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 > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
