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Posted By: ironbender Purple Power - 06/02/22
This stuff:

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Ever use it in the soap reservoir of a power washer?

Tks
Posted By: smokepole Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Wabi, is that you?
Posted By: Beansnbacon33 Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
No but I know for a fact that the stuff WILL take the paint off of steel and plastics and will leave tires gummy. Careful with it.
Posted By: hanco Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
It will take cshit off, with the paint
Posted By: JeffA Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Yeah thanks Ironbender,
I just washed my car with that schit.

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Posted By: Nestucca Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
I’m not sure about paint but watch out on aluminum
Posted By: BigDave39355 Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Not in a pressure wersher.

For heavy duty cleaning, I’ll mix up some soap in a pump up garden sprayer.

I use “Cajun Brown”. I think it’s got a bit of caustic in it. Warm on the hands. 😂.

It’ll get gumbo mud off stuff.

Used it on my beat a round truck once. Turned the aluminum rims black. 😂😂.


A good cheap cleaner?

LA’s Totally Awesome degreaser. $1 / gal at the DG.

Don’t let the price fool ya. It works.
Posted By: Teal Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
If necessary - I like Simple Green or Jungle Jake.

Whenever an oil cooler on a CAT would puke - we'd run Jungle Jake through the rad and cooling systems to get it clean at Pete.
Posted By: horse1 Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
I've used Purple Power in place of Simple Green, always figured them as interchangeable. I mostly use them on my fiberglass boat.
Posted By: Tide_Change Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Originally Posted by smokepole
Wabi, is that you?

Couldn't be. The picture is in focus. laugh
Posted By: Tide_Change Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Originally Posted by BigDave39355
A good cheap cleaner?

LA’s Totally Awesome degreaser. $1 / gal at the DG.

Don’t let the price fool ya. It works.


I call that chit Agent Orange.

If I can't get it clean with Purple Power or Simple Green, I pull out the Agent Orange.

Makes your hands silky smooth too - removes the top layer of epidermis on contact.
Posted By: 45_100 Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
In my experience, that purple cleaner is just about the strongest degreaser you can buy over the counter. It is very similar to oven cleaner and I think it has lye in it which is why it works so well. Lots of companies make it. I have always had good luck with Zep products and that is the brand I try to buy. It will dissolve paint and aluminum if left to soak too long.
Posted By: FatCity67 Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Yes but just to clean the under carriage and engine compartments. Never on paint.
Posted By: LRoyJetson Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Yes, if you can control the soap metering (dilution). Or dilute before putting in reservoir.
Not recommended on Auto paint.
Posted By: ironbender Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
I have lichens growing on top of my 3-horse trailer. Used the PP to clean it off the seams to be able to reseal them. Wanted to use it on the rest of the top to repaint it.

It worked great on the seams. Sprayed on and scrubbed with a stiff bristled brush.

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Metering from the soap tank on the washer is fixed, and there are no adjustments I can make. I’m concerned it will be too dilute.
Posted By: atvalaska Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
It will work ..dulls paint , cleans oily chit, hook the PW to your hot water, you don't care about your PW run it hot 125 + , u want to keep the PW run 100 deg water thur it . And match your soap to what your cleaning. That black stuff on your roof was alive at some point.....
Posted By: jnyork Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Simple Green only on my shop bench. Works on everything including gun parts.
Posted By: LRoyJetson Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
LA Awesome plus Westleys Bleche white, mixed 50/50 is the best trailer, gutter, downspout cleaner I've ever used.
Spray, wait, wipe or rinse.

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Posted By: ironbender Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Originally Posted by atvalaska
It will work ..dulls paint , cleans oily chit, hook the PW to your hot water, you don't care about your PW run it hot 125 + , u want to keep the PW run 100 deg water thur it . And match your soap to what your cleaning. That black stuff on your roof was alive at some point.....
PW specifically says no hot water!

Originally Posted by jnyork
Simple Green only on my shop bench. Works on everything including gun parts.
I was pleasantly surprised it worked on this stuff. I know it degreases.

Originally Posted by LRoyJetson
LA Awesome plus Westleys Bleche white, mixed 50/50 is the best trailer, gutter, downspout cleaner I've ever used.
Spray, wait, wipe or rinse.

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Never have seen those here.


The PP works great on this. Just trying to lessen the amount of Manuel labor.
Posted By: Cowboybart Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
I use the Castrol Super Clean version. I mix 50-50 with water in a weed sprayer. Spray, wait 10 minutes, rinse with pressure washer. Cleans automotive grease/oils great. OK on aluminum wheels and tanks, but it does dull the paint it it is left to sit on there.
Posted By: slumlord Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
I only use Amway products.

I won’t step foot into a Dollar Gonorrhea
Posted By: high_country_ Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
The super clean and purple power did contain sodium hydroxide which will not play well with your pressure washer. They work awesome though
Posted By: high_country_ Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Originally Posted by ironbender
I have lichens growing on top of my 3-horse trailer. Used the PP to clean it off the seams to be able to reseal them. Wanted to use it on the rest of the top to repaint it.

It worked great on the seams. Sprayed on and scrubbed with a stiff bristled brush.

[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]

Metering from the soap tank on the washer is fixed, and there are no adjustments I can make. I’m concerned it will be too dilute.
I bought my travel trailer from a coastie and it looked like that. I hit the roof with a coat of 20% bleach and then pressure washed it.

It took 99% off with ease.
Posted By: ironbender Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
I used bleach on it last summer and it helped but not much. I think what is left is embedded in the paint.

I’ll elbow grease it. It’s not like I have a half acre to clean. 😉
Posted By: BLG Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Jomax and bleach muxed per instructions in pump sprayer.

It is used to clean travel trailers. I use this set up to clean my gutters.


Clyde
Posted By: BigDave39355 Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Also,

Get one of the Whirling heads for your pressure washer.

It’ll make it work better.

‘Turbo nozzle’
Posted By: BLG Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Originally Posted by BigDave39355
Also,

Get one of the Whirling heads for your pressure washer.

It’ll make it work better.

‘Turbo nozzle’


Yep!!

Clyde
Posted By: JPro Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Originally Posted by BLG
Jomax and bleach muxed per instructions in pump sprayer.

It is used to clean travel trailers. I use this set up to clean my gutters.


Clyde

That's my route for metal and vinyl siding.
Posted By: ironbender Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
I’m in Alaska! Never heard of jomax nor seen it here. 🤷‍♀️
Posted By: BLG Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
Originally Posted by ironbender
I’m in Alaska! Never heard of jomax nor seen it here. 🤷‍♀️


I forget about that sometimes. It is available at home depot and Lowes, but obviously, have no idea your proximity to any "box" store.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/JOMAX-128-...Xgb5EAQYASABEgLPcvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


Clyde
Posted By: ironbender Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
We got HomeyD. I’ll take a look.
Posted By: BLG Re: Purple Power - 06/02/22
You won’t be disappointed. I love PP for degreasing. Jomax is for aluminum and siding mildew removal. Good luck.


Clyde
Posted By: atvalaska Re: Purple Power - 06/03/22
Purple Powers = Chinese freaking cleaner ! Super Clean .. USA, lol hot water makes it off gas sum .... use it outside and down wind. I bought 6 different cleaners about 2 months back to test out cleaning my shop floor.... 409 gets it but good greased lighting..OK simple green good ...straight vinegar is dam good....I lived in the shop for 9 years so it has both regular and shop type spills...
Posted By: Stammster Re: Purple Power - 06/03/22
Crud Cutter
Posted By: ironbender Re: Purple Power - 06/03/22
Originally Posted by atvalaska
Purple Powers = Chinese freaking cleaner ! Super Clean .. USA, lol hot water makes it off gas sum .... use it outside and down wind. I bought 6 different cleaners about 2 months back to test out cleaning my shop floor.... 409 gets it but good greased lighting..OK simple green good ...straight vinegar is dam good....I lived in the shop for 9 years so it has both regular and shop type spills...
You must be thinking of another cleaner my frostbitten brain neighbor! 😂

Nothing China on the label anywhere.
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