oops look what simple green will do to metal in a few days.

[sly409]

So I threw an old petcock in my ultrasonic and forgot about it for a little under a week. When I pulled it out this is what happened to that poor old petcock. Mind you it wasnt anywhere close to this condition before I threw it in. I also used simple green to clean my carbs before but they didnt sit in there for more than a day. Imagine if I had forgotten the carbs The carbs did come out looking oxidized with this whitish powdery coating on it. Looked something like these carbs but not as bad http://www.xs650.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22386 Maybe it started eating the metal?? I'm doing a 2nd cleaning of the carbs with pinesol now. I'll post up the results when Im done.

Well hopefully someone can learn from my mistake lol. I have a brand new petcock from mikesxs and was going to sell the old petcock as parts after it was cleaned but I guess not anymore haha.

 

[16VGTIDave]

Simple Green is corrosive... That is why I use a mild acid in my ultrasonic cleaner. Parts come out shiny clean.

 

[ksqrly]

Ill remember that one. Do not use simple green to clean my mc. Posting mistakes are a good way to teach people things.

 

[Liamthedevastator]

Aye carumba, that is brutal. Kind of gross actually, looks slimy almost.

On a side note, might I ask what ultrasonic unit you are using? Not that this is a great example