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Old Mar 30, 2025 | 10:15 AM
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I don’t typically do endorsements but this product was unfamiliar to me when I bought it at Home Depot yesterday. ( $7.98 / gallon) I had allowed an embarrassing amount of oil/ grease/ general gunk to build up under my bike. There’s been some “ dripping” lately and I wanted to identify the source. First step was clean away the accumulation and see where it’s coming from. Put this stuff in a spray bottle, without diluting, sprayed the worst areas, waited a few minutes and took a garden hose to it with an adjustable nozzle set at “jet”. I was hugely impressed…the stuff I wanted gone simply flowed off with the water. To bare metal.. no brushing or rubbing. I’ll be using it again on the rest of the mess under there.






 
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Old Mar 30, 2025 | 10:17 AM
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My son says it's the best he's ever used
 
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Old Mar 30, 2025 | 11:48 AM
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I have never heard of it, but for that price, I’ll definitely try it. I’m always on the lookout for detailing products that actually work. I have been using Super Clean for years but I’m always on the lookout for something better.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2025 | 03:28 PM
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They don't have that here in our Canadian Home Depot's.

LOOK what price we pay here in Canada (Amazon Prime) for a gallon of the same, just a tad more at $74.75 WOW.
I always get jealous seeing the prices you guys pay in the USA for everything.

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guido4198 I was going to get some but not for that price here in the great white north.
 

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Old Mar 31, 2025 | 08:07 AM
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a very dangerous substance but then again most are.
however it is not safe for rubber and plastic and such especially full strength. it contains salicylic acid, yep found in wart remover and % of content key. the other one is a solvent use in lacquer and such. it also can have an effect on aluminum.
you might look up the SDS information but def not use full strength.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2025 | 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by bustert
a very dangerous substance but then again most are.
however it is not safe for rubber and plastic and such especially full strength. it contains salicylic acid, yep found in wart remover and % of content key. the other one is a solvent use in lacquer and such. it also can have an effect on aluminum.
you might look up the SDS information but def not use full strength.
So ... Your scooter won't have warts ... That's a bonus
 
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Old Mar 31, 2025 | 10:28 AM
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A lot of detergents are very caustic, especially to aluminum, it gets down into fasteners and starts corrosion on the threads.

This is what I use (you can also find it on Amazon with free shipping on prime).

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Old Mar 31, 2025 | 10:44 AM
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I never use this on my bikes, but did use it to help clean up oil spot on the driveway and garage floor. It works great.
 
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I watched a tool box tour and YouTube and the guy raved about how good these work. He said they worked better than any other hand cleaner, tool cleaner, so of course I tried them. They would work great at cleaning places you can get to. Some areas you will need a spray and rinse type of product

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