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Trial Number 362

Trial Purpose:

Laboratory evaluations of alternative cleaning products

Date Run:

06/01/2003

Experiment Procedure:

Basic cleaning performance testing was conducted using ASTM G122 as the bases for cleaning. 

Cleaning: Brush on gel/paste strippers in one thick coat.
Run Time: Let sit 1 hour (60 min)
Removal: manual scrape with plastic spatula/scraper (Home Depot general paint scraper)
Drying: 72-hour dry time to allow for evaporation of strippers from wood.

Trial Results:

03-WD-PA-6-
Wood-Paint Product

Poplar-Oil SI #4 Peel Away #7 Safety peel Force 9 Green Strypeeze
Coupon 1 85.61 94.89 81.97 70.54 77.33 90.66
Coupon 2 90.06 87.07 92.61 89.36 86.73 95.17
Coupon 3 82.84 79.95 88.38 87.11 78.51 83.22
Average 86.17 87.30 87.65 82.34 80.86 89.68
Std Dev 3.64 7.47 5.36 10.28 5.12 6.04

Success Rating:

Preliminary compatibility tests on substrate coupons encouraging for at least one cleaning chemistry. More in-depth laboratory testing necessary.

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