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Trial Number 364

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-Water SI #4 Peel Away #7 Safety peel Force 9 Green Strypeeze
Coupon 1 48.43 45.33 49.92 41.77 44.83 45.81
Coupon 2 44.25 50.83 52.26 50.05 47.70 40.03
Coupon 3 43.40 45.47 45.01 54.49 50.59 48.92
Average 45.36 47.21 49.06 48.77 47.71 44.92
Std Dev 2.70 3.14 3.70 6.46 2.88 4.51

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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