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erzane

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Hi there,
Id like to clean my chassis and my monitor and Ive got some biodegradable Simple Green in a concentrate bottle. I also bought a 1 liter empty dilution bottle for the dosage.
This product isn't common in Switzerland and no way to get some from a foreigner country since the customs rules regarding liquids. My german is so bad and Google do not traduce all words well, but the only electric element Ive found on the label are ''Grill'' and ''Motor''.
They say a ratio of ''100%-9%'' for grill/motors (I guess for 1 liter of water : 9 deciliter of Simple Green) but they don't speak about electronics... The other ratios are lighter but still no electronics... Which dosage would you use?
Thank you!
 

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Yes 1:1 is fine for Simple Green.

I find that Krud Kutter does a better job though at removing grease/nicotine tar, etc... I have cleaned some pcbs/chassis with simple green a few times, looks ok, but have gone back and washed them with krud kutter and it has definitely clean stuff simple green left behind.

I say experiment with both, you can go wrong :D
 
I drink it straight, but I'm a MAN!

I don't know about PCBs (these guys above know their shit it seems!), but I can tell you, you DON'T want to use it 1:1 on game console plastics, it will suck the oil right out of the plastics and leave a terrible white film on them. Ask me and my poor TG16 how I know! I did find a fix though, spray on some mineral oil and leave overnight.
 
For pcbs, chassis, etc 1:1 is fine, but you always test on plastic. I mean, you can legit just use dawn and really hot tap water to wash pcbs . Oh and use a soft brittle brush to gebtly scrub the pcbs.

Always blow off excess water from pcbs with compressed air until they look like they are dry and bake them in the oven at 170F for an hour and then turn the oven off and let the pcb cool down in the oven. This method has worked for me every time.
 
… I use krud kutter and then simple green to remove the krud kutter residue!
 
They don't have krud in Switzerland. What use would the Swiss have for Krud Kutter :D.

Monitor chassis and tubes are the dirtiest of all arcade components. You'll be amazed how much filth accumulates there. I don't ever dilute and sometimes have to go with more than 1 application of Simple Green sometimes (I'll have to try the Krud Kutter). But then again, Simple Green is found easily here in the US. But check out how much filth came off my monitor here: https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/capcom-big-blue-sf2ce-restoration.1501/post-23492
 
Derrick : I remember about our thread concerning the baking method. Btw, by my friends manufacture - where my cab will be painted next week - I have all the tools needed to do a proper work so I can use the air compressor - which I often used to clean dirt after sanding.
So I'll clean the chassis with 1:1 Simple Green (then maybe finish it with Krud Kutter - what a nameX( - if I can get some) then I'll have to wait before testing my stuff (my PSUs shell is at the factory in order to be galvanised and I have not yet purchased the wires and connectors needed for my new harness). So, I guess I'll not need to use the baking process if I'll have to wait about three weeks before testing my chassis right (that's maybe a naive question but I like to be clear when talking about electronics)?

p.s. do you have a link for a good ''soft brittle brush''?

Real : that's difficult to get these products in Switzerland unless an importator decides to commercialise them. I had luck with the Simple Green, but a few months ago this product didn't existed inthere. I think we have something similar (check pic). It's a universal and strong enough degreaser which do the job correctly I guess (but not biodegreadable I think since this isn't mentionned on the label).
 

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Like STJ says, you can try dish washing soap with really hot water, etc... its should get about all the grime off.

Just us a good painters brush that can get into the tighter spots around components.
 
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