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Trial Number 358

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 Products

Oak-Water SI #4 Peel Away #7 Safety peel Force 9 Green Strypeeze
Coupon 1 60.32 46.31 56.98 50.63 59.26 47.38
Coupon 2 59.74 57.59 46.52 46.07 47.97 50.62
Coupon 3 64.53 50.60 51.04 48.58 50.38 45.90
Average 61.53 51.50 51.51 48.43 52.54 47.97
Std Dev 2.61 5.69 5.25 2.29 5.95 2.42

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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