bryan Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 Bryan Cleaner"Bryan in a Bottle" 1 quart rubbing alcohol1 cup Parsons lemon ammonia1 teaspoon dish washing liquid1 cup Simple Green21 ounces 409Combine ingredients into a clean 1gal container:Mix.Fill container w/water. MixPour some solution into a small spray bottle:And your all-purpose cleaner is ready to use.
tinyfish Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 Is this safe for everyday cleaning of the outside of your KK?
bryan Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Posted August 2, 2015 So far so good going on 8 years. Ralph looks like new with no problems. Not like washing car with a hose. Try it on something else first. See what you think
tinyfish Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 I will test it out. Do you have to rinse after use or wipe with clean water.
bryan Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Posted August 2, 2015 I wipe with damp cloth. Not sure it is nessary. Its just me. By the way this stuff is a great household/office cleaner. I posted it here once before long ago. Those that used it loved it and used it on everything. Others knocked it but never tried it. I have had no negative reaction on any surface. The misses might take it away from you.
5698k Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 Mine got a noticeable buildup on the bottom of the vent cap. I tried all sorts of cleaners to no avail. Recently, I was looking at pics of shiny bronzes, with their shiny to vents, and I got determined. I got a magic eraser, and just started rubbing on one tile. Finally, it came clean! I repeated the process, tile to tile, until the eraser was gone. There were still dirty tiles, but I noticed in my sink, when I was rinsing the eraser, I had a two sided kitchen sponge, regular and a bit more abrasive. Well, I hit it with the abrasive side, and off comes the residue! I moved to little boy, and cleaned the whole top vent in the time it took to do four tiles with the eraser. I'm gonna try some of this mix, as I'm not gonna let this build up happen again, I love the look of shiny bronze!! Robert
5698k Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 I guess the term abrasive is strong, it won't scratch anything. It's just a coarse sponge. Robert
tinyfish Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 Mine got a noticeable buildup on the bottom of the vent cap. I tried all sorts of cleaners to no avail. Recently, I was looking at pics of shiny bronzes, with their shiny to vents, and I got determined. I got a magic eraser, and just started rubbing on one tile. Finally, it came clean! I repeated the process, tile to tile, until the eraser was gone. There were still dirty tiles, but I noticed in my sink, when I was rinsing the eraser, I had a two sided kitchen sponge, regular and a bit more abrasive. Well, I hit it with the abrasive side, and off comes the residue! I moved to little boy, and cleaned the whole top vent in the time it took to do four tiles with the eraser. I'm gonna try some of this mix, as I'm not gonna let this build up happen again, I love the look of shiny bronze!! Robert I notice one thing about my bronze metallic shiny tiles show everything so I'm always cleaning it.
MacKenzie Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 So far I'm liking the smoke patina that I'm getting around the top hat.
5698k Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 So far I'm liking the smoke patina that I'm getting around the top hat. I was the same way at first, but like I said, when I saw pics of new ones, the build up had to go. Remember, the more the build up, the harder to clean. Robert
dstr8 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 KK exterior: 409 works for me...then a quick and easy application of Meguiar's Quick Detailer.
GoFrogs91 Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 I use these two products to clean. The industrial degreaser for the brown muck that accumulates around the top hat and the simple green to clean the overall outside.
tony b Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 Dude, everything under the kitchen sink! Good thing you didn't add any bleach to that concoction or we'd be reading your obit tomorrow!!!
tony b Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 So far I'm liking the smoke patina that I'm getting around the top hat. Smokey cold patina - wasn't that a song by Tone Loc??? For seriously gunked up stuff, the blue scruffy sponge with a little Bar Keepers Friend works, too. That's what I clean my indoor cooktop with.
CeramicChef Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 +1^! Mixing all tose chemicals made me shudder!
bryan Posted August 2, 2015 Author Report Posted August 2, 2015 Shudder is as shudder does. Car washes are good. Just kinda hard taking them home.
MacKenzie Posted August 2, 2015 Report Posted August 2, 2015 tony, I'll keep that in mind as I'm sure I'm going to need it.
Smokydave Posted August 5, 2015 Report Posted August 5, 2015 I use Fast 505 and a Magic Eraser. Super clean and great on the top hat, especially the metal band.
