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Best Overall Performance
Strongest cleaning results, but chlorinated
Average Finish: 3.7
Purchased for: $14
Made In: USA
Chlorinated formula. Best overall average finish stated and strongest timed sludge removal; very slow evaporation. Creator notes personal safety reasons to avoid chlorinated products.
Top overall average finish (3.7) and best 8-second sludge removal (75.01 g). Slow evaporation and chlorinated safety concerns were emphasized.
Best Value Pick (Creator’s Choice)
Non-chlorinated performance-for-price
Average Finish: 4.8
Purchased for: $12
Made In: Assembled in USA (US & global materials)
Very strong timed sludge removal and strong grease wipeoff; slower evaporation and more residue than the very best residue performers. Creator’s personal ‘best value’ pick for typical use.
Chosen in the video as the single pick when weighing price + performance for typical use; 2nd-best sludge removal (59.27 g) and strong grease wipeoff.
Runner-up (Best All-Around Non-Chlorinated)
Consistently strong across tests
Average Finish: 4.3
Purchased for: $13
Made In: USA
Non-chlorinated. Strong across categories with fast evaporation, solid grease wipeoff, and strong sludge removal; 2nd-best overall average finish stated.
2nd-best overall average finish (4.3) with fast evaporation, strong sludge removal (37.22 g), and solid grease wipeoff.
Prices are the per-can prices stated in the video at time of testing; retail pricing can vary by store, region, and time.
Per-can prices stated during the review.
Measured by timing how long the sprayed/saturated pass took to evaporate. Chlorinated CRC (4:04) and chlorinated Gunk (1:24) were far slower than most.
Counts how many towel passes were needed to remove the grease layer (marker removal depended on formulation and was noted in the narration).
Steel plate coated with a grease/oil/brake-fluid/sand sludge mix. Results are the plate weight reduction after an 8-second spray window.
Efficiency values explicitly stated in the video for select top performers (sludge removed per gram of cleaner consumed).
Values explicitly stated in the video as ‘cents per gram’ of sludge/grease removed.
Only ratings/placements explicitly quantified in the narration are included here (Gunk = 1, CRC chlorinated = 1.5; Sprayway & Lucas noted as tied for 3rd among non-chlorinated).