Trial Purpose:
To evaluate supplied tablet for all purpose cleaning
Date Run:
11/09/2012Experiment Procedure:
The provided product tablet (~2.5grams) was dissolved in 16 ounces of water. A comparative product was used at the ready-to-use concentration.
Preweighed ceramic, plastic and painted steel coupons were coated with a mixture of shortening (33%), lard (33%) and cooking oil (33%) 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 Wypal reinforced paper towel was attached to the cleaning sled and soaked with 2-3 sprays of cleaning solutions. Each coupon was sprayed 1-2 times with the same cleaning solution. The cleaning unit was run for 20 cycles (~33 seconds). At the end of the cleaning, coupons were wiped once with a dry paper towel. Final weights were recorded, efficiencies were calculated and recorded.
Trial Results:
Both products removed more than 95% of the soil using manual wiping for 30 seconds. The table lists the amount of soil added, the amount remaining, and the efficiency of each coupon cleaned.
| Cleaner | Initial wt | Final wt | % Removed |
| Sunstate Lab All Purpose - Ceramic | |||
| 0.0801 | 0.0025 | 96.88 | |
| 0.0846 | 0.0055 | 93.50 | |
| 0.0360 | 0.0043 | 88.06 | |
| Sunstate Lab All Purpose - Painted Steel | |||
| 0.0538 | 0.0037 | 93.12 | |
| 0.0746 | 0.0024 | 96.78 | |
| 0.0659 | 0.0039 | 94.08 | |
| Sunstate Lab All Purpose - Plastic | |||
| 0.0889 | 0.0013 | 98.54 | |
| 0.0833 | 0.0066 | 92.08 | |
| 0.1058 | 0.0109 | 89.70 | |
| Formula 409 - Ceramic | |||
| 0.0807 | 0.0049 | 93.93 | |
| 0.0742 | 0.0047 | 93.67 | |
| 0.0769 | 0.0098 | 87.26 | |
| Formula 409 - Painted Steel | |||
| 0.0563 | 0.0026 | 95.38 | |
| 0.0630 | 0.0042 | 93.33 | |
| 0.0805 | 0.0072 | 91.06 | |
| Formula 409 - Plastic | |||
| 0.0819 | 0.0087 | 89.38 | |
| 0.0767 | 0.0028 | 96.35 | |
| 0.1255 | 0.0050 | 96.02 |
Success Rating:
A follow up test, usually based on company input.Conclusion:
The supplied product worked as well as an on-the market all-purpose cleaning product.
