Re: Acrylic cleaning

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Excellent work, and helpful conclusions.  Thanks.
On 4/14/05 11:36 PM, Mark wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
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