Trial Purpose:
To evaluate the effectiveness of Amazon Aware All-Purpose Cleaner in the removal of Hucker's Soil from ceramic, plastic, and painted metal substrates.
Date Run:
08/23/2021Experiment Procedure:
An Amazon Aware All-Purpose Cleaner solution was created by mixing 2 tablets with 16 fl oz of water, and a Formula 409 solution was gathered for comparison. Then, 3 coupons of each substrate (ceramic, plastic, painted metal) were collected and initial weights were taken. Hucker's Soil was applied to each coupon and allowed to air dry for 2 hours. After the 2-hour dry time, the weights of the newly contaminated coupons were measured. All coupons were placed into a Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester machine. Wypall cleaning cloths were attached to each of the 3 cleaning blocks used for the test. Each Wypall cloth and all coupons received 2 sprays of the Amazon Aware All Purpose Cleaner solution or the Formula 409 solution, and the Gardner-scrub Abrasion Tester was run for 20 repetitions, simulating 20 manual wipes. Once cleaning concluded, the cleaned coupons were allowed to air dry for 24 hours. After 24 hours, the weights of the cleaned coupons were measured.
Cleaner:
A: Amazon Aware All-Purpose Cleaner
B: Formula 409
Substrates:
1. Ceramic
2. Plastic
3. Painted metal
Trial Results:
| Cleaner | Substrate | Initial wt. of cont. | Final wt. of cont. | %Cont. Removed | % Average | % Overall |
| A | 1 | 0.3141 | 0.0230 | 92.68 | 88.81 | 91.28 |
| 0.2665 | 0.0307 | 88.48 | ||||
| 0.2842 | 0.0629 | 77.87 | ||||
| 2 | 0.3565 | 0.0135 | 96.21 | 94.19 | ||
| 0.3542 | 0.0238 | 93.28 | ||||
| 0.3214 | 0.0223 | 93.06 | ||||
| 3 | 0.2873 | 0.0328 | 88.58 | 90.83 | ||
| 0.5073 | 0.0376 | 92.59 | ||||
| 0.4830 | 0.0419 | 91.33 | ||||
| B | 1 | 0.2636 | 0.0257 | 90.25 | 79.29 | 87.85 |
| 0.2510 | 0.0632 | 74.82 | ||||
| 0.3694 | 0.1643 | 55.52 | ||||
| 2 | 0.5473 | 0.0187 | 96.58 | 93.67 | ||
| 0.3471 | 0.0315 | 90.92 | ||||
| 0.3474 | 0.0226 | 93.49 | ||||
| 3 | 0.3670 | 0.0477 | 87.00 | 90.58 | ||
| 0.5246 | 0.0388 | 92.60 | ||||
| 0.5882 | 0.0462 | 92.15 |
Amazon Aware All-Purpose had an overall removal percentage of 91%, whereas Formula 409 had an overall percentage removed of 88%.
Success Rating:
Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.Conclusion:
Amazon Aware All-Purpose Cleaner was more effective in the removal of Hucker's Soil from ceramic, plastic, and painted metal substrates than the comparison product.
