Summit Racing Surface Wash before spraying Epoxy

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I should have bought the #700 and #710 from SPI but it wasn't recommended to me when I bought my epoxy.
And now it's too late because I am spraying in the morning.

I already have Summit Racing's "Wax and Grease Remover" and "Surface Wash" products.
Will either of these be a hard "NO" prior to spraying SPI Epoxy as a final-fish product for my frame and engine bay?

Wax and Grease Remover SDS:

Surface Wash SDS:
 
I will only use SPI #700 because it's been proven to me over many years of usage that it's able to clean more than anything else. I'm sorry it apparently wasn't recommended, though you don't mention who you asked for advice. A quality solvent based wax & grease remover is a decent second choice, but I don't have any personal experience with Summit products other than some of their speed parts, which are hit and miss and overall a bit iffy.
 
It appears to be a W&G remover. Both appear to be similar to each other. Wouldn't hurt to scrub everything with Dawn Ultra and warm water if you can. Solvent based W&G removers have a harder time removing certain contaminants than do the water/alcohol based products like SPI 700. That would go a long way to removing contaminants. What you wipe it with is also as important if not more so.

Read this thread for reference and guidance.

 
I would say if neither is sold as a rust converter or pretreatment you would be ok. Wash and wax remover are implying it is not leaving anything on the steel. Its when you are putting a coating on the steel is where you are going to get blowback from possible failure from the epoxy. You are probably safer if you see flash rust before you spray instead of a coating.
 
Maybe if just an insurance job wash twice with clean towels each time.

If restoration, I would delay it as your cleaning bare metal, not sanded paint
 
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Careful with wax and grease removers or final wipe cleaners. I ran out and picked up a quart from NAPA, a generic name of some sort but recognized. I kept getting fisheyes in primers and topcoats, very frustrating until I narrowed it down to that cleaner. It literally caused fisheyes in everything. I used it up as a degreaser on my motorcycle frames where no painting was needed.
 
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