Trial #3
To evaluate Methyl 408 and Ethyl 408 on their removal effectiveness for wax removal
Three waxes were applied to stainless steel surfaces and then cleaned using immersion and manual cleaning.
Both Methyl 408 and Ethyl 408 are not very effective and absorb into the synthetic and bee's wax. The absorption caused a lack of gravimetric information on removal. Ethyl 408 is the best option for carnauba wax removal. The Methyl 408 only slightly took off the carnauba wax.
| Cleaning Category Wax
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| Soil type
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Bees wax
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Carnauba wax
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Synthetic
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| Substrate
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stainless
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stainless
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stainless
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| Methyl 408
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Not Effective
|
Slightly Effective
|
Not Effective
|
| Ethyl 408
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Slightly Effective
|
Mostly Effective
|
Not Effective
|
Limited effectiveness for wax removal using supplied solvents.
No relation