Trial Purpose:
To evaluate supplied alternative product on removing coating from golf ball
Date Run:
09/07/2006Experiment Procedure:
The product used at full strength and was heated to 120 and 150 F in a 40 kHz ultrasonic tank. One golf ball was cleaned at each temperature for 40 minutes. At ten minute intervals of the cleaning, the ball was rinsed in a tap water spray for 15 seconds at 120 F and wiped dry with a paper towel. Observations were made and compared to the client's current cleaner.
Trial Results:
| Temp | Time | Observation |
| 120 | 10 | No signs of removal |
| 120 | 20 | Some ink could be wiped off |
| 120 | 30 | Some coating removed |
| 120 | 40 | Not shiny but still had ink remaining |
| 150 | 10 | Comparable to the 40 minutes of cleaning at 120F |
| 150 | 20 | Still not a lot of ink removal |
| 150 | 30 | Coating "cracking" and ink was dull |
| 150 | 40 | Lots of "cracking" in the coating |
Success Rating:
A follow up test, usually based on company input.Conclusion:
Neither temperature resulted in a complete removal of the ink and paint from the golf ball after 40 minutes of ultrasonic cleaning.
