Trial Purpose:
Laboratory evaluations of alternative cleaning products
Date Run:
06/01/2003Experiment 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 (60min)
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
| Maple-Poly | SI #4 | Peel Away #7 | Safety peel | Force 9 | Green | Strypeez |
| Coupon 1 | 85.10 | 83.66 | 83.32 | 79.64 | 85.32 | 82.67 |
| Coupon 2 | 90.35 | 82.76 | 85.34 | 87.90 | 78.24 | 86.28 |
| Coupon 3 | 84.71 | 86.84 | 81.08 | 85.21 | 84.56 | 84.13 |
| Average | 86.72 | 84.42 | 83.25 | 84.25 | 82.71 | 84.36 |
| Std Dev | 3.15 | 2.14 | 2.13 | 4.21 | 3.89 | 1.82 |
Success Rating:
Preliminary compatibility tests on substrate coupons encouraging for at least one cleaning chemistry. More in-depth laboratory testing necessary.