Do NOT use ZEP to clean aluminum!

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  • Опубліковано 24 кві 2021
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  • @kylebolton3240
    @kylebolton3240 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for the help! I bought the ZEP stuff because it was cheaper... well learned my lesson! lol I'll be picking up some simple green HD tonight.

  • @vincentmondello2052
    @vincentmondello2052 3 роки тому +2

    Zep makes the correct products for aluminum, and yes, directions , we have all missed that!

  • @Team_Banchamek
    @Team_Banchamek 3 роки тому +1

    This guy is living the dream I want. Gets to work on dirt bikes all day and making money plus his UA-cam is going to blow up sooner or later. Sick channel

  • @jimhenry3992
    @jimhenry3992 3 роки тому +1

    Mineral spirits worked the best for me..its a little pricey but it last a long time in a parts washer. And it never damaged.anything

  • @supermototrolls7344
    @supermototrolls7344 3 роки тому +1

    No worries Matt. Running vaporblasting bussiness and seen a lot of aluminium parts after it got wasted by chemicals. Nothing hydroblasting can’t fix. We’ve all been there, I destroyed my anodized wheel on my supermoto :)

  • @cardwellbrosdirtbikediy1249
    @cardwellbrosdirtbikediy1249 3 роки тому

    Before I knew about this channel I had a Dunlop tire but then I saw The video about the RM 125 so then I bought a kenda tire and it is so awesome

  • @73SDR
    @73SDR Місяць тому

    I found out that lye (Sodium Hydroxide) eats aluminum when I tried cleaning a commercial pizza pan with it. My plan was to soak it, and when I checked on it a short time later, the entire container was full of foam.

  • @SupermotoJay
    @SupermotoJay 3 роки тому +3

    Glad I jus got that HD simple green 😂

  • @xxtoggoxxxx1522
    @xxtoggoxxxx1522 3 роки тому +1

    This is really useful

  • @anthonycrisan-duma2320
    @anthonycrisan-duma2320 3 роки тому +5

    Definitely a great tip, was about to buy that stuff to clean up some parts. That was close 🤣🤣

  • @ShadowCloud04
    @ShadowCloud04 3 роки тому +2

    Looking out for the community, what a guy. Learning the lessons for us!

  • @futurehomesteader
    @futurehomesteader 3 роки тому

    That’s helpful!!

  • @Justhereforthecomments111
    @Justhereforthecomments111 3 роки тому +1

    You'll probably think I'm crazy but an OLD school mechanic told me years ago to ditch degreaser and carb cleaner for my parts washer and to use Pine-sol. I use it in my parts washer and my ultrasonic cleaner. works AMAZING. Especially on old carbs with gunked up ethanol. Plus keeps the garage smelling clean. Oh and I see the Napa aluminum brightener in the back ground hope you liked it.

    • @MattBerger02
      @MattBerger02  3 роки тому

      Got the last one at NAPA the other day! It works great! And hmmm Pinesol... Might have to give it a shot!

    • @larryarnold1282
      @larryarnold1282 3 роки тому

      Do you mix it with water or full strength?
      Thanks for the tip
      Going to buy a parts washer today

    • @MattBerger02
      @MattBerger02  3 роки тому +1

      @@larryarnold1282 I mix 3:1 water to simple green

    • @larryarnold1282
      @larryarnold1282 3 роки тому

      Nick what ratio do you use the pine saw

    • @Justhereforthecomments111
      @Justhereforthecomments111 3 роки тому

      @@larryarnold1282I mix about 50/50 in the ultrasonic cleaner, for the parts washer you can obviously use way less than that about 2 cups per gallon. I do not really measure I just put a big splash. You can scoop up the big bottle of pine-sol at Wal-mart for $4.98 so it is very affordable

  • @TheDennisRS
    @TheDennisRS 2 роки тому +1

    Well... I watched this video too late.. I now have black aluminum dirt-bike parts.... where you able to restore their color with any particular solution? Any tips for your experimenting with mixtures in the ultrasonic cleaner?

  • @Guzman_j
    @Guzman_j 4 місяці тому

    That literally happen to me just now I used it to clean my carburetor 😢

  • @VictorMartinez-tn7hp
    @VictorMartinez-tn7hp 3 роки тому

    What about purple power?

  • @whip4774
    @whip4774 3 роки тому

    Yo matt, I have a 1997 kx250, theres a guy selling black polisport restyle kit on ebay for 100 bucks, it has 1997 plastics but the front fender and number plate are off of a 2007, when polisport makes there restyle kits do they make it so where the bolt pattern fits or can i just buy the front fender and numberplate off of a 2007 kx250

  • @smidly7192
    @smidly7192 3 роки тому

    I know zep makes some mellower stuff it would be cool to see if it compares to the purple simple green

    • @DieselRamcharger
      @DieselRamcharger 2 роки тому

      zep makes products far superior to simple green. none of yall fools are using the right shit to clean these materials.

    • @smidly7192
      @smidly7192 2 роки тому

      @@DieselRamcharger Which zep cleaner do you use on this stuff?

  • @joeyhennessy8662
    @joeyhennessy8662 3 роки тому

    Unrelated topic put you know the Honda cr125r is there a difference between that and the normal 125?

    • @MattBerger02
      @MattBerger02  3 роки тому

      The cr125 and cr125r are the same. The crf125 is different

  • @sethmacgillivary1281
    @sethmacgillivary1281 Рік тому +1

    What happens if it gets on anodizing?

    • @user-vx7zl6kp9m
      @user-vx7zl6kp9m Рік тому

      It strips it. I bought a cruddy 1993 kx125 to restore that was set up in a barn and didn't read the label and the blue fork tubes looked like acid washed jeans. Will never use this stuff on anything again. On the plus side I learned how to separate old style fork tubes to take for reanodizing.

  • @MrKwasi94
    @MrKwasi94 3 роки тому

    How can I find your bikes on fb marketplace I want to buy your next remodel hopefully a yz125

  • @DieselRamcharger
    @DieselRamcharger 2 роки тому

    Zep is a company not a chemical. Zep ABSOLUTELY makes the right shit for cleaning aluminum, in ANY kind of machine. Be it vat, ultrasonic, recirc spray. you name it. Every transmission and engine rebuilder on the planet would agree.

  • @josephirving6736
    @josephirving6736 3 роки тому

    Purple power Dosent do that

  • @Rachwal.Productions
    @Rachwal.Productions 3 роки тому

    been using purple power for years and never had an issue. just don’t get it on anything anodized or with grease in it. i’ve soaked parts in it too and never had it turn black. just my experience

  • @user-vx7zl6kp9m
    @user-vx7zl6kp9m Рік тому

    I honestly just run diesel fuel in my parts washer. Just wear a vapor mask when you're working over it open. You just filter it and put it back in.

  • @charliesbuyandsell3486
    @charliesbuyandsell3486 3 роки тому

    What do you think about purple power?

  • @Chumbarley
    @Chumbarley 3 роки тому

    The more you know ay 👍

  • @ThisTall
    @ThisTall Місяць тому

    ALL consumer cleaning chemicals are a joke compared to industrial products. I detailed cars for a few years and the Ducan guy sold an aluminum safe degreaser that literally cut through a 1/4” of baked on engine grease in 10-15 seconds. I’ve tried 20+ consumer degreasers and not 1 has been 1/4 as good.
    The stuff looked and smelled exactly like grape juice.
    Like hold a glass of it right to your nose and you couldn’t tell it wasn’t grape juice.

  • @michele1342000
    @michele1342000 2 роки тому

    Sodium hydroxide=soda
    That's why it deteriorates aluminium

  • @joebradley2156
    @joebradley2156 3 роки тому

    First I love you

  • @Bri-tg6xr
    @Bri-tg6xr 3 роки тому +1

    I was so mad when I found this out the hard way, it's seriously like a dark gray almost black sheen, it just ruins stuff.

  • @livefastdiequick
    @livefastdiequick 3 роки тому

    Burger

  • @aprilreynolds4033
    @aprilreynolds4033 3 роки тому

    First

  • @jessastro007
    @jessastro007 Рік тому

    ROFL!! "Who reads labels?" And you expect me to take advice from you? You learn by messing stuff up instead of reading the freaking label or the "service manual" somebody wrote for a reason. Seriously, when "influencers" replace simple common sense and RTFM there is little hope for the human race. So people cheer this guy on for messing up and sounding cool wearing his product placement t-shirt.

  • @hbeezey
    @hbeezey Рік тому

    I heard simple green pits aluminum.