chems

[desi 14]

I have been getting into the active ingredients of chems. When you guys create your own detergents , do you use the msds or something else? Lastly, what are the caustics in oxcallic and sodium hydroxide? Please give detailed expanation why the strip and clean concrete and asphalt & wood so well

thanks

[One Tough Pressure 580]

Being that you are so new to all of this, I suggest you stick with professionally blended chems and leave the home brews until you become more experienced.

[RyanH 14]

An MSDS is intended to relate the dangers and necessary precautions associated with chemicals. They are not a medium to convey proprietary nor specific active ingredients' usefullness in performing a particular function. Being able to infer the abilities of the components from an MSDS generally requires knowledge gathered from experience and thought on how chemicals work together to accomplish their purpose...there is no single book nor article available that will spell out all possible uses of chemicals.

If you want to know why the chemicals clean their intended surfaces so well, begin with the manufacturers websites and claims. They love to tell why their particular brand is so much better at cleaning something than others'. Barring that, most knowledge of this stuff is intuitive and based upon experience and gathering information from many sources and putting it together intelligently in their skulls via reasoning to really understand it. Read the plethora of posts in the wood and concrete forums regarding chemicals and you will find everything you need.

Also, about three months ago you asked a very similar question regarding caustics. Go back and read the informative responses there...I believe your question was answered.

http://www.thegrimescene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2407&highlight=desi