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This is the latest GS YouTube video just completed on June 1st 2019. Hope you enjoy. On it I have put to the test four different Solvents. The Clean 1000 and Clean 1200XA from Elevance and sold by J.Tech Sales of the Maroon Group in Boca Raton Florida. Also the Augeo Clean and Omnia product sold by the same company. The video does a good job at showing which works at softening and dissolving paint. Specifically Krylons Industrial Rust Tough spray paint. I chose fluorescent green. What you can't see on the video is the smell. Most people will not like it. But then most don't like the smell of Titans Oil Flo which is based on a different chemistry. The Clean 1000 and Clean 1200XA products have the most strong odor. Whereas Omnia and Augeo are not so bad. Of these four the Augeo is the least effective at softening paint. It is based on the chemical isopropylideneglycerol. As for the Clean 1000 and 1200XA they are based on methyl 9-decenoate (9 decenoic acid methyl ester). Also Eastman Chemicals' Omnia is based on butan-1yl-3-hydroxybutanoate; butyl-3-hydroxybutyrate. Here are some links to the Material Safety Data Sheets for these products. I could not find the MSDS for the Elevance Products online. But the contact information for Elevance is;
Here are some links to the Material Safety Data Sheets for the Omnia and Augeo.
Omnia http://ws.eastman.com/ProductCatalogApps/PageControllers/MSDS_PC.aspx?Product=71093918
Augeo https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0153/9461/files/AUGEO_CLEAN_MULTI_-_SDS_surfachem_0603818.pdf
As for purchasing or obtaining samples of any of these four solvents you can contact;...
JT Sales 6531 Park of Commerce Blvd Suite 170
Boca Raton, FL 33487
USA
561-995-0070
As you can see from the video small specks of paint can be removed using all of the solvents. Although if you have a rather thick coating of paint the products of choice would likely be the 1000, 1200, or the Omnia. These products can also be blended with a product such as Composition Materials Plasti Grit line. More specifically their Clear Cut 200 Grade. Their contact info for purchases and samples is;...
Composition Materials Co., Inc.
249 Pepes Farm Road
Milford, CT 06460
Ph 800-262-7763 ph 203-874-6500 Fax 203-874-6505
The Clear Cut is a plastic abrasive with an acrylic particle. The powder cuts through greasy fingerprints with extreme ease. I am sure you will find other uses too in nonconventional window cleaning.
I discovered the most effective way to use the solvents was to coat the painted surface for about 45 minutes to an hour. Then you will be able to wipe the paint right off. Soap the window and squeegee. To enhance this effect and keep the solvent from evaporating you could apply the product to the window and then apply a thin sheet of clear plastic over it. Which you should be able to get at most any hardware store. Then while you are waiting on the solvent to work you could be cleaning other windows.
Written by Henry Grover Jr.
henrygroverjr@gmail.com
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