Pliers, wrenches, chisels, blades and so forth are all being used in dirty, greasy situations.  For best performance and utility it is necessory to keep them clean and degreased. This  specially formulated solvent is intended for maintenance cleaning on grime, grease, lubrication fluids, silicone, tars, adhesives, and fluxes.  its standarised and harmless to most plastics so it can be utilize  to clean plastic grips, such as the pliers