QuinGold
02-15-2015, 06:02 PM
Hi all, I'm a newbie researching products to clean my Miata. I live in a pine forest, and am concerned about washing my car and letting the run-off flow into the natural environment outside my garage.
As a artist/printmaker, the last few years has seen a whole new set of non-toxic printmaking supplies (for example, soy-based inks replacing oil-based ink, ferric chloride to replace acid for etching, and soy-based cleaners). While you wouldn't eat any of this stuff, and you still have to dispose of it properly and wear gloves, it does mean a better, safer way to work.
I'd like to approach detailing my car in the same way: after understanding the role of each product, finding the specific ones that are the least damaging to the environment - particularly important if they are going to be hosed down and washed down into the arroyo outside our garage. I'm also concerned about breathing nasty chemicals; no point cleaning up the art studio only to kill myself cleaning the car…!
Has anyone got ideas, articles or products they could share?
Right now I need a product to clean the wheels/tires and it seems you have to hose these products away. True? Or could I wipe them off with blue shop cloths and dispose of them in the trash?
The greenest one seems to be the Wolfgang Tire & Wheel Cleaner. True?
Wolfgang Tire & Wheel Cleaner is formulated for versatility, this cleaner is as equally gentle and effective on wheels as on tires! (http://www.autogeek.net/wg4600.html)
How does the Meg. Hot Rims cleaner and DP Wheel and Tire Cleaner compare to this Wolfgang product for toxicity?
Also, I have Soy Response, a heavy-duty degreaser. Would this be okay to use on wheels and tires? It says it "may harm some rubber".
"Formulated with natural, biodegradable, organic soy-based solvents, surfactants and emulsifiers."
However, when I look at the MSDS, it still seems to have hazardous and flammable materials?! So confused by that. More info here:
SGI Industries | > Degreasers > Soy Response (http://www.sgiindustries.com/product/soy-response.html)
thank you!
As a artist/printmaker, the last few years has seen a whole new set of non-toxic printmaking supplies (for example, soy-based inks replacing oil-based ink, ferric chloride to replace acid for etching, and soy-based cleaners). While you wouldn't eat any of this stuff, and you still have to dispose of it properly and wear gloves, it does mean a better, safer way to work.
I'd like to approach detailing my car in the same way: after understanding the role of each product, finding the specific ones that are the least damaging to the environment - particularly important if they are going to be hosed down and washed down into the arroyo outside our garage. I'm also concerned about breathing nasty chemicals; no point cleaning up the art studio only to kill myself cleaning the car…!
Has anyone got ideas, articles or products they could share?
Right now I need a product to clean the wheels/tires and it seems you have to hose these products away. True? Or could I wipe them off with blue shop cloths and dispose of them in the trash?
The greenest one seems to be the Wolfgang Tire & Wheel Cleaner. True?
Wolfgang Tire & Wheel Cleaner is formulated for versatility, this cleaner is as equally gentle and effective on wheels as on tires! (http://www.autogeek.net/wg4600.html)
How does the Meg. Hot Rims cleaner and DP Wheel and Tire Cleaner compare to this Wolfgang product for toxicity?
Also, I have Soy Response, a heavy-duty degreaser. Would this be okay to use on wheels and tires? It says it "may harm some rubber".
"Formulated with natural, biodegradable, organic soy-based solvents, surfactants and emulsifiers."
However, when I look at the MSDS, it still seems to have hazardous and flammable materials?! So confused by that. More info here:
SGI Industries | > Degreasers > Soy Response (http://www.sgiindustries.com/product/soy-response.html)
thank you!