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Automotive Line Grease, Tar & Oil

Remove axel grease, asphalt, tar, motor oil from various garage surfaces.

Overview

Ingredients

Instructions

Remove axel grease, asphalt, tar, motor oil from various garage surfaces, tools, and selective automotive applications.
Use on equipment, machinery, engines, garbage cans, tools, lawnmowers, and in pressure washers.
Non-abrasive, contains no acids or petroleum solvents, no harmful VOCs, and non-flammable.

What’s great about it

EPA Safer Choice Certified
80% Plant Based Ingredients
100 uses... and counting! Explore How-Tos

For use on

Asphalt
Blacktop
Cement
Concrete
Stainless Steel

Available Sizes22 oz spray bottle
80 oz Container

UPC: 0-78291-07124-5, 0-78291-71124-0

Name

CAS

USE

Water

#7732-18-5

Dilutent

Diluent: CAS #7732-18-5. Reverse Osmosis (RO) is a water treatment process that removes contaminants from water by passing the water through a membrane, (filter), where contaminants are filtered out yielding more pure quality water.

C9-11 Alcohols Ethoxylated

#68439-46-3

Surfactant

Surfactant: CAS #68439-46-3. It is used in cleaners to modify the surface tension of water, to aid in even spreading and to allow mixing with oil and dirt so that they can be rinsed away. As part of the EPA Safer Choice Program, it has been evaluated and determined to be safer than traditional chemical ingredients.

Sodium Metasilicate Pentahydrate

#6834-92-0

Builder

Builder: CAS #6834-92-0. A strong oxidizer. As a component in a chemical degreaser, it reacts with fatty acids (animal grease) to form a soap, which is then rinsed away. As part of the EPA Safer Choice Program, it has been evaluated and determined to be safer than traditional chemical ingredients.

Sodium Xylene Sulfonate

#1300-72-7

Surfactant

Surfactant: CAS #1300-72-7. An organic compound that increases the ability of water to dissolve other molecules. It is also found in personal care products as a surfactant, to modify the surface tension of water, to aid in even spreading and to allow mixing with oil and dirt so that they can be rinsed away. As part of the EPA Safer Choice Program, it has been evaluated and determined to be safer than traditional chemical ingredients.

Ethylenediaminetetracetic Acid Dipotassium Salt Dihydrate

#25102-12-9

Chelating Agent

Chelating Agent: CAS #25102-12-9.

Download Safety Data Sheet

Wear household gloves.
Clean object first by washing in warm soapy water and drying completely. Dip cotton ball or soft cloth in Grease, Tar & Oil and wipe on tarnished areas.
Rinse completely under cold water and wipe dry. For large items, apply Grease, Tar & Oil to about 1/3 of article at a time, then rinse thoroughly. Do not soak any object in Grease, Tar & Oil for over 2 minutes.
For heavily tarnished pieces, repeat above process until all tarnish is disposed.

IMPORTANT: Do Not Use on stainless steel, chrome, pewter, aluminum, brass, zinc, marble, artificially oxidized silver, knife blades, lacquered surfaces, pearls, opals or any porous stones, Avoid spilling on laminates, countertops or any synthetic surfaces which may be affected; clean spills immediately. Use in well-ventilated area.

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