Clean install 10.4 Tiger without original disc...?

Hi,
I am currently in the process of selling my olf PowerMac G5, running Tiger. I wish to do a clean install of the OS to fully erase my data on the computer before selling it. The problem is that I cannot find the original installation discs that came with the machine anywhere.
I have found a 10.4 installation disc, but this is labelled Mac Pro, not PowerMac. Looking on the disc itself, it says its a UB application, so potentially good to work on PPC?
If not, is there any way I can wipe the system of all my private data without having to do a reinstall? This would be the best solution, if possible.
Many thanks,
Steve

The new owner will need some kind of Install Disc, but...
In System Preferences>Accounts, unlock the lock, click the little + icon & add a new Admin user, log into that account, remove the old account, then use Disk Utility to Decure Erase Free Space.

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