#Greased lightning degreaser skin
#Greased lightning degreaser full

Avoid use on metals like aluminum, magnesium, copper and zinc. Water-based, dilute at 4:1 or greater, $21 per gallon. #9 Rated: ZEP Industrial Purple Degreaser The low sticker price might be attractive to many, but it comes with fairly low performance and among the highest health hazards of the degreasers we tested. $.26 per ounce 97% effective on oil, 43% effective on grease 70% overall score. Solvent-based, non-dilutable, $33 per gallon. While PKII was mid-pack for spray-on degreasing, we wonder if this formula isn't better suited for immersion tanks or parts washers to give it more time to loosen grease and grime. $.04 per ounce 92% effective on oil, 53% effective on grease 73% overall score. Water-based, readily biodegradable, dilute at 4:1 or greater, $25 per gallon. #7 Rated: Enviro Solutions Heavy Duty Degreaser If you don't mind sacrificing a couple points of performance for low price, the low hazard profile and readily biodegradable composition makes this a solid overall choice. $.83 per ounce 94% effective on oil, 55% effective on grease 74% overall score.

Solvent-based, chlorinated, non-dilutable, $107 per gallon. #6 Rated: CRC Heavy Duty Degreaser More than $100 per gallon with PERC and chlorine content, we're not sure why you would use this mid-pack performer. $.08 per ounce 97% effective on oil, 53% effective on grease 75% overall score.

#Greased lightning degreaser full

Water-based, use full strength or dilute, $10.50 per gallon. Consider the far safer enviro HD for similar performance at half the price.

#Greased lightning degreaser skin

The highest health hazard of ANY degreaser tested, SES notes a range of severe skin and inhalation hazards.

$.59 per ounce 97% effective on oil, 66% effective on grease 82% overall score. Solvent-based, non-dilutable, $75 per gallon. Solid performance, but being over twice the cost of #1 and a RCRA Hazwaste makes it not worth the hassle for most applications. $.13 per ounce 98% effective on oil, 69% effective on grease 83% overall score. Use with caution on aluminum, magnesium, copper and zinc. Non-Haz, HMIS 2/1/0/B, Do not use on painted or coated surfaces. Water-based, use full strength or dilute, $17 per gallon.

Will corrode bare metals like aluminum and magnesium if left on surface at high concentrations. #3 Rated: Purple Power Industrial Strength Degreaser $.12 per ounce 98% effective on oil, 69% effective on grease 83% overall score. Use with caution on Aluminum, painted or coated surfaces. Water-based, use full strength or dilute, $15 per gallon. Same performance as #3 Purple Power, but a couple dollars less per gallon and a lower health risk profile. at about half the price of #1 rated degreaser. #2 Rated: Oil Eater Cleaner and Degreaser $.24 per ounce 96% effective on oil, 87% effective on grease 91% overall score. Water-based, readily biodegradable, use full strength or dilute, $31 per gallon. A whopping 18 points ahead of second best for cleaning tough grease. 1) The most powerful degreaser was one of the LEAST hazardousĢ) Brake cleaner (both chlorinated- and non-) makes for fairly ineffective and expensive general degreaserģ) A leading water-based degreaser stopped flash rust 3.5X longer (and better, overall) than a leading solvent-based degreaserĤ) A degreaser commonly sold at retail is a Characteristic Hazwasteĥ) Price does not equal performance: the $107/gallon degreaser came in 6th The Ratings:ĭominant degreasing performance, readily biodegradable, wide compatibility and one of the safest degreasers we tested.