[It looks as if I missed trailers lurking far, far down the quotes, so
here is a repost just for healeys listees. -R]
I went to the website for Simple Green. Here is what I found in
their FAQ section concerning aluminum. You should draw your own
conclusions.
-Roland
<Aluminum - Is it safe to use Simple Green on aluminum?
<Simple Green products have been successfully and safely used on
aircraft, automotive, industrial and consumer aluminum items for over
20 years. However, caution and common sense must be used: Aluminum is
a soft metal that easily corrodes with unprotected exposure to water.
The aqueous-base and alkalinity of Simple Green or Crystal Simple
Green can accelerate the corrosion process. Therefore, contact times
of All-Purpose Simple Green and Crystal Simple Green with unprotected
or unpainted aluminum surfaces should be kept as brief as the job will
allow - never for more than 10 minutes. Large cleaning jobs should be
conducted in smaller-area stages to achieve lower contact time.
Rinsing after cleaning should always be extremely thorough - paying
special attention to flush out cracks and crevices to remove all
Simple Green/Crystal Simple Green residues. Unfinished, uncoated or
unpainted aluminum cleaned with Simple Green products should receive
some sort of protectant after cleaning to prevent oxidation.
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:11:31 -0700, you wrote:
::I have a gallon container of simple green and checked the label. Nowhere
::does it safe it is not safe for aluminum.
::
::What the label does say thought:
::
::"Simple Green can be used to clean any washable, no-porous surface.
::All-purpose - 10 parts water to one part simple green"
::
::The label states that full strength can be used for many items; some that
::would be made from alloys or aluminum.
::
::John
::
::At 08:59 PM 10/15/04, Roland Wilhelmy wrote:
::
::>Beware. Don't use Simple Green on aluminum (or aluminium, either ;-)
::>). There is fine print somewhere on the Simple Green container
::>warning that it will do very bad things to aluminum. I remember
::>reading somewhere fairly recently about this issue. otherwise, Simple
::>Green is a good cleaner.
::>
::>-Roland
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