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Trial Number 0

Trial Purpose:

To evaluate two all-purpose cleaners on the effectiveness of removing Hucker’s Soil on ceramic, plastic and painted metal surfaces.

Date Run:

11/06/2019

Experiment Procedure:

Eighteen pre-weighed coupons, three for each substrate per cleaner, were contaminated with 0.5 g of Hucker’s soil (44.2% Distilled water, 13.5% Evaporated milk, 8.8% Salted butter, 8.8% Stone ground wheat flour, 8.8% Egg yolk, 0.9% Printer’s ink with boiled linseed oil, 2.7% Saline solution, 3.5% India ink) distributed onto each coupon. The dirty weights were recorded after the coupons had dried for two hours at room temperature (68°F). Three coupons of the same substrate were aligned into a Single Line Washing Unit (SLW) with Wypall X60 attached to the cleaning sled. The Wypall X60 reinforced wipe along with the coupons were all sprayed three times with the cleaner and then allowed to soak for 30 seconds. Afterwards the Single Line Washing Unit (SLW) was activated and cleaned for 20 cycles. The clean coupons were all then allowed to dry overnight at room temperature before the final weights were recorded.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Substrate Initial wt. of cont. (g) Final wt. of cont. (g) % Cont. Removed Average % Content Removed Overall Average % Content Removed
Cleanyst All Purpose Cleaner Ceramic 0.5370 0.0292 94.56 88.66 91.57
0.3009 0.0493 83.62
0.5839 0.0712 87.81
Plastic 0.4914 0.0290 94.10 92.94
0.4666 0.0357 92.35
0.3821 0.0291 92.38
Painted Metal 0.3311 0.0336 89.85 93.10
0.5185 0.0440 91.51
0.5199 0.0107 97.94
Mrs. Meyers Lemon Verbene Multi Surface Cleaner Ceramic 0.3797 0.0376 90.10 89.77 92.83
0.4886 0.0482 90.14
0.5863 0.064 89.08
Plastic 0.5574 0.0532 90.46 90.66
0.5964 0.039 93.46
0.6387 0.0763 88.05
Painted Metal 0.5811 0.0101 98.26 98.06
0.5089 0.0037 99.27
0.5887 0.0198 96.64

Success Rating:

A follow up test, usually based on company input.

Conclusion:

The Cleanyst All Purpose Cleaner and the Mrs. Meyers Lemon Verbene Multi Surface Cleaner are equally effective in cleaning multiple surfaces.

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