Simple Green Extreme - anyone

[woodlandfarms]

This product came recommended to me for cleaning the tractor

Extreme Simple Green Aircraft Cleaner – SkyGeek.com

Anyone ever use it? Simple Green has been fine but not great as my tractor is 70% oil and 30% steel most of the time....

 

[Industrial Toys]

I would guess that most aircraft would never get very greasy. I'm not sure I would want to fly in one that was. People here suggested SG to use to get the soot off my loader. It worked, but I wish it went on as a foam and just didn't run off.

For serious grease, I would just get a can of engine cleaner and pressure wash it. Better yet, hot water pressure washer, or steam.

 

[GreenYellow]

Actually, airplanes do get very greasy and dirty. It's mostly hyrdaulic fluid, engine oil, and bugs. Most planes don't leak any more than your average tractor, but it shows up a lot because it gets blown so badly. It runs the entire length of the slick surface in flight. The bottom of most airplanes is filthy, unless cleaned regularly. Also, they don't have fenders, so they get lots of grime off the wheels.

In a previous life, I worked an an airport for several years. I fueled, towed, serviced, and washed every kind of airplane there is. From jumbos to gliders. We used this stuff. It works GREAT.

A bug that hits at 200 mph sticks real good... This stuff loosens it right up. I'd recommend it. Cuts grease real nice.

The regular Simple Green off the shelf does a great job also.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Is it a foaming type cleaner? Otherwise what do you do? Apply it to a rag?

 

[ohmyback]

I have some at home and will check and let you know.

 

[GreenYellow]

Is it a foaming type cleaner? Otherwise what do you do? Apply it to a rag?

Not foaming... Just spray it out of any type or sprayer. Hand held for small jobs. A pump-up garden sprayer for larger jobs. (at least from my experience)

 

[dusty3030]

Actually, airplanes do get very greasy and dirty. It's mostly hyrdaulic fluid, engine oil, and bugs. Most planes don't leak any more than your average tractor, but it shows up a lot because it gets blown so badly. It runs the entire length of the slick surface in flight. The bottom of most airplanes is filthy, unless cleaned regularly. Also, they don't have fenders, so they get lots of grime off the wheels. In a previous life, I worked an an airport for several years. I fueled, towed, serviced, and washed every kind of airplane there is. From jumbos to gliders. We used this stuff. It works GREAT. A bug that hits at 200 mph sticks real good... This stuff loosens it right up. I'd recommend it. Cuts grease real nice. The regular Simple Green off the shelf does a great job also.

Don't know about the Simple Green product but will concur on aircraft. We used to joke about the CH 46's and CH 53 helicopters that if they weren't leaking oil don't ride one because it was empty. C130's too it was common to be pissed on by hydraulic fluid whilst riding in the cargo bay.

 

[woodlandfarms]

I guess the SR-71 had the worse reputation. The expansion the plane went through at altitude and speed they could not seal anything because of expansion and contraction. I guess it jsut rained down on the runway until it got up to speed.

 

[GreenYellow]

We actually charged more hangar rent for planes that dripped excessively. Surprisingly, turbine engines were among the worst.

A common phrase was "top off the oil and check the gas."

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[Gcorron]

Simple green has been very good to me, no doubt.

If you have a Sam's Club nearby, they sell a gallon of degreaser. It is purple, and simply says 'heavy duty degreaser concentrate'. Neighbor tried it first, and wow does it work very well. I cut it 50% and use a hand sprayer.

Purple Power from NAPA and Auto Zone works pretty good too.

George

 

[4570Man]

A pressure washer works surprisingly well without any degreaser.

 

[MossRoad]

Have you looked into their rig wash product?

Simple Green Rig Wash

I was introduced to simple green when I worked at airports as well. I remember we had to wash the planes from the bottom up. If you washed it from the top down, the simple green would leave lighter streaks on the lower parts as it would run down the sides and sit in one area longer than others. Really noticeable on white planes.

And as others have mentioned... planes get filthy! Way worse than cars. Kinda strange how much grease and oil gets on them. And its disturbing to see that oil streaking down the sides of the nacelles. YIKES!! You fly in that thing? Its one thing to see a crapped out Chevy dripping in your driveway. You can pull over if the engine quits. Try that in a plane! :laughing: And you can't run them down to the car wash very easy, either.

 

[MossRoad]

Wondering what the difference is between Simple Green and Simple Green Extreme...

Simple Green
Ingredients
Water, Ethoxylated Alcohol, Sodium Citrate, Tetrasodium N,N-bis(carboxymethyl)-L-glutamate, Sodium carbonate, Citric Acid, Colorant, Fragrance.

Simple Green Extreme
Ingredients
Water (Aqua), Triethanolamine, Ethoxylated Alcohol (and) Quaternary Amine, Propylene Glycol Butyl Ether, Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, Sodium Silicate.

 

[meos1]

I hit it with the pressure washer about four times a year. The only thing that does not come off is the exhaust soot. That yields to WD-40 on a rag. Keep in mind, I try and keep it cleaned off. Not show room clean but presentable clean. A "clean" piece of equipment is easier to identify fluid leaks on than a dirty one.