Trial Purpose:
Identify a cleaner/solvent that is effective at removing Conklin's two adhesive formulations
Date Run:
03/21/2025Experiment Procedure:
Six coupons were cut from the laminate sheet provided by Conklin office furniture. These coupons weights were then recorded prior to soiling. Three of the coupons were soiled with the wilsonart 3000 adhesive and allowed to air dry overnight. The other three coupons were soiled with Jowat 2886.0 hot-melt adhesive and were similarly allowed to dry overnight. After soiled weights were taken, the coupons were then manually wiped for 30 seconds each with a microfiber towel that was soaked in the ICT-1690L adhesive remover. After wiping, the coupons were allowed to air dry overnight before final weights were taken.
Trial Results:
| Soil | ID | Initial | Dirty | Clean | Int. Weight of Contaminant | Final Weight of contaminant | % Removal | Average Removal by contaminant |
| Jowat | 1 | 8.9367 | 9.1002 | 9.0077 | 0.1635 | 0.0925 | 43.43% | 31.76% |
| 2 | 8.1413 | 8.2700 | 8.1793 | 0.1287 | 0.0907 | 29.53% | ||
| 3 | 8.3006 | 8.4403 | 8.3318 | 0.1397 | 0.1085 | 22.33% | ||
| Wilsonart | 4 | 8.3059 | 8.4169 | 8.3832 | 0.1110 | 0.0337 | 69.64% | 66.61% |
| 5 | 8.4383 | 8.6605 | 8.6246 | 0.2222 | 0.0359 | 83.84% | ||
| 6 | 8.8672 | 9.1049 | 8.9774 | 0.2377 | 0.1275 | 46.36% |
the ICT-1690L was more effective at removing the wilsonart 3000 adhesive compared to the jowat hot-melt adhesive
Success Rating:
Preliminary compatibility tests on substrate coupons encouraging for at least one cleaning chemistry. More in-depth laboratory testing necessary.Conclusion:
The ICT-1690L adhesive remover did not satisfactorily remove either the Jowat hot-melt adhesive or the wilsonart 3000 adhesive to be considered as a viable alternative.
