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Trial Number 40

Client Number 232

Project Number 1

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate supplied products for bathroom cleaning on three substrates.

Date Run:

10/12/2007

Experiment Procedure:

The supplied cleaning products were used at full strength. 

Preweighed fiberglass, ceramic and chrome coupons were coated with SSL Soil 1 (Bathroom soap scum: Vaseline Dry Skin Lotion 21.4%, Dial Clean Rinsing Body Wash 14.3%, Market Basket Shampoo & Conditioner (Pert) 28.6%, Soft Soap Natural Liquid hand soap 21.4%, Coast Deodorant bar soap 7.2% and Water 7.1%) 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 Kimberly-Clark WypAll X60 reinforced wipe was attached to the cleaning sled and soaked with 5-7 sprays of cleaning solutions. Each coupon was sprayed 7-10 times with the same cleaning solution. The cleaning unit was run for 20 cycles (~33 seconds). At the end of the cleaning, coupons were wiped once with a dry paper towel. Final weights were recorded. Efficiencies were calculated and recorded.

Trial Results:

Nine of the thirteen products averaged over 85% removal of the bathroom soap scum from the three substrates using manual wiping. The table lists the amount of soil added, the amount remaining and the efficiency for each coupon cleaned.

Cleaner Substrate Initial wt Final wt % Removed Ave %  
Clorox  Chrome 0.0775 0.0301 61.16   85.63
    1.1519 0.1527 86.74 70.75  
    0.0687 0.0245 64.34    
  Fiberglass 0.0766 0.0041 94.65    
    0.3002 0.0144 95.20 94.20  
    0.1652 0.0120 92.74    
  Ceramic 0.1145 0.0082 92.84    
    0.1858 0.0166 91.07 91.94  
    0.1348 0.0109 91.91    
Countertop Chrome 0.1579 0.0605 61.68   75.41
    0.0953 0.0648 32.00 55.55  
    0.1716 0.0464 72.96    
  Fiberglass 0.1469 0.0076 94.83    
    0.1531 0.0024 98.43 92.89  
    0.1357 0.0198 85.41    
  Ceramic 0.1088 0.0352 67.65    
    0.2800 0.0311 88.89 77.79  
    0.2133 0.0494 76.84    
Seventh Kitchen Chrome 0.1479 0.0339 77.08   83.70
    0.0932 0.0236 74.68 78.13  
    0.1757 0.0305 82.64    
  Fiberglass 0.1618 0.0136 91.59    
    0.2694 0.0074 97.25 88.99  
    0.1467 0.0321 78.12    
  Ceramic 0.1051 0.0253 75.93    
    0.1489 0.0128 91.40 83.97  
    0.2172 0.0335 84.58    
Soft Scrub Chrome 0.1503 0.1256 16.43   36.35
    0.1657 0.1503 9.29 17.46  
    0.1080 0.0792 26.67    
  Fiberglass 0.1276 0.0475 62.77    
    0.1622 0.0881 45.68 49.39  
    0.0821 0.0495 39.71    
  Ceramic 0.1888 0.1035 45.18    
    0.1030 0.0573 44.37 42.20  
    0.1431 0.0901 37.04    
Formula 409 Chrome 0.5631 0.0140 97.51   89.69
    0.1453 0.0145 90.02 93.85  
    0.1517 0.0091 94.00    
  Fiberglass 0.3902 0.0331 91.52    
    0.3312 0.0489 85.24 87.07  
    0.2990 0.0465 84.45    
  Ceramic 0.2481 0.0250 89.92    
    0.2932 0.0431 85.30 88.17  
    0.3670 0.0393 89.29    
Meyer All Purpose Chrome 0.1020 0.0067 93.43   92.82
    0.2497 0.0161 93.55 94.82  
    0.1937 0.0049 97.47    
  Fiberglass 0.3951 0.0546 86.18    
    0.2674 0.0297 88.89 91.14  
    0.3421 0.0057 98.33    
  Ceramic 0.2852 0.0174 93.90    
    0.3527 0.0284 91.95 92.51  
    0.2816 0.0234 91.69    
Seventh All Purpose Chrome 0.1107 0.0032 97.11   88.52
    0.0828 0.0115 86.11 86.17  
    0.0607 0.0150 75.29    
  Fiberglass 0.5097 0.0764 85.01    
    0.5819 0.0520 91.06 88.68  
    0.3541 0.0355 89.97    
  Ceramic 0.3281 0.0253 92.29    
    0.3694 0.0379 89.74 90.70  
    0.2340 0.0232 90.09    
DFC General Spray Chrome 0.1468 0.0206 85.97   89.61
    0.1895 0.0309 83.69 86.86  
    0.1706 0.0155 90.91    
  Fiberglass 0.3983 0.0425 89.33    
    0.4171 0.0398 90.46 91.89  
    0.5162 0.0213 95.87    
  Ceramic 0.2324 0.0315 86.45    
    0.3112 0.0080 97.43 90.07  
    0.3162 0.0432 86.34    
DFC Kitchen Chrome 0.0966 0.0176 81.78   91.68
    0.1280 0.0046 96.41 91.57  
    0.1981 0.0069 96.52    
  Fiberglass 0.3835 0.0887 76.87    
    0.4196 0.0694 83.46 85.04  
    0.4075 0.0212 94.80    
  Ceramic 0.2190 0.0031 98.58    
    0.22477 0.00367 98.37 98.43  
    0.2814 0.0047 98.33    
Comet Chrome 0.1737 0.0192 88.95   90.93
    0.1383 0.0084 93.93 91.27  
    0.1477 0.0134 90.93    
  Fiberglass 0.2775 0.0364 86.88    
    0.3620 0.0332 90.83 92.09  
    0.3005 0.0043 98.57    
  Ceramic 0.1187 0.0146 87.70    
    0.1457 0.0149 89.77 89.44  
    0.3689 0.0338 90.84    
Meyer Shower Chrome 0.2192 0.0050 97.72   97.51
    0.1650 0.0045 97.27 97.66  
    0.1648 0.0033 98.00    
  Fiberglass 0.4640 0.0127 97.26    
    0.3955 0.0120 96.97 96.73  
    0.5164 0.0208 95.97    
  Ceramic 0.1488 0.0031 97.92    
    0.1194 0.0019 98.41 98.15  
    0.1165 0.0022 98.11    
Seventh Bathroom Chrome 0.2186 0.0085 96.11   94.12
    0.1730 0.0079 95.43 95.20  
    0.2148 0.0127 94.06    
  Fiberglass 0.4616 0.0352 92.37    
    0.4713 0.0164 96.52 91.39  
    0.2403 0.0354 85.27    
  Ceramic 0.1460 0.0096 93.42    
    0.2681 0.0067 97.50 95.78  
    0.2820 0.0101 96.42    
DFC Polish Chrome 0.1131 0.0552 51.19   79.26
    0.1520 0.0295 80.59 62.81  
    0.1448 0.0628 56.63    
  Fiberglass 0.4007 0.0033 99.18    
    0.2526 0.0166 93.43 95.39  
    0.1244 0.0080 93.57    
  Ceramic 0.2891 0.0374 87.06    
    0.2442 0.0502 79.44 79.59  
    0.1579 0.0438 72.26    

Success Rating:

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

Conclusion:

All thirteen products will be evaluated next on the Hucker's soil for all purpose cleaning.

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