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Trial Number 363

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-Poly SI #4 Peel Away #7 Safety peel Force 9 Green Strypeeze
Coupon 1 91.17 89.28 78.89 72.82 84.26 86.20
Coupon 2 91.98 81.47 80.29 84.85 78.18 90.01
Coupon 3 92.42 92.96 87.66 76.79 89.16 81.50
Average 91.86 87.91 82.28 78.15 83.86 85.90
Std Dev 0.64 5.87 4.71 6.13 5.50 4.27

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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