Very true. I’m usually all for getting the straight chemical components instead of overpriced, diluted mixes.
But from what I’ve read about OneRestore, they’ve done a lot more than just dilute hydrochloric and add some soap. Apparently, there are buffering agents they’ve added to make it safer to use on a variety of surfaces, that hydrochloric by itself (even at the same dilutions) would not be safe on.
@CaCO3Girl might be able to enlighten us on the topic.
Thanks for the call out. So, the thing with Hydrochloric acid is that there is a company that has a patent on making it into an almost safe urea hydrochloride, or as they say “an organic salt”. It is encapsulated hydrochloric acid that doesn’t fume and has the acid characteristics of HCl, but not as harmful.
Us chemists have ways of hiding information on the SDS’s but most of us can interpret what the others have done…if they are truthful on the SDS, which they should be by law. I’d like to point out that we only have to list dangerous things at greater than 1%, unless it’s a carcinogen in which case it’s 0.1%. My point is that you can have HCl in a formula and not list it if it’s at 0.9999%…you can include a whole lot of dangerous stuff at 0.9999%.
Hey man, good video, don’t give up. It can be frustrating in the beginning testing mixes and what works for you. Continue asking for help and righting down the mixes you currently use and adjust accordingly.
I have been in the same boat as you, money tied up, misuse or weak mixture of chemicals. It happens. Just learn from it and don’t give up.
Here’s a recent fallout restoration I did. This one required a bit of brushing after I xjetted on the OneRestore full strength. So OneRestore is not a sure-fire spray and rinse solution for fallout.
Thanks. I did not make it that far down. Just the initial that video that kicked this huge thread off. Squid’s video was very helpful though and I now know about Fallout. It’s just nice for us newbs that are searching through the forums to be able to see the pics/videos that the thread’s are talking about. Have a good one.
You’ll really thank them once you first encounter it. You won’t have pulled out your hair and you’ll know how to proceed.
I did my first commercial building which was next to a busy street. It had fallout all over two sides of it–top to bottom. I had to scrub every inch of vinyl on those two sides. Props to @marinegrunt for helping me know best how to attack it.