wasted money. rant - Page 7

Jakerooni · 06-29-09, 07:33

A bucket of water with a Little Citrus cleaner added is probably the best and most cost effecient pad cleaner I've used.

wagonproject · 06-29-09, 07:41

I use the zep citrus cleaner daily. Awesome stuff.

GoudyL · 06-29-09, 08:16

Speaking of Zep. It seems they have a line of consumer OTC products exclusive to Home Depot.

Zep AutoCare, Professional Care Care Products

CocheseUGA · 06-30-09, 04:14

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Originally Posted by bufferbarry

On the east side of mississsippi <---long word there and i spelled it right!

Almost!

Accumulator · 06-30-09, 09:47

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Originally Posted by eddie926

What's recommended as a cost effective pad cleaner? I used Pinnacle XMT pad cleaner when I started, then found out about using Dawn Power Dissolve. That's cheaper, but still not cheap.

I used regular Dawn for years until I started using the Power Dissolver. Seemed to work OK, never had any problems.

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Originally Posted by GoudyL

Speaking of Zep. It seems they have a line of consumer OTC products exclusive to Home Depot.

Their Leather Cleaner and Treatment (or whatever it's called) seems like *lousy* stuff. I didn't like what it was doing to my pal's old Jag (stripped it off with some difficulty and redid them with Leather Master, much much better).

Quality Leather · 06-30-09, 05:05

Interesting thread and I agree that there are some products that are unnecessary or over hyped. For leather, diluted Joy is all you need.

Barry,
I have to ask, what is leather feeding?

FJF · 07-01-09, 02:56

Several folks mentioned multiple uses for glass cleaners. Could someone post some examples? TIA

Jakerooni · 07-01-09, 06:48

Glass cleaner and it's many uses... (at least what I use it for)

Clean Glass
Remove old wax or polish from black trim
Soak Steel Wool and clean all chrome to a sparkling finish
Spot clean headliners
Use foaming glass cleaner and an air compressor to effectively clean vents in under 2 seconds
can clean door jambs
Can be used like Folex if in a pinch

I'm sure I can come up with more but thats really how I use it on an almost daily basis when needed.

Thats Fresh · 07-01-09, 08:24

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Originally Posted by SuperBee364

Off topic: My car is getting so dirty it's driving me crazy. I'm about ready to pay someone to come detail it for me. Too bad the only detailer I trust my car to is clear up in Logan.

why arent you detailing it? lOL

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Originally Posted by Jakerooni

A bucket of water with a Little Citrus cleaner added is probably the best and most cost effecient pad cleaner I've used.

this is my method too. i need to get more snappy clean.

Accumulator · 07-01-09, 08:45

Another use for glass cleaner- it can strip/compromise a healthy slick LSP well enough for duct tape to adhere when doing field-expedient repairs. Came in handy on the S8 after the Deer Incident.

SuperBee364 · 07-02-09, 09:24

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Originally Posted by Thats Fresh

why arent you detailing it? lOL

this is my method too. i need to get more snappy clean.

In another three short weeks, I should be able to.

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

Another use for glass cleaner- it can strip/compromise a healthy slick LSP well enough for duct tape to adhere when doing field-expedient repairs. Came in handy on the S8 after the Deer Incident.

Sorry you had to find that out, Accumulator.

But it is good to know...

dan46n2 · 07-03-09, 02:57

Be careful using Purple Power, it eats some types of plastic. I use it to strip Dulso coated interior pieces on my Vette when I refinish them. I would worry about it damaging plastic pieces in the engine, or at the least discoloring.