Trial Purpose:
To reevaluate cleaners on fourth wax using longer cleaning time
Date Run:
01/28/2003Experiment Procedure:
Five cleaners from the previous trial were used at full strength at 130 F in 600 ml beakers. Fifteen coupons from the previous trial were immersed into each beaker for 15 minutes. Coupons were then rinsed in tap water at 120 F for 15 seconds and dried using air blow off. A second final weight was recorded and efficiency at the extended cleaning times were calculated.
Trial Results:
The five cleaners all removed over 95% of the wax after the additional 15 minutes of soaking. The table below lists the amount of wax remaining after the first 5 minutes as well as how much was left after the 15 minutes of additional cleaning.
Table 1. Wax Removal
| Cleaner | Initial wt | Final wt | % Removed |
| Opti Clear | 0.0113 | -0.0002 | 101.77 |
| 0.0390 | -0.0011 | 102.82 | |
| 0.0322 | 0.0014 | 95.65 | |
| Citrikleen XPC | 0.1136 | 0.0022 | 98.06 |
| 0.1422 | 0.0076 | 94.66 | |
| 0.1773 | 0.0018 | 98.98 | |
| Bio T 200 A | 0.1876 | 0.0049 | 97.39 |
| 0.2119 | 0.0044 | 97.92 | |
| 0.1432 | 0.0076 | 94.69 | |
| Citrus Burst 7 | 0.2523 | 0.0657 | 73.96 |
| 0.1922 | 0.0013 | 99.32 | |
| 0.1982 | 0.0022 | 98.89 | |
| D-Greeze 500 Lo | 0.1760 | -0.0007 | 100.40 |
| 0.2098 | 0.0135 | 93.57 | |
| 0.2326 | 0.0038 | 98.37 |
Success Rating:
A follow up test, usually based on company input.Conclusion:
The extra cleaning time revealed that all five cleaners were capable of removing the wax. All five will be used on the fifth supplied wax.
