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Trial Number 16

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate aerosol dust mop treatment 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  
A00811 > 2 min 1 8.25 2  
  > 2 min 1 5.25 1  
  > 2 min 1 5.5 1  
Product Average   1.0   1.3 1.2
A00810 > 2 min 1 0.5 1  
  > 2 min 1 4.25 1  
  > 2 min 1 4.75 1  
Product Average   1.0   1.0 1
SPARTAN DUST MOP/CLOTH TREATMENT > 2 min 1 0 1  
  > 2 min 1 3.5 1  
  > 2 min 1 0 1  
Product Average   1.0   1.0 1
CLAIRE DUST UP 43 sec 3 19 3  
  1 min 27 sec 2 13 3  
  > 2 min 1 5.5 1  
Product Average   2.0   2.3 2.2
SWIFFER DUST N SHINE > 2 min 1 0.25 1  
  > 2 min 1 0.75 1  
  > 2 min 1 0 1  
Product Average   1.0   1.0 1

Success Rating:

A cleanliness study, addressing only various analytical techniques.

Conclusion:

Three products in the dust mop treatment category received the top score of 1.0 for the vertical cling test. The Amrep Aspire was a close fourth at 1.2.

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