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AUGUST 2002
EACO CHEM NEWS
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If the Competition Leaves the
Door Open,
Walk Right in and Fix Yourself a Good Meal.
The Fairmont Hotel downtown New Orleans presented
a really interesting challenge to chemically clean. The danger
of burning the surface was extreme as the facade was terra cotta
and the hotel had over 1000 antique 100 year old hand floated
windows. The inner court yards is made of the very porous St.
Joseph’s brick with bad atmospheric staining that needed a strong |
cleaner. Our big name competitor had put up an impressive
array of 13 different test panels that unfortunately for them weren’t
clean. This opened the door to a small unknown chemical firm from
the Pittsburgh region where the toughest pollution dirt is an every
day reality. We sent our GS Restoration (The G.S. stands for glazed
surfaces) down with instructions to do a presoak on the brick and
then double apply the soap without rinsing in between, and follow
this with a pressure wash rinse. The superintendent on the job Tom
Neelings of D. Zhelinsky of Brisbane California ran tests with the
product and settled on a double straight application for the St. Joseph’s
brick and the 1 to 1 dilution for the terra cotta. He further tested
the effects of the product on the windows and chose not to cover the
glass. This of course profoundly affected his bottom line because
now he was not covering 1000 windows at an average cost of $65 each.
There was also a considerable savings of time to factor in and that
many bonus days could cover a whole raft of troubles while keeping
on schedule. The final results were that this 14 story building that
spans a city block and can host small conventions was upgraded, and
beautified while it was kept open as the day time work progressed.
Glass and chemical burn to the building were not a problem and the
brick stains were removed with out hydrofluoric acid. Also as I understand
it the final cost of chemistry was 35% below projections because they
also used NMD80 to clean after pointing for another considerable saving
in time and money.
NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT
EaCo Chem Inc. announces a new Polished Stone Cleaner (Neutral). This
product is different than the butyl alcohol cleaners available for
interior cleaning. There is a little to no odor with the neutral cleaner
and is very mild and safe to the skin. This product is very much designed
for interior use as it does not foam on pick up. Many inside jobs
have no floor drains or are areas where spraying would be inappropriate.
This soap is readily vacuumed up with out the usual foam problems
or can be simply damp cloth rinsed. Polished Stone Cleaner is capable
of removing smoke, finger soils, general dirt, and some acrylics.
It will not change the color of the stone and is safe for paint generally.
For additional information about Polished Stone Cleaner Neutral don’t
hesitate to call us Moday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM E.S.T. toll
free at: 1-800-313-8505 |
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Copyright 2002 by EaCo Chem
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