Reply To: not to expensive parts cleaner :-)

[amuller]

sydinnj wrote:

Actually you have to watch leaving aluminum in simple green, cleaning and rinsing has not been a problem for me but left to soak can be another issue. make sure you can submerge the whole part. so it changes shades all at the same time I have a fastwin prop that has a line now running around it where the water line was

I would think so. Most of these strong detergents are quite alkaline and would attach aluminum if given sufficient opportunity.

What about zinc alloy’s? (“pot metal”)