Simple Green has been around for a lot longer than "being green" has been in vogue. I suspect that any connection is purely coincidental.

I have been cleaning engine compartments with Simple Green for many years. It works really well on the diesel sludge but eats up dust and under-hood neglect on gas cars just as well. I went through an entire bottle on my 300D trying to clean it up.

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I think you are right, tangofox, and didn't mean to imply that they jumped on the bandwagon. It is more the consumer's perception that I was commenting on.

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

I'm pretty sure the "green" part of the name is little more than reference to its color. Much the same way as Fast Orange.

For anyone who cares, the original Simple Green formula is pretty tough on aluminum and similar metals. SG recently introduced an aircraft-safe product to address that issue.

Simple green is an awsome cleaner, I use it on a lot of things.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Awesome cleaner is an awesome cleaner, and it's only a dollar for a big concentrated bottle Oddly enough the awesome website's MSD sheet section has been "under construction" for a long time.

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1999 SL500

I use GOOP for my hands and SG for cleaning engines, lawnmowers, inside of garbage cans, etc.

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1993 W124 300D 2.5L Turbo, OM602.962
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, 2.4L DOHC
2002 Ford Explorer, 4.0L SOHC
2005 Toyota Prius, 1.5L

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Bikers use SimpleG for their chains... some leave the chains in the full strength solution for days at a time only to remove their chains with pitted links and bearings - it eats the metal!

I thought the name SImple Green was a reference to the Army, wasn't it originally formulated for use by the military? They could dye it any color they want.

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I like the SG, but it will oxidize aluminum at full strength if you're not careful. There is some purple stuff out there that seems to do about the same thing (must be diluted)

If you do get some oxidation, spraying a bit of WD40 seems to help bring the finish back.

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Simple Green was originally used to clean coffee roasting equipment.

sure beats Star*****s

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fastorange isn't even orange.. or was that the point..?

it uses a citric oil.. I forget the name... limonella.. limonene..

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D-limonene.

some people have a terrible reaction to it. Like my previous boss.. if he smells it.. he breaks out in hives. This is due to a previous over-exposure.

DATA sheet for fastorange

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From the Simple Green MSDS

Section 3: COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
The only ingredient of Simple Green® with established exposure limits is undiluted 2-butoxyethanol (<4%) (Butyl Cellosolve; CAS No. 111-76-2) [1% for Scrubbing Pad]: the ACGIH TLV-TWA is 20 ppm (97 mg/m3). Based upon
chemical analysis, Simple Green® contains no known EPA priority pollutants, heavy metals or chemicals listed under RCRA, CERCLA, or CWA. Analysis by TCLP (Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure) according to RCRA revealed
no toxic organic or inorganic constituents.

A Google search of 2-Butoxyethanol. http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/butoxyet/cie32.htm

An excerpt:

EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
Colourless liquid with a weak, pleasant, sweet, ester odour. COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID AND VAPOUR. VERY TOXIC. Fatal if inhaled. Harmful if absorbed through the skin. Central nervous system depressant. High vapour concentrations may cause headache, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, drowsiness, incoordination and confusion. EYE AND SKIN IRRITANT. Causes severe eye and skin irritation.

Makes me want to run some through the coffee maker right now.

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