A large glass window was cleaned using Green Works Glass Cleaner from Clorox to ensure uniform clean surface. Once dry each of the test aerosol products were sprayed for 1-2 seconds onto the surface. A timer was started to determine the time the cleaner took to travel 1 foot (30 cm). A second observation was made to see how much movement was achieved for the products for a total of 2 minute. At the end of 2 minutes the distance traveled by the product was recorded.
For products that need more than 1 minute to travel the 30 cm, time will be recorded as greater than 2 minutes and receive a score of excellent. For products that run down the entire length of the window (4 feet) in less than the 2 minutes, the distance will be recorded as greater than 4 feet and will receive a score of poor.
| Time rating
|
|
| 120
|
Excellent
|
| 60
|
Good
|
| 30
|
Okay
|
| 15
|
Fair
|
| <15
|
Poor
|
|
|
|
| Distance rating
|
|
| <1
|
Excellent
|
| 1
|
Good
|
| 2
|
Okay
|
| 3
|
Fair
|
| 4
|
Poor
|
All but one product (Windex), had good to excellent vertical cling as determined by the length of time needed to travel one foot and how far the sprayed product traveled in 2 minutes. The table lists the time and distances for each product.
| Product Class
|
Product
|
Time for 1 foot
|
Rating
|
Distance in 2 minutes
|
Rating
|
| Glass
|
A00122
|
2 min
|
1
|
12
|
2
|
|
|
|
> 2 min
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
|
|
|
> 2 min
|
1
|
4.5
|
1
|
|
|
Product Average
|
|
1
|
|
1.3
|
|
|
A00124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product Average
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3M GLASS CLEANER
|
1 min 36 sec
|
1
|
19.5
|
2
|
|
|
|
1 min 29 sec
|
1
|
20
|
2
|
|
|
|
1 min 37 sec
|
1
|
16
|
2
|
|
|
Product Average
|
|
1
|
|
2.0
|
|
|
SPARTAN GLASS CLEANER
|
>2 min
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
|
|
|
>2 min
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
|
2 min
|
1
|
12
|
2
|
|
|
Product Average
|
|
1
|
|
1.3
|
|
|
CLAIRE GLEME
|
>2 min
|
1
|
10.5
|
2
|
|
|
|
>2 min
|
1
|
10.5
|
2
|
|
|
|
1 min 55 sec
|
1
|
14
|
2
|
|
|
Product Average
|
|
1
|
|
2.0
|