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Trial Purpose:
To evaluate supplied product for glass cleaning.
Date Run:
11/25/2008Experiment Procedure:
The supplied cleaning product was used at the supplied concentration (20:1). A second product, selected by the lab, was diluted with DI water to vendor recommended dilution (0.4%) for glass cleaning. Preweighed chrome coupons were coated with SSL Soil 2 (Glass soap scum: Water 51.5%, Hair gel 25.6%, Toothpaste 10.4%, Shaving cream 5.3%, Hair spray 3.7% and Spray deodorant 3.5%) using a handheld swab and allowed to dry for 24 hours at room temperature. The contaminated coupons were weighed again to determine the amount of soil added.
Three coupons were placed into a Gardner Straight Line Washability unit. A Kimberly Clark Reinforced paper towel was attached to the cleaning sled and soaked with 5-7 sprays of cleaning solutions. Each coupon was sprayed 7-10 times with the same cleaning solution. The solution was allowed to penetrate for 30 seconds followed by cleaning in the SLW unit for 5 cycles (~10 seconds). At the end of the cleaning, coupons were wiped once with a dry paper towel. Final weights were recorded, and efficiencies were calculated and recorded.
Trial Results:
The supplied product was effective in removing the glass soap scum with a manual wiping action. The table lists the amount of soil initially added and the amount remaining after cleaning and the product efficiency for each coupon cleaned.
Cleaner | Initial wt | Final wt | % Removed |
H2O2-glass | 0.0245 | 0.0021 | 91.43 |
0.0317 | 0.0043 | 86.44 | |
0.0303 | 0.0038 | 87.46 | |
H2O2-chrome | 0.0510 | 0.0109 | 78.63 |
0.0412 | 0.0076 | 81.55 | |
0.0344 | 0.0052 | 84.88 | |
Green Works-glass | 0.0378 | 0.0099 | 73.81 |
0.0374 | 0.0067 | 82.09 | |
0.0455 | 0.0071 | 84.40 | |
Green Works-chrome | 0.0507 | 0.0104 | 79.49 |
0.0454 | 0.0105 | 76.87 | |
0.0520 | 0.0105 | 79.81 |
Success Rating:
A follow up test, usually based on company input.Conclusion:
The supplied product had an overall average efficiency greater than 85% and would be considered effective based on the SSL testing methodology.