Tsp & Simple Green

[MONTIJ]

I'm wondering if someone could explain the benefits
or uses of these two p[roducts.tsp & simple green, are
names I've heard referred to on this board,but I'm not
familiar what the uses are
Thanks Montij

 

[Aplus]

Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) and Simple Green are both general purpose cleaners.

They can be used in a diluted solution with bleach as a house wash mix, or in a more concentrated solution to clean the black streaks off gutters.

There are more effective chems available, but these will work in a pinch. It all depends on how much elbow grease you want to exert.

 

[Bill B]

Simple green is good stuff, but milder than say gutter zap, which I found to be a superior cutter cleaner on a comparison test I ran last year.

I have used TSP mainly to clean wood prior to painting, and for a couple of odd types of jobs. Search the boards and you will find some strong arguments regarding the use of TSP for general purpose cleaning.

 

[Paul B.]

Simple Green is generally used in interior home cleaning applications but has many other uses. You can pick it up at the grocery store, hardware store or K-Mart (etc.).

Some folks use Simple Green for cleaning decks (it smells pretty).
I tried it on my cedar fence when I was cleaning it. It works well. Not as well as say a Wolman cleaner/brightener. It cleans but it doesn't brighten. It almost has to be used full strength, which makes it rather expensive. Not that Wolman is not expensive at $3/gal/100 sq. ft. (Full strength, Simple Green is about $8/gal/100 sq. ft.).

 

[P Austin]

I used simple green on an aluminum sided home last year. The customer was concerned about her plants and flowers. We wet them down and covered them prior to washing to apease her. The simple green we used because it is very earth friendly. there is no msds per say, because there is no toxisity. the results, well, we had to hand scrub the entire home as we cleaned to remove all dirt and mold. Bottom line, simple green is a great general purpose cleaner, but doesn't quite cut it as a siding cleaner. Perhaps if I mixed some sodiumhydroxide in with it. This year, I decided to clean my way. The job took about half the time, and no hand scrubbing. I used a cleaner called Film Fighter. (oops, only one problem. one side of home was badly deteriorated and streaked as aluminum siding can. I will have to paint that side.)Bottom line, I don't think simple green is a good solution to the residential home power washer industry, there are many other cleaners that cost less, and are created specifically for washing homes.

My two cents worth of knowledge - That's all the cents I have.

 

[Richard R.]

I don't know if any of you are aware of it or not, but simple green is probably the best thing you can use if you accidently spill ready seal deck stain on concrete or brick.
I don't know what it will do to other stains, but if you are using ready seal and accidently splash or spill stain on the concrete or brick, spray non deluted simple green on the area immediatedly and it desolves the stain.
Just for info.

Take Care
Richard R

 

[MR ALAN]

Originally posted by P Austin
The simple green we used because it is very earth friendly. there is no msds per say, because there is no toxisity. B]

There is indeed an MSDS on Simple Green and here it is.


http://www.simplegreen.com/msds/sgmsds.pdf


Although Simple Green is a safer item than others it does contain Butyl Cellusolve which is a member of the Glycol Ether Family.

 

[P Austin]

I stand Corrected!!

I stand corrected, I did not intend to exhibit that there was no MSDS available for Simple Green. In fact, I have a copy of the afore mentioned MSDS in my records. I was mearly exclaiming that the substance was quite environmently friendly and misrepresented the facts. Thank you for calling the attention to my error.

Reguards,

Pauly

 

[Tim Smith]

I use simple green to clean Ready Seal overspray on siding, gutters, etc. Great Stuff