Best all-purpose cleaner?

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Hey guys, just got the car rust-checked for the winter. However there's excess rust check all over the rocker panels and side skirts as well as inside the door jambs. It stinks like crazy and is collecting grime fast. Looking for a good ap cleaner to do the job. Any ideas?
 
Best is often a matter of opinion.

- Simple Great
Great for Rocker Panels and Wheel Wells.
Bumpers, tires, and wheels as well.
Make sure to be very careful with Simple Green.
It has a lot of color additive and flash chemical.
It can stain paint and clear coat quickly.
Make sure to be immediately on top of your work with a hose or a steamer, and wet rag to follow.
It does a great job, but you need to dilute it and be right on top of what you are doing.

- Meguiars APC.
This product is fantastic.
I have been using it heavily over the last couple weeks.
Testing on work trucks as part of paint decontamination, as well as the typical cleaning of wheel wells, tires and wheels, etc.
This product really impresses me.
 
It's a no brainer...Optimum Power Clean AKA Alien Kleen👈

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LATA is pretty darn good, it's awesome on wheel wells.
 
I've just bought All clean from Chemical Guys, I am using this for a mounth and it works great to me.
 
7.3powerstroke said:
How did it get the name Alien Kleen?
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A forum member who's name I can't remember right now, called it this because he said it "cleans out of this world". I do remember he was from another country though and name was used quite often a couple years ago so I've stuck with it.

It really is that good, I use it at a 3:1 ratio for just about everything.

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WilliamG said:
I've just bought All clean from Chemical Guys, I am using this for a mounth and it works great to me.
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Another vote for all clean! I use it on the engine as well as my VW interior and have had great results on vinyl and my carpet!
 
Optimum Power Clean and 3D Orange 88 Degreaser on the tougher stuff.
 
I'm not a pro, not even a hobbyist just yet (my order comes on Wednesday, yay ) but for carpet stains (in cars, house, or on clothes) I could recommend Folex. It's an enzyme cleaner, no scent at all, no colors (had a very very light pinkish tint but almost completely clear) and it works wonders. It does not stain at all and literally takes out everything. Very safe, non toxic, it is a magic worker. Just spray on the spot (or the whole area), gently rub with fingertip and let it stand for 30-60 seconds then dab/rub with a clean towel. It's not really an all purpose cleaner, only for carpet or non leather seats but an amazing product. You can buy it at the cleaning Isle in home depot. :)
 
OPC is a great cleaner, at many ratios, but it got to a point where the scent was overwhelming and too "chemically" for me. I am now on my gallon of DP and it is working great so far, no strong scent, and cleans well.
 
wn1998 said:
Another vote for all clean! I use it on the engine as well as my VW interior and have had great results on vinyl and my carpet!
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A 3rd vote. I purchased a gallon months again and still using it! It works great!! :xyxthumbs:
 
I have used a few.
Simple green
Zep citrus,
Brown royal -can be converted to apc.

I thought simple green is the best money wise, brown royal is the best inventory wise as you can do alot with it
 
Bill1234 said:
Brown royal -can be converted to apc.



I thought brown royal is the best inventory wise as you can do alot with it
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That's interesting that you mention Brown Royal as an APC. What dilution do you mix it at for APC? And you're saying it can be used to clean leather seats and such? I would've never thought...

I have Brown Royal but only keep a bottle @2:1 and mainly use it on customers wheels that haven't been cleaned in a long time, or sometimes I'll use it for my own cars if I'm feeling lazy and don't feel like doing any scrubbing to clean the wheels. I also keep an extra small spray bottle [I think it's 9 or 12oz] of it straight undiluted if I ever encounter some wheels that I have to get nuclear on.

Other than that, I think the stuff is a bit too expensive for me not to use whatever else I have available.
 
I should also mention this one too:

303 Aerospace citrus cleaner! This product is very serious and ready to use right out of the bottle, the power of citrus is undeniable!

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Bo-car Powerplay hands down the best! I buy it by the drum... I've tried many APC/Multi-purpose and this is the best hands down.
 
Haven't tried em all, but I like OPC and HD Total

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