Which APC?

[IOMCAMARO]

Power clean

 

[Jimmie]

303 Cleaner is one of the underdogs here. I've used it up to 20:1 on interior trim, and with great results.

303 Cleaner for years. Funny, I use the same ratio 20:1. I need to find more uses for it because at this rate it's going to last forever.

 

[Ted S.]

303 Cleaner for years. Funny, I use the same ratio 20:1. I need to find more uses for it because at this rate it's going to last forever.

Have you tried carpets 10:1? I think it can be used on engines, but don't hold me to it.

 

[cutter]

you will get alot of answers here but these are what i reach for .....APC+ (Megs) and OPC(Optimum).

More so the OPC than the other but I have both just in case.

+1:whs:

 

[IOMCAMARO]

The old OPC is on sale for $20 a gallon over at Autopia-carcare. Heck of a deal if you want to try OPC.

 

[Rsurfer]

I worked on a Saturn the other day and OPC at 3:1 did etch the black stuff on the jams. Not sure how to explain the material that is on the jams on that car other than to say it looks like some sort of black adhesive backed tape type of material and the OPC turned it nearly white and cause me an additional 30 minutes of work to polish it back to black again. I really like the OPC as it does interiors very well but it has left an ashy white residue on a black Range Rover center console, etched the Saturn door jam material and when cleaning the wheels on the last car that I worked on with it, it didn't rinse clean from the wheels with a pressure washer and after driving the car I found that the leftover water had come out onto the wheels as I was driving it and when I got the car home they were etched as well.

Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me to get a picture of the problems. You can bet that next time it causes me trouble I will get photos of the problem.The stuff seems to be more of a liability than an asset to me. From now on the OPC is for interiors only so long as it isn't black interior. I simply can't trust the stuff not to cause problems.

Just cleaned an Altima with a black interior with OPC (3:1) with no problems. Don't know why you are having problems. Did the etching on the wheels come off? If so, what did you have to use to get it clean?

 

[navseawelder1]

I use Simple Green. $8.78 a gallon at Sam's, right down the street, and no S&H.