Citrus Cleaners Have Taken Center Stage in Detailing

Are you amazed at how many specialty cleaners thatcleaners replace dangerous, flammable solvent-based
are available to clean your vehicle? Wheel and rimproducts, are safer to use, environmentally friendly,
cleaner, tire cleaner, brake dust remover, enginenon-caustic, and much more economical and cost
degreaser, white wall cleaner, tar remover - the listeffective. Citrus cleaners degrease, clean and
goes on. Ever wonder what the pros in Dealershipsdeodorize at the same time while leaving behind a
and Detailing Shops use? In those businesses,clean surface with a pleasant scent.
concentrated citrus cleaners have replaced them allFor example, cleaning and degreasing under the hood
and taken the center stage.is a snap with a good citrus cleaner at the coin car
Why? Simple – they work, and work extremely wellwash. Here’s how: Simply pop the hood, spray the
where time and results matter. Citrus cleaners workcleaner from front to back, left to right, then right to left
as well or better than the caustic counterparts that we- getting coverage in all the nooks and crannies. Throw
are all used to using. Citrus cleaners are also costin some quarters, select rinse and spray away all the
effective and versatile. For example, a goodcrud. Once you’re done, shut the hood and rinse
professional-grade, concentrated citrus cleaner nowoff the excess from the outside finish. Go for a short
replaces a lot of specialty products that professionaldrive to dry it off and it will look like brand new.
detailers needed to use in the past. Citrus cleanersIf you’ve owned a utility trailer, RV or camper, you
easily dissolve and lift grease, oily residue, grime andundoubtedly experienced those dreaded black streaks
dirt without harming or discoloring the surface.that run down the sides from the roof, which can be a
The principal component of a good, professional gradereal challenge to remove. To easily remove them,
citrus cleaner is something called d-limonene.substitute a good concentrated citrus cleaner as you
D-limonene is extracted from the oil found in peels ofwould for soap. Wash as normal and rinse. The results
citrus fruits, a natural solvent that is also biodegradable.will be a clean shiny surface with no black streaks.
As with any product, the quality and performanceSounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? It really is
difference is related to how highly concentrated thethat easy with a good citrus cleaner.
ingredients are, including d-limonene. For example, moreCleaning and removing brake dust from wheels, and
“orange” cleaners are showing up on retailtires with a citrus cleaner is a breeze. Liberally spray a
shelves, some of which are scented or coloredconcentrated citrus cleaner directly on the surface and
orange, or both - and aren’t really suitable forselect high-pressure rinse and you’re done –
heavy duty cleaning tasks. A good professional gradeusually no need for scrubbing. Citrus cleaners also do a
citrus cleaner is highly concentrated and is able to begreat job at removing adhesive residue, cleaning
diluted all the way down to 1:50 for general cleaningconcrete floors and countless other uses.
tasks.Try a professional-grade citrus cleaner next time in
Other than simply working better, there are manyyour cleaning regimen. Other than getting better results,
reasons detailing pros use citrus cleaners. Citrusit will make things a lot easier on you and your wallet.