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Trial Number 2

Client Number 359

Project Number 14

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate supplied glass cleaning products for level of effectiveness while using manual cleaning methods.

Date Run:

12/03/2018

Experiment Procedure:

Pre-weighed, glass, and chrome coupons were coated with SCL Soil #2 (glass soap scum) which was made of water 51.5%, hair gel 25.6%, Toothpaste 10.4%, Shaving Cream 5.3%, Hair Spray 3.7% and Spray Deodorant 3.5% using a hand held swab and allowed to dry for 24 hours at room temperature. The contaminated coupons were weighed again to determine the amount of soil added.

Three coupons were placed into a Gardner Straight Line Washability unit. A Wypall L60 reinforced wipe was attached to the cleaning sled and soaked with 1 spray of cleaning solutions. Each coupon was sprayed 1 time with the same cleaning solution. The solution was allowed to penetrate for 30 seconds followed by cleaning in the SLW unit for 5 cycles (~10 seconds). Coupons were left to dry overnight before final weights and efficiencies were recorded.

Visual observations were made on the coupons for spotting and filming following the general guidelines set forth in the CSPA DCC 09A. Filming is best recognized as “haziness” or overall “milkiness”, while streaking is best identified as dried droplets or “spotting”, usually found strung together into thin white lines. Each coupon was evaluated separately for filming and streaking, according to a scale of “1” to “7” with:

Filming Streaking
7 = high filming 7 = high streaking (poor performance)
1 = no visible filming 1 = no visible streaking (excellent performance)

Trial Results:

Cleaner Substrate Coupon Initial Wt. Cont. Final Wt. Cont % Cont Removed % Avg Removed
1 A 34 0.0633 0.0015 97.63 99.16
81 0.0685 0.0000 100.0
45 0.0677 0.0001 99.85
B 17 0.0700 0.0136 80.57 89.73
7 0.0737 0.0033 95.52
11 0.0796 0.0055 93.09
2 A 8 0.0763 0.0012 98.43 99.22
14 0.0694 0.0001 99.86
16 0.0635 0.0004 99.37
B 28 0.0842 0.0181 78.50 90.24
24 0.0683 0.0031 95.46
18 0.0711 0.0023 96.77

Visual Analysis:

Cleaner Substrate Streaking Score Filming Score Avg. Streaking Score Avg. Filming Score
Jenny Glass Cleaner Glass 3.5 2 2.3 1.5
2 1.5
1.5 1
Chrome 4 4 2.8 3.7
2.5 4.5
2 2.5
Rejoice Glass Cleaner Glass 2 2.5 2.5 2
3.5 2
2 1.5
Chrome 3 2 2.7 2.3
3.5 3
1.5 2

Overall Average Streaking and Filming

Cleaner - Substrate Substrate Average Streaking Score Average Filming Score
Jenny Glass Cleaner Glass 2.3 1.5
Chrome 2.8 3.7
Rejoice Glass Cleaner  Glass 2.5 2
Chrome 2.7 2.3

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

Each of the cleaners was effective in soil removal of above 89% for each surface tested (glass & chrome). The lowest soil removal efficiency was Jenny Glass Cleaner used on the chrome substrate. The highest soil removal efficiency of the cleaners tested was Rejoice Glass Cleaner on the glass substrate. The cleaner which cleaned and removed the most soil from the chrome substrate was Rejoice Glass Cleaner which had a 90.24% removal efficiency. Based on the streaking and filming table, overall Jenny Glass Cleaner was the highest performing glass cleaner, followed by Rejoice Glass Cleaner. The highest performing cleaner for chrome, it was Rejoice Glass Cleaner, followed by Jenny Glass Cleaner.

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