OCTOBER 2002

EACO CHEM NEWS

Working Your Joint Too Much Can Be A Problem.

While on a series of demonstrations throughout the south I came across an interesting mix of results. In Oklahoma I showed NMD80 removing a lime Portland mix, that had been on for several weeks at least, from a very rough faced brick. The foreman on the job when told what I was going to do stated, “that will never come off without using a wire brush.” This brick was also a buff brick so they were concerned as to whether we would create vanadium stains if we used our product strong enough to clean the brick without brushing as other acid blends commonly do. The only real way to find out was to do it.
I proceeded to spray on the normal 4- 1 mix of 80 and water and wait a few minutes while I chatted with Al the owner of Al Slattery Masonry Inc. As expected everything came right off the surface, the mortar joint retained its’ cream, and no vanadium staining occurred. This is how we expect things to go. Several days later I was in Texas doing another demonstration on a multiple building job site. We were cleaning a split faced block with a normal tan mortar and I anticipated much less of a challenge from this job than the one in Oklahoma. Man was I surprised, all the smears and blobs in the centers of the block fell right off as normal but around the edges of the blocks at the joints we were getting next to nothing off. Lucia is a large company with a lot of work and a desire to do the best quality job they can. Because of this they were following a pattern of strike the joint, brush, and restrike the joint. The problem with this and NMD80 is that 80 does not eat off the cream. The brushing part of the cycle was bringing the cream to the surface of the smears at the edges of the joints. I did not know this and given that I had never seen the product fail and it was at such an important test I was greatly relieved when the foreman who had been watching me for twenty minutes realized what was going on. The end result was good thanks to an observant Chuck Frock. The result is that with NMD80 you are better off leaving the edges rough as pictured and just let the chemical do the work. -Lynn Peden

These types of blobs will clean easily using NMD80, those brush smears pictured on the left resist cleaning.

EaCo Chem Is Sued To Stop The Sale Of NMD80
80% Hydrochloric Acid 20% Secret Ingredients

Their claim is we are misrepresenting that there is hydrochloric acid in our product. This is false, see above. They claim that we are causing them a loss of business. This is true. Find out why! Contractors and Distributors, call for a demonstration of the best new masonry detergent on the market. Salesmen and reps, want to know what it's like to beat #1 mercilessly? Good territories are still available.

NMD80 - Safer - Better - Faster - Cleaner

Excerpt from the law suit
By reason of EaCo Chems acts, “ #1 ” has suffered and will continue to suffer damage to its business, and the loss of sales and profits . . . .

DISTRIBUTOR SPOTLIGHT CTS has been in business in Fayetteville since 1976. Started by Fred Adkins, he is now ably assisted by his son Rodney who literally grew up in the business. Their initial focus was the sale of pressure washers into the agricultural and transportation industries. North Carolina has experienced tremendous growth since the 60’s and similarly CTS have grown with more staff and bigger new facilities along with it. CTS became involved with EaCo CTS Cleaning Systems Chem almost a decade ago principally with our transportation products. As agriculture has evolved and been squeezed somewhat by progress they have shifted their focus more to industry. NMD80 has been a great growth product for them into the concrete truck industry. They now are expanding more into working with specifiers and contractors to get the restoration products out into general circulation.

For information or demonstration contact Rodny Adkins at CTS Cleaning Systems: Phone: 910-483-5349