Fingerprints on Glass and Aluminum
Q. How do you clean fingerprints on glass and aluminum?
A. Fingerprints on bare aluminum that has been polished or abraided in a way that damages the protective oxide layer will potentially etch the aluminum and leave a hard to remove fingerprint. The same thing happens with lime-soda glass (window glass, as distinguished from the more robust borosilicate glass found in lab glassware) where a fingerprint can eat into the glass and etch in a hard to remove fingerprint.
Cleaning Nylon 6 Medical Devices
Q. Can Nylon 6 be successfully cleaned with high alkaline cleaners? A.Can Nylon 6 medical devices be successfully cleaned with high alkaline cleaners?
A. Nylon 6 is generally labile to acids and oxidizing agents. Nylon 6 would be fine with an alkaline cleaner like Solujet. Read more about cleaning Nylon 6.
Cleaning Smocks in Fish Processing Plant
Q. I have a client that wants to clean smocks / aprons being worn in a fish processing plant. Do you have a product that can be used to remove blood / protein stains? A. You can use Tergazyme to remove blood stains from the smocks in this fish processing plant.
Max Concentration for Tergazyme
Q: When using Tergazyme® enzyme-active powdered detergent, the recommended concentration is 1%. Are there occasions when a greater concentration is used? If so, is there some kind of saturation point where a high concentration will be ineffective?
A: Tergazyme detergent has a solubility limit around 10% (w/w) in water depending on temperature.
Cleaning HVAC
Q. What do you use to clean Type L copper tubing for an HVAC application?
A. We recommend that you use a warm 2% Citranox solution followed by a thorough rinse.