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Removing TRIM® Coolant

Q. I am trying to remove TRIM® coolant on painted machine surfaces.
A.In general, TRIM® coolants can be removed from painted machine surfaces using a 1% soak solution of warm Liquinox™ (120°F, 1.25 oz/gal or 10 mL/L) followed immediately by a clean water rinse, and drying.

Laboratory Cleaning – Quartz Tubing

Q. The highest purity is needed for metal alloy crystal growth in quartz ampoules. Quartz tubing will be purchased new, but we want to make sure it’s as clean as possible for our experiments
A. For the cleanest possible quartz we recommend an alkaline detergent followed by an acid detergent. Read More.

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Cleaning Diatomaceous Earth & MICA Residues

Q. Cleaning is difficult due to geometry of parts with hard to clean areas. Aluminum mandrels are used for dipping neoprene; mandrels are predipped in calcium carbonate/mica/diatomaceous earth and baked at 200F. Acid dissolves carbonate but doesn’t remove all DE/mica.
A. We suggest cleaning in warm 2% Citranox® (circa 120 deg F, 2.5 oz/gal or 20 mL/L) followed by a thorough rinse. Citranox® is a mild …

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Addition of Acid Rinse to Wash Cycle

We have a glass wash machine and use Alcojet for it. We would like to know if you need to include a neutralizing agent like Citrajet as part of the wash cycle (acid rinse)? Alcojet® Low Foaming Powdered Detergent is what we would call free-rinsing, meaning it rinses completely away with water without rinse aids.

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