Megs APC & APC Plus dilution ratio's

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Can you guys tell me what your dilution ratio's are for Megs APC & APC Plus, and what you would use the different ratio's on?
 
What are you looking to do?

I have a 7:1 bottle thats "safe" for paint (even 10:1 since I hear people having spots/tear drop issues with APC on paint), then I also have a 4:1 for the more heavy duty stuff.

I've heard people use it anywhere from 10~4:1 on interiors for leather and everything else.

I however switched to OPC before actually trying out APC+ so sorry that I don't have hands on experience.
 
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APC+ is the better of the two for interior/extraction jobs on carpets, leather and upholstery as it is low foaming and has a more "friendly" scent.

Main uses: wheels, tires, engines, interior surfaces and upholstery, exterior trim...

4:1 for heavy duty cleaning
7:1 for medium duty cleaning
10:1 for light duty cleaning

Super Degreaser

 Main uses: tires, engines...

4:1 for heavy duty degreasing
7:1 for medium duty degreasing
10:1 for light duty degreasing

Glass Cleaner Concentrate

 Main uses: windows...

10:1

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BobbyG said:
[FONT=&quot]APC[/FONT][FONT=&quot]/[/FONT][FONT=&quot]APC+[/FONT][FONT=&quot]

APC+ is the better of the two for interior/extraction jobs on carpets, leather and upholstery as it is low foaming and has a more "friendly" scent.

Main uses: wheels, tires, engines, interior surfaces and upholstery, exterior trim...

4:1 for heavy duty cleaning
7:1 for medium duty cleaning
10:1 for light duty cleaning

Super Degreaser

 Main uses: tires, engines...

4:1 for heavy duty degreasing
7:1 for medium duty degreasing
10:1 for light duty degreasing

Glass Cleaner Concentrate

 Main uses: windows...

10:1

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Awesome post bobby!
 
Can APC be mixed in a car wash solution to strip old wax?
 
Like I said in my 1st post, I would be vary wary about using it. If you do some search on google some had it leave marks/tear drop paint runs. But I'm sure if you use it at a very very low concentration it would be okay (I have not tried it so don't take my word as gospel).
 
I think it's safe on paint with a dilution of 1:64 or 1:128. There are better products to strip away your LSP though such as Optimum Power Clean.
 
I see the ratio above at 10:1 and Maximus has his 1:64. I have often wondered with APC is the first number is water and the second is the cleaner? I use OPC at 3:1 with three parts water and 1 part OPC. What is the correct was to interpet dilution ratios? The first number water or is the forst number product?
 
XLNTShine said:
I see the ratio above at 10:1 and Maximus has his 1:64. I have often wondered with APC is the first number is water and the second is the cleaner? I use OPC at 3:1 with three parts water and 1 part OPC. What is the correct was to interpet dilution ratios? The first number water or is the forst number product?
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USUALLY the smaller of the two is product.
 
No, for light duty it's 10:1. For paint it's either 64:1 or 128:1..I can't remember. Don't use it on paint unless it's extremely diluted. The 10:1 would be for interiors and such.

I mistyped last time. Every auto product I can think of has more water than product unless it's 1:1. I'm sure there are some though.
 
XLNTShine said:
I see the ratio above at 10:1 and Maximus has his 1:64. I have often wondered with APC is the first number is water and the second is the cleaner? I use OPC at 3:1 with three parts water and 1 part OPC. What is the correct was to interpet dilution ratios? The first number water or is the forst number product?
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I too was wondering on the dilution of product and what is the best way to interpret this?

ThanksFeed back please
 
10:1 is 10 parts water to 1 part cleaner. 1:64 = 1 part water to 64 parts cleaner. The lower number is always the cleaner or what your diluting.
 
so for a gallon of APC at the 4:1 ratio, what measurements would you use>?

thanks

sorry for the dumb question.
 
CLipster said:
so for a gallon of APC at the 4:1 ratio, what measurements would you use>?

thanks

sorry for the dumb question.
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That would simply be 4 gallons of water to 1 gallon of APC. Understand how it works now ;)
 
CLipster said:
so for a gallon of APC at the 4:1 ratio, what measurements would you use>?

thanks

sorry for the dumb question.
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128oz in a gallon... 100oz of water 25oz of apc.. you have 3 ounces left over for next refill.. unless you want to start breaking it down to 1/2 and 1/4 ounces.


or get a 5 gallon container and dump the entire gallon of apc into it and add 4 gallons of water to it.
 
I used zep citrus at 4:1 on a wet car for stripping. Is that too strong?

Essentially, I sprayed a few times on a wet panel, then went over it with a chenille caterpillar sponge and a strong solution of Dawn using very little pressure and long strokes.

Just spraying the APC on the wet panel caused all the surface tension on the water beads to break and start melding together. Thought it was pretty neat, but maybe it was too strong? Didn't let it dwell for very long, couple minutes at most...
 
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