Cleaning Trial Summary
Customer Objective
The customer was looking to improve their cleaning performance, automate their cleaning process, reduce their cleaning costs and eliminate hazardous chemicals and waste.
Cleaning Trial Type
Temperature
Aqueous
Temperature
160⁰F
Industry
Time Required
Industry
Aerospace Remanufacture
Time Required
5 – 15 minutes
Segment
Substrate
Fabricated Metal Product
Steel
Soil
Cosmoline-like grease Grease Grime Oil Paint (trace amounts) Shop Dirt, “mag-juice”
Description of Part(s)
Description of Part
Steel rotors
Cleaner Used
5% by volume ARMAKLEEN™ 4 in 1 NF Cleaner
100% by volume ARMAKLEEN™ Paint & Ink Remover
Machine Used
Machine Used
Spray Washer (JRI TL3, JRI FL250, JRI FL500, Better Engineering G-2000)
Post Cleaning
Post Cleaning
Fresh water rinse followed by air pressure drying.
Recommendation to Customer
Recommendation
The ArmaKleen Technical Center recommended using 5% by volume ArmaKleen™ 4 in 1 Cleaner at 160⁰F in a Spray Washer for a minimum of 5 – 30 minutes for the cleaning of shop dirt, oil, grime, grease, cosmoline-like grease and “mag-juice”.
The ArmaKleen™ Technical Center recommended using 100% by volume ArmaKleen™ Paint and Ink Remover at 160⁰F in a Spray Washer for a minimum of 30 minutes to remove the paint.