Since I do a lot of work with acrylic I have been very concerned about the issues of cleaning and removing static. I did a significant amount of research and talked with people in the acrylic industry and cleaning product manufacturers. Those of you framing with acrylic might be interested in my findings. After a lot of testing in my shop of acrylic with acrylic dust, static charge, grease and dirt, I concluded Brillianize (www.brillianize.com) was the best. The runner up product was Craftics (www.craftics.com) 20/20 cleaner and 20/20 polish. The 20/20 cleaner was a little quicker at removing basic smudges than Brillianize. Brillianze left the surface with more of a polish but more importantly, objects behind the acrylic seem just a little sharper. If you use 20/20 polish it will add the polish but this is a two-step process and the Brillianize coated acrylic is still sharper. Of course, the really nice thing in either case, is the lack of static charge. After applying Brillianize I actually prefer final frame assembly with acrylic over glass because it is lighter and safer to work with. I also tested cleaning cloths. Briallianze makes ?softkloth? which was included in the test along with some others. My testing concluded that the Craftics ?Microfiber Smooth Towel? was the best and the Craftics ?Microfiber Terry Cloth? was a close 2nd. The terry cloth was similar to other more common microfiber cloths and it had a good ability to pull dust. The smooth towel was more like a combination of microfiber technology and chamois. Although the terry was a little easier at just removing simple dust the smooth towel was best at getting rid of that last streak and getting the most ultimate clean. Mark Mark Rogers Frame Destination, Inc. http://www.framedestination.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
