05-03-2012, 07:48 PM
(05-03-2012, 07:12 PM)rleete Wrote:(05-03-2012, 08:35 AM)Highpower Wrote: Sodium hydroxide is the active ingredient in oven/grill cleaners.
Stay far, far away from any aluminum.
Why? It's also the active ingredient in many aluminum cleaning products, such as used on car wheels.
True. But it has a much lower percentage of (lye) than the oven cleaner does. Strong bases attack aluminum. That is why "Crystal Drain-O" has aluminum flakes mixed in. The exothermic reaction creates heat and pressure (hydrogen gas) inside a drain pipe to help "bust clogs".
You certainly wouldn't want to clean your car wheels with Easy-Off. Unless maybe you wanted to have them plated afterward....
Willie