Q: Can Blue Gold be used to clean aluminum?
A: An independent lab tested several strips of aluminum
that conform to military QQ-A-250 aluminum. They
were cleaned with a 5% solution of Blue Gold at
95F for 30, 60 and 90 minutes. Microscopic examination
found no corrosion. Also Blue Gold is used extensively
in the aircraft/aviation industry with many aluminum
and aluminum alloys parts that need cleaning.
Q: What other types of surfaces can Blue Gold be
used on?
A: Blue Gold has been tested to ARP 1755 with results
proving it safe to use on ferrous and nonferrous
metals. It has been tested safe on unpainted and
painted surfaces and plastics to AMS 1530 spec. In
a United Air Lines Interior Cleaning test it had
no adverse effects on natural rubber, silicone rubber,
electric wiring insulation, neoprene, leather, vinyl,
plastics, naugahyde, kydex, polypropylene, polyplastex
or wool, nylon or acrylic carpet.
Q: Anything with a pH of 13 is caustic so that makes
Blue Gold caustic right?
A: While OSHA indicates that anything with higher
than 12.5 pH is caustic it also allows for you to
test to disprove this assumption. Caustics "eat
or burn away tissue" and are corrosive. CFR29
section 1910.1200 appendix A defines corrosive as "a
chemical that causes visible destruction or irreversible
alterations in living tissue by chemical action".
Independent lab tests on rats mice and rabbits for
inhalation, ingestion and skin abrasion indicate
no "visible destruction or irreversible alterations" to
the tissue. Caustics also make the contamination
they are removing a part of the solution, unlike
Blue Gold which holds the contaminates in temporary
suspension while the solution is heated and agitated.
Upon removal of the agitation, Blue Gold releases
the oils and greases( except for those that are water
soluble) and allows them to rise to the surface.
Here they may be easily removed via skimmers or oil
absorbent sheets allowing you to extend the bath
life of your Blue Gold solution.
Q: Where can we get Blue Gold and how long will
it take?
A: You can contact the Corporate Office at 1-800-366-8109,
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Central time and
we will put you in contact with our nearest distributor.
Modern Chemical prides itself on fast service and
in most cases your order will be filled and shipped
the same day!
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