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Trial Number 15

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate aerosol baseboard stripper products for vertical adhesion to glass surface

Date Run:

06/08/2009

Experiment Procedure:

A large glass window was cleaned using Green Works Glass Cleaner from Clorox to ensure uniform clean surface. Once dry each of the test aerosol products were sprayed for 1-2 seconds onto the surface. A timer was started to determine the time the cleaner took to travel 1 foot (30 cm). A second observation was made to see how much movement was achieved for the products for a total of 2 minute. At the end of 2 minutes the distance traveled by the product was recorded.

For products that need more than 1 minute to travel the 30 cm, time will be recorded as greater than 2 minutes and receive a score of excellent. For products that run down the entire length of the window (4 feet) in less than the 2 minutes, the distance will be recorded as greater than 4 feet and will receive a score of poor.

Time rating  
120 Excellent
60 Good
30 Okay
15 Fair
<15 Poor
Distance rating  
<1 Excellent
1 Good
2 Okay
3 Fair
4 Poor

Trial Results:

Product Time for 1 foot Rating Distance in 2 minutes Rating  
A00808 >2 min 1 2.5 1  
  >2 min 1 3 1  
  >2 min 1 2.75 1  
Product Average   1.0   1.0 1
A00806 1 min 42 sec 2 14.5 3  
  1 min 43 sec 2 17 3  
  1 min 37 sec 2 18.5 3  
Product Average   2.0   3.0 2.5
3M TROUBLE SHOOTER >2 min 1 1.5 1  
  >2 min 1 5.75 1  
  >2 min 1 4 1  
Product Average   1.0   1.0 1
SPARTAN SHINELINE STRIPPER 1 min 44 sec 2 15 3  
  1 min 42 sec 2 17 3  
  1 min 37 sec 2 17 3  
Product Average   2.0   3.0 3
CLAIRE BASEBOARD CLEANER 10 sec 4 41 4  
  14 sec 4 48 5  
  15 sec 5 47 4  
Product Average   4.3   4.3 4.3

Success Rating:

A cleanliness study, addressing only various analytical techniques.

Conclusion:

The Amrep Aspire and 3M Trouble Shooter had the top rating for the baseboard stripper product category for vertical cling. These two products received the Excellent rating for both criteria.

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