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Trial Number 5

Trial Purpose:

To test the efficiency of BWG Fantastic Cleaner against similar products and mixtures at removing Hucker's Soil from different substrates.

Date Run:

09/16/2025

Experiment Procedure:

The four cleaners that were used were BWG Fantastic Cleaner, TURI Fantastic V4, Fabuloso, and Dr. Bronner's All Purpose. The three substrates were ceramic, stainless steel, and polycarbonate. Three coupons of each substrate were cleaned by each cleaner, making 36 coupons in total. Initial weights of each coupon were taken, and then a thin layer of soil was added down the middle of the coupon. They sat to dry for two hours, then the dirty weights were taken. The SLW (straight-line washing unit) was used to clean the contaminant one coupon at a time. The SLW ran for 20 cleaning cycles (30 seconds of manual cleaning). After, the coupons sat for 10 minutes, and then clean weights were taken.

Trial Results:

Cleaner Substrate Initial wt of cont. Final wt of cont. % Cont Removed Average % Removal Average Cleaner %
BWG Fantastic OG Ceramic 0.2233 0.0025 98.88 94.50 94.06
0.2511 0.0059 97.65
0.1374 0.0179 86.97
Stainless Steel 0.069 0.0047 93.19 93.62
0.0441 0.0024 94.56
0.0682 0.0047 93.11
Polycarbonate 0.2034 0.0099 95.13 91.38
0.2439 0.0076 96.88
0.183 0.0327 82.13
Fantastic V4 Ceramic 0.1447 0.0089 93.85 89.47 88.72
0.1313 0.0074 94.36
0.1374 0.0272 80.20
Stainless Steel 0.1434 0.0181 87.38 87.96
0.1771 0.01 94.35
0.1966 0.0351 82.15
Polycarbonate 0.179 0.0181 89.89 92.21
0.1947 0.0055 97.18
0.1848 0.0193 89.56
Fabuloso Ceramic 0.0876 0.0043 95.09 93.10 92.97
0.0308 0.0025 91.88
0.1512 0.0116 92.33
Stainless Steel 0.132 0.0094 92.88 92.85
0.1226 0.0117 90.46
0.1169 0.0056 95.21
Polycarbonate 0.1299 0.0257 80.22 77.39
0.1289 0.0414 67.88
0.1456 0.0232 84.07
Dr. Bronner's All Purpose Ceramic 0.1054 0.0166 84.25 92.27 93.25
0.1248 0.0026 97.92
0.0804 0.0043 94.65
Stainless Steel 0.0954 0.0014 98.53 94.23
0.1444 0.0185 87.19
0.1155 0.0035 96.97
Polycarbonate 0.1448 0.02 86.19 89.93
0.118 0.0175 85.17
0.1141 0.0018 98.42

Success Rating:

Results successful using TACT (time, agitation, concentration, and temperature, as well as rinsing and drying) and/or other cleaning chemistries examined.

Conclusion:

All of the cleaners were efficient at removing Hucker's soil. The original BWG Fantastic DIY Cleaner did the best overall, with Dr. Bronner's All-Purpose dilution right behind it. Dr. Bronner's could be a more cost-effective and less time-consuming replacement for the DIY cleaner.

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