Purple Power Cleaner

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I don't see anyone talk about Purple Power here. Do you guys not like this product? I love it, as it's very cheap and works great. Should I not be using this on my vehicles?
 
muscle said:
I don't see anyone talk about Purple Power here. Do you guys not like this product? I love it, as it's very cheap and works great. Should I not be using this on my vehicles?
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I typically use it under the hood and will dilute it and use it on rubber floor mats (if really greasy). It works great for me.
 
I use it all the time and have for years and have never had 1 problem out of it. I generally mix it 50/50 unless somethings really nasty then I go full force :)

I saw a guy over at Autopia Forums say he uses it to strip paint off cars before painting :rolleyes:
 
Just used it today on some OLD floor mats and also use it under the hood.
 
Flash Gordon said:
I use it all the time and have for years and have never had 1 problem out of it. I generally mix it 50/50 unless somethings really nasty then I go full force :)

I saw a guy over at Autopia Forums say he uses it to strip paint off cars before painting :rolleyes:
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Today I used it to shampoo my van carpets and clean all the interior vinyl / dash prior to applying Megs Ultimate Protectant. It worked great at 10:1.

Is it paint safe? I have been using it at 10:1 or 5:1 for nasty love bugs on the front of my vehicles and mirrors.
 
in my experience its stronger than APC. I use purple power 1:4. I may use it on wheels, door jams, engine bay or any nasty jobs. so far i have had no bad experiences with this product. i love it. I still use apc 1:15 for everything else, i don't want to take color out of interior plastics.
 
I use it as an APC quite often. It's cheap and can be found at any and all auto stores.
I use around the 50/50 mix as well and see good results
 
I use it as my only APC...

Wheels: Full strength (Generally on the wheels that I can't use Megs Wheel Bright on)
Tires: Full strength
Wheel Wells: Full strength
Engine Bay: Full strength
Vinyl Interior Bits: aprox 1:10 Ratio
Leather: 1:20 Ratio
Carpets: 1:1 Ratio (unless nasty then full strength)
Exterior De-Greasing (Pre wax and sap and bug removal): Full strength

I buy it by the 5 Gallon Bucket
 
muscle said:
Thank you, Flash.

I HATE LOVE BUGS!
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Like with any other product you would use cleaning the paint (washing) keep the surface wet, make sure the surface is not hot and don't work in the Sun. You might even do a section at a time then rinse untill you feel more comfortable
 
How does it work on carpets in comparison to something like Megs APC+? I have purple power but I use it on tires, wheel wells, and engines. Never tried it on anything on the interior since i haven't really needed anything stronger than Megs APC+, but it is cheaper than the Megs and I can get it at advance auto for under $5/gallon with coupns and stuff.
 
D_Nyholm said:
How does it work on carpets in comparison to something like Megs APC+? I have purple power but I use it on tires, wheel wells, and engines. Never tried it on anything on the interior since i haven't really needed anything stronger than Megs APC+, but it is cheaper than the Megs and I can get it at advance auto for under $5/gallon with coupns and stuff.
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I am not as daring as crownkote to use Purple Power on the interior. For carpets, Folex works great. After reading the AG forum, I thought I would give Folex a try...glad I did. It works great. I only use it as a spray. I also use 303 on the carpet and use it in my little green pro.
I think I got the Folex at Home Depot for a few dollars. IMO, it's worth it
 
I always have a bottle of Folex on hand but use APC+ on a regular basis. Depends on the stain I guess.

I'm thinking the purple power might be good on those major turds? I have a wholesale account that consistently gives me turds, but I get to experiment on them so it is sometimes worth it :)
 
I used purple power diluted to 4:1 on one my floor mats once when a pen somehow broke and leaked a #### load of ink on it.

It was still a little wet. I sprayed wiped, sprayed wiped, srayed wiped etc. It ruinied my microfiber turning it almost totally black, but it work and got all the ink out to my suprise.
 
Today I shampooed my van's carpet. First I spayed folex and brushed it in. Then I sprayed 10:1 Purple Power and brushed it in. I then used my house hot water extractor with plain water. The carpets look brand new.
 
I recently stopped using it on tires and wheels because I was told that one of the chemicals in it will dry and rot tires.
 
Garry Dean said:
I recently stopped using it on tires and wheels because I was told that one of the chemicals in it will dry and rot tires.
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Which chemical Garry? Can that chemical be found in other commonly used cleaners?
 
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