Trial Purpose:
To test the effectiveness of The Pink Stuff on chrome, ceramic, and plastic.
Date Run:
09/03/2021Experiment Procedure:
Eighteen pre-weighed coupons, three of each substrate per cleaner, were each contaminated with one gram of bathroom soil (28.6% All-in-one shampoo and conditioner, 21.4% Dry skin lotion, 21.4% Liquid Hand Soap, 14.3% Liquid body wash, 7.2% Deodorant bar soap, 7.1% Water). The dirty weights were recorded after the coupons had dried for 24 hours at room temperature (68 F). Three coupons of the same substrate were aligned into a Single Line Washing Unit (SLW) with The Wypall X60 attached to the cleaning sled. The Wypall X60 reinforced wipe along with the coupons were all sprayed three times with the cleaner and then allowed to soak for 30 seconds. Afterwards the Single Line Washing Unit (SLW) was activated and cleaned for 20 cycles. The clean coupons were all then allowed to dry overnight at room temperature before the final weights were recorded.
Trial Results:
Both cleaners were effective for the removal of bathroom soil from all three substrates. The Pink Stuff was 98% effective for chrome, 97% effective for ceramic, and 93% effective for plastic. Lysol Power Bathroom Cleaner (spray) was 94% effective for chrome, 84% effective for ceramic, and 98% effective for plastic.
| Cleaner | Substrate | Initial wt. of Cont. | Final wt. of Cont | Average | Combined Average |
| The Pink Stuff | Chrome | 0.1136 | 0.0045 | 96.04 | 98.00 |
| 0.1271 | 0.0009 | 99.29 | |||
| 0.1200 | 0.0016 | 98.67 | |||
| Ceramic | 0.1125 | 0.0009 | 99.20 | 97.01 | |
| 0.1302 | 0.0050 | 96.16 | |||
| 0.1222 | 0.0053 | 95.66 | |||
| Plastic | 0.1081 | 0.0177 | 83.63 | 92.84 | |
| 0.1271 | 0.0034 | 97.32 | |||
| 0.1231 | 0.0030 | 97.56 | |||
| Lysol Power Bathroom Cleaner (spray) | Chrome | 0.1193 | 0.0079 | 93.38 | 93.52 |
| 0.1278 | 0.0082 | 93.58 | |||
| 0.1266 | 0.0081 | 93.60 | |||
| Ceramic | 0.1258 | 0.0018 | 98.57 | 84.46 | |
| 0.1078 | 0.0381 | 64.66 | |||
| 0.1301 | 0.0128 | 90.16 | |||
| Plastic | 0.1222 | 0.0009 | 99.26 | 98.08 | |
| 0.1327 | 0.0048 | 96.38 | |||
| 0.1276 | 0.0018 | 98.59 |
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Success Rating:
Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.Conclusion:
Both cleaners were effective for the removal of bathroom soil from all three substrates.
