrile gloves every time I do anything on the bike, or anytime I'm mixing chemicals. Once they're in the spray bottles and diluted, I'm usually in the clear.
 
midnightcafe said:
It works great, but I really don't like the pain involved with using it- made my hands raw and red like a sunburn. Make sure you dilute it.
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Yeah I use gloves too but they were vinyl, mistake. After a couple minutes I felt a soapy wetness inside the gloves but passed it off as sweat. Turns out it passed through the glove and it was the alkaline detergent breaking down the fatty cell tissue of my skin. Since I'm ghost white my hands turned raw red, the same when I stand outside in the sun unprotected for an hour:D
 
kinnet said:
I feel your pain. I used that stuff and I thought I was going to be shipped off to a leper colony. Ugh.

I got some simple green at Kmart...
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It's a friggin' kick a$$ concentrated acidic industrial cleaner !
I didn't say rub it all over your skin like hand and facial smoothing cream !!!
 
Road_Clam said:
It's a friggin' kick a$$ concentrated acidic industrial cleaner !
I didn't say rub it all over your skin like hand and facial smoothing cream !!!
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You're right. Taking a bath in it was a terrible idea. I don't know why I ever did such a thing. :rolleyes:
 
kinnet said:
You're right. Taking a bath in it was a terrible idea. I don't know why I ever did such a thing. :rolleyes:
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Well don't wash up too much. I likes mah girl a little dirtay. Mwahahahahaha. Oh. Did I just say that out loud? Dammit my inner monologue is broken again!
 
I was all about both Simple Green and Purple Power, but I am hooked on a newer product. Its made by STP, Its called Oomph...That stuff is amazing, puts the other to shame yet its mild enough to clean your hands with it. I use it on wheels and tires on all my vehicles with amazing results as well. We sell it at work (manager at Autozone) right next to purple power and simple green, Try it, you'll be a beleiver...

On a side note, I got sprayed in the eye with purple power and it was insane, about 15 mins of washing it out and I couldnt open my eye without shooting pain for a few hours.... BTW the employee who sprayed it is no longer employed by us...I win
 
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I got three gallons in the mail today. Also saw on another site it works well to clean carbon buildup off pistons. 5 min and toothbrush is pretty clean. 1 hours and the pistons sparkle.


jdmcb3si said:
I have been using this stuff to clean everything to get ready to reassemble and be able to shoot it with some paint (high temp black or BBQ black) and decided I would see how good it worked on carbon build up.
I started with the pistons and the result is amazing!
before:
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this is after a 5 min. soaking and using a tooth brush to scrub it:
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now after sitting for around an hour:
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then I did the chambers on the cylinder head and this is after soaking for 20mins and using the same tooth brush to scrub:
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I would reccomend this stuff to anyone. it works wonders on everything :cheers
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I used PP on my engine last weekend with good result. It's also a great bilge cleaner for you boaters out there.
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