{"id":64,"date":"2026-08-05T23:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northstarmanagedit.com\/mcc3\/product\/pkl-lite\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T23:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:48:11","slug":"pkl-lite","status":"publish","type":"mc_product","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmanagedit.com\/mcc3\/product\/pkl-lite\/","title":{"rendered":"PKL LITE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PKL LITE is the aluminium-safe counterpart to PKL PRO \u2014 blended and lab-released in Arleta.<\/p>\n<h2>What it is for<\/h2>\n<p>Cleaning aluminium, zinc, magnesium, and other alloys that a high-alkalinity cleaner would etch, stain, or dissolve. It is inhibited specifically to prevent attack on soft metals while still lifting oils and shop soils.<\/p>\n<h2>Typical operating conditions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dilution:<\/strong> 1:8 to 1:25<\/li>\n<li><strong>Temperature:<\/strong> ambient to 140&nbsp;\u00b0F \u2014 it performs well cold, which saves energy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application:<\/strong> spray, immersion, ultrasonic, manual wipe<\/li>\n<li><strong>Substrates:<\/strong> aluminium, zinc, magnesium, brass, and all substrates PKL PRO handles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Rinsability<\/h2>\n<p>Low residue on rinse, which matters when the next operation is painting, anodising, or bonding. A cleaner that leaves film is a coating adhesion failure waiting to be blamed on the paint.<\/p>\n<h2>Choosing between PRO and LITE<\/h2>\n<p>If your line runs only steel and cast iron, PKL PRO cleans faster and cheaper. If there is any aluminium in the mix \u2014 or if there might be next quarter \u2014 LITE avoids an expensive lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moderate-alkalinity, low-foam cleaner for aluminium and sensitive alloys. Excellent rinsability at ambient temperature, non-etching on soft metals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":110,"template":"","meta":[],"mc_product_category":[8],"class_list":["post-64","mc_product","type-mc_product","status-publish","hentry","mc_product_category-cleaners-degreasers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmanagedit.com\/mcc3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mc_product\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmanagedit.com\/mcc3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mc_product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmanagedit.com\/mcc3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mc_product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmanagedit.com\/mcc3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"mc_product_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northstarmanagedit.com\/mcc3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mc_product_category?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}