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 (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
| Oak-Poly | SI #4 | Peel Away #7 | Safety peel | Force 9 | Green | Strypeeze |
| Coupon 1 | 86.95 | 86.08 | 83.36 | 84.93 | 83.32 | 85.02 |
| Coupon 2 | 87.37 | 88.62 | 85.69 | 81.79 | 81.09 | 81.27 |
| Coupon 3 | 84.34 | 89.40 | 83.97 | 83.45 | 80.32 | 84.38 |
| Average | 86.22 | 88.03 | 84.34 | 83.39 | 81.58 | 83.55 |
| Std Dev | 1.64 | 1.74 | 1.21 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 2.01 |
Success Rating:
Preliminary compatibility tests on substrate coupons encouraging for at least one cleaning chemistry. More in-depth laboratory testing necessary.