Hempel Degreaser General Purpose Cleaning Fluid - 750ml

Hempel’s Degreaser 99611 is a 750ml solvent-based cleaning agent for removing oil, grease, wax, silicone and polish residue before coating or abrading. It is suitable for glass fibre, oily wood, moulds and tools used with two-component epoxy products. Do not use it on finished paint systems, linoleum, plastic, asphalt floors, aluminium or similar materials.

Hempel’s Degreaser 99611 is a solvent-based marine cleaning agent developed to remove surface contaminants including oil, grease, wax and silicone. It is intended for surface preparation tasks where contaminants must be removed before coating or abrasion.

Suitable for preparing oily wood before coating, it can also remove wax coats and silicone residue from moulds, remove polish residue from glass fibre and clean GRP before abrading. Hempel also specifies the product for cleaning tools after use with two-component epoxy products.

Apply Hempel Degreaser with a lint-free cloth in a well-ventilated area. Soak the cloth with the product, wipe the surface in a straight stroke and then wipe the cleaner off in a straight stroke. Clean no more than 1m² at a time and expose a clean section of cloth before moving to the next area. Do not apply it to a finished paint system.

Key Features

• Solvent-based marine surface cleaner and degreaser
• Removes oil, grease, wax and silicone
• Suitable for oily wood before coating
• Removes wax coats and silicone residue from moulds
• Removes polish residue from glass fibre
• Suitable for preparing glass fibre before abrading
• Cleans tools after use with two-component epoxy products
• Transparent liquid
• Supplied in a 750ml can
• Apply with a lint-free cloth
• Work on no more than 1m² at a time
• Use in a well-ventilated area
• Not suitable for finished paint systems
• Do not use on linoleum, plastic, asphalt floors, aluminium or similar materials
• Closed-cup flash point of 28°C
• Follow the current product label and Hempel Safety Data Sheet when handling

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hempel Degreaser 99611 used for?
It is used to remove oil, grease, wax, silicone and polish residue before coating or abrading. It is suitable for marine surface preparation, mould cleaning, oily wood and tools used with two-component epoxy products.

Can Hempel Degreaser be used on fibreglass or GRP?
Yes. Hempel specifies it for removing polish residue from glass fibre and for cleaning glass fibre before abrading. It should not be applied over a finished paint system.

Can it be used on oily wood?
Yes. Hempel Degreaser is specifically recommended for preparing oily wood before a coating system is applied.

Can Hempel Degreaser be used on painted surfaces?
No. Hempel states that it must not be used on finished painted surfaces or finished paint systems. It should also not be used on linoleum, plastic, asphalt floors, aluminium or similar materials.

How should Hempel Degreaser be applied?
Use a lint-free cloth in a well-ventilated area. Soak the cloth, wipe the product onto the surface in a straight stroke and then wipe it off in a straight stroke. Change to a clean part of the cloth before cleaning the next section.

How much area does Hempel Degreaser cover?
Hempel does not specify a conventional coverage rate. The application instructions state that no more than 1m² should be cleaned at a time.

Can it be used to clean epoxy tools?
Yes. Hempel specifies the product as a tool cleaner after use with two-component epoxy products.