eagle one mag wheel cleaner ETCHING

[BOOT]

It's not muriatic acid in the wheel etching cleaner, it's H something acid and not good for your bones. I looked into it long ago and used it to clean some alum intakes. Rinse well and wear gloves.

[Walter R. Malik]

It's not muriatic acid in the wheel etching cleaner, it's H something acid and not good for your bones. I looked into it long ago and used it to clean some alum intakes. Rinse well and wear gloves.

"Eagle-1" mag wheel cleaner now contains = (taken right off the bottle)
Sulfuric acid, Sodium-1-syphonate monohydrate, Amonium bifloride

Older "Eagle 1" mag wheel cleaner contained = (taken off the older bottle)
Phosphoric acid, Anionic and Nonionic Sulfactants, Sulfuric acid, Amonium bifloride

[BOOT]

Was over a decade ago I looked into it and idk the exact brand of cleaner I used, just that it was "etching" and of course the acid was diluted but I know it wasn't muriatic.

[BOOT]

Actually just goolging now shows hydrofluoric acid a milder form of muriatic acid(according to goolge) that is often used(hydrofluoric acid). W/E I'm not an acid expert, I just know to be cautious of the various types of it in cleaners and how it can react to w/e I'm cleaning.

Still I don't take google as 100% accurate, as it samples various articles n sources for it's answers that could be wrong or misinterpreted.

[Kevin Johnson]

Make sure that you have the appropriate treatments immediately at hand. I used to use hydrofluoric acid to etch porcelain/glass. Some of the aluminum britener formulas create it in situ so it might not be listed on the label as an ingredient.

I used to sell chemicals and one of the other salesmen in my office worked as a compounder prior to joining the company. It has been many years now but I believe he told me of a worker who died after submerging his forearms into a bucket of the cleaner --- it doesn't feel painful right away. It was right up there with newbie cautions/mistakes like adding water to concentrated caustic or acid rather than slowly adding caustic/acid to large quantities of water.

Lots of ways to die or be permanently disabled through "Miracles of Modern Chemistry." https://digital.sciencehistory.org/work ... d-exposure

Hydrofluoric Acid Exposure
Hydrofluoric acid burns may not be immediately painful or visible; symptoms may be delayed 8 hours or longer. The fluoride ion readily penetrates the skin causing destruction of deep tissue layers and bone and it is important to get medical attention if exposed.

Calcium gluconate is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, but it is typically recommended in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) as a first aid measure for hydrofluoric acid exposure. It provides a substitute calcium source so that bone tissue does not act as the calcium supply. A solution of 0.2% iced aqueous Hyamine 1622 or 0.13% iced aqueous Zephiran Chloride are other options. If you use HF, be sure to read the MSDS first.