Project #1
To find an alternative to TCE for removing buffing compounds from brass parts.
08/13/2006
Medals, decorative products
Small
Less than 1 lb
Plating
Trichloroethylene
Uses TCE
To prepare parts for plating
No relation
RI Workshop participant
Part of a joint venture between EPA, TURI and RI DEM to reduce the use of TCE in the Providence, RI area, five trials were conducted on this client’s buffing compounds. A 10% solution of Polyspray Jet 790 XS at the 150 F was the only product that was successful in cleaning the three part types supplied for cleaning. Parts have been sent back to the client for evaluation.