10-02-2019, 06:22 PM
Yeah, I hadn't heard of the Stihl stuff either, but, I grabbed a bottle of it from a dealer down the street from my shop, and WOW!
Pretty effective stuff. Spray it on, and watch the grime start to run!
It is 80% DI water, so you do need to know where you are putting it for future rust issues, but it is pretty easy to control.
Purple power works really well, but, I learned the hard way that I am very allergic to something in it...
After getting it on my arms last summer, for a couple weeks, I looked like I had rolled around in poison ivy.
It is great for shop floors for sure, though I stay away from it these days.
I took a look at the Stihl degreaser MSDS, and it is fairly caustic stuff, but it does cut grease well.
You do have to be a bit careful with the spray mist from an inhalation perspective... got a little hit of it, and I coughed for a bit.
It is also biodegradable, which is a nice benefit when it comes to washing shit down the drain.
(As a fly-fisherman, I always notice what I put down the drain!)
Thanks for the suggestion Mark! Will definitely be keeping a bottle of this on hand.
Pretty effective stuff. Spray it on, and watch the grime start to run!
It is 80% DI water, so you do need to know where you are putting it for future rust issues, but it is pretty easy to control.
Purple power works really well, but, I learned the hard way that I am very allergic to something in it...
After getting it on my arms last summer, for a couple weeks, I looked like I had rolled around in poison ivy.
It is great for shop floors for sure, though I stay away from it these days.
I took a look at the Stihl degreaser MSDS, and it is fairly caustic stuff, but it does cut grease well.
You do have to be a bit careful with the spray mist from an inhalation perspective... got a little hit of it, and I coughed for a bit.
It is also biodegradable, which is a nice benefit when it comes to washing shit down the drain.
(As a fly-fisherman, I always notice what I put down the drain!)
Thanks for the suggestion Mark! Will definitely be keeping a bottle of this on hand.