Product Overview
Viper Peroxiblast Powder is a peroxide-activated alkaline cleaner and degreaser for concrete, tile and grout. It combines surfactants and alkaline builders with an oxygen booster, and penetrates concrete on contact to soften, lift and remove oils, soils, fats and greases.
Important — Not for Natural Stone
This product is not for use on natural stone. That is the manufacturer's instruction, not a caution.
For stone work, use a product specified for it and pretest regardless.
Choosing Across the Viper Range
The soil decides the chemistry, and the pH direction decides the risk. Alkaline products lift greasy and organic soil; the acid product dissolves mineral deposits. They are not interchangeable.
| Product | pH direction | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Viper Venom (CR22GL) | High alkaline, solvent fortified | The general heavy-soil tile and grout prespray. Also fire and smoke work. |
| Viper Venom Powder (CR23A) | High alkaline, solvent fortified | The same job in powder form — greasy restaurant soils, and cheaper per litre made up. |
| Viper Peroxiblast Powder (CH48A) — this product | Alkaline, oxygen activated | Concrete degreasing — oils, fats and greases. Not for natural stone. |
| Viper Peroxibright CTG (CH41GL) | Oxygen activated, self-neutralising | Cleaning and brightening grout without acids or chlorine bleach. |
| Viper Renew (CH49GL) | Acid, organic | Mineral deposits — hard water, soap scum, efflorescence. When alkaline products have failed. |
Alkaline first. Most tile and grout soil is greasy and organic, and that is what the alkaline products are for. Reach for the acid only when what is left is mineral.
Replacing Solvent Degreasers
The manufacturer positions Peroxiblast Powder as a safer replacement for mineral spirits and chlorinated solvent-based concrete degreasers. The reasoning is straightforward: alkalinity plus oxygen and surfactants doing the work that a solvent would otherwise do, without the solvent's flammability, fumes and disposal problems.
CCW has not independently tested it against those products, but the substitution logic is sound and the WHS argument for getting chlorinated solvents off a site does not need much defending.
Dilution
| Job | Dilution |
|---|---|
| Normal soiling | 15 g per litre of warm or hot water |
This product is ultra-concentrated. Read the entire label before use, and pretest every surface for colourfastness.
Standing Rules for Hard Surface Chemistry
- Pretest in an inconspicuous area, every job. Tile, grout and stone vary, and so does what has been done to them before.
- Never mix products. Acid and alkaline neutralise each other and waste both; acid mixed with chlorinated products can generate chlorine gas.
- Never let it dry on the surface. Dwell, then clean and extract while it is still wet.
- Rinse thoroughly. Residue left in grout attracts soil and the floor looks worse in a month than it did before you cleaned it.
- Ventilate, and keep children and pets out of the area during application and drying.
- Know your stone. Marble, travertine and limestone are calcareous and are attacked by acid. Ask before you spray.
Tools
Designed to work with rotary hard surface extractors such as the Hydro-Force SX-12 (AW104) and SX-15 (AW105), and usable with any hard surface brush or mop system. Apply with a pump-up sprayer — see the TCBS (AS16A) for solvent-bearing chemistry, or the AS14A for water-based and acid products.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use it on natural stone?
No. The manufacturer excludes natural stone.
How much powder per litre?
15 grams per litre of warm or hot water for normal soiling.
What is the oxygen booster doing?
Peroxide chemistry adds an oxidising action alongside the alkaline and surfactant cleaning, which is what lifts organic staining rather than just the grease.
Peroxiblast or Peroxibright?
Peroxiblast is the alkaline degreaser for oils and greases on concrete. Peroxibright CTG (CH41GL) is the cleaner and brightener for grout lines.
What brush should I use?
It works with virtually any hard surface brush or mop system, and with rotary extractors.
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What We See in the Field
Concrete degreasing is where operators reach for the strongest thing on the truck. An oxygen-activated alkaline powder at the right dilution and dwell will usually get there without putting a chlorinated solvent into a workshop or a food premises.
