Six pieces of laminate and wood were cut to roughly similar sizes. Three beads of the Jowat 2886.0 hot-melt adhesive were places between the laminate and wood and melted with a heat gun to glue the pieces together with a minimal amount of adhesive hanging off the edge to simulate the problem the company is dealing with. After gluing, a 30 second manual wipe cleaning process was used to remove the leftover adhesive. The cleaners used were Citrus Burst 7 and Citrus Burst 8.
A rating system was used to conduct visual analysis on the removal of the adhesive and a rating key is provided:
| Rating
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Description
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| 0
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No adhesive visible
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| 0.5
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Some adhesive visible
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| 1
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No adhesive removed
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