Suffering from Nickel and Alloy Stripping Woes? The Solution is Simpler to Find than You Might Imagine

August 9, 2012/in Ecolink News/by Industrial Degreasers

Pain with Stripping Nickel and Nickel Alloys Equals No Gain

For once, the old saying of “no pain, no gain” is wrong! Stripol NI Ultra, specifically formulated for high density areas, is a non-regulated, one component liquid designed to rapidly strip nickel and nickel alloys. This nickel alloy stripping solution has a list of impressive properties and attributes, a few of which are listed below.

Non-regulated
Phosphate free
Excellent thermal stability
No fluorides, cyanides, or caustics
Long bath life
Non fuming/non-hazardous for worker’s safety

Has this nickel stripping product caught your attention yet? Call or email Jackie for more information at 1-800-886-8240 or jhooper@ecolink.com.

A Safer Alloy Stripping Solution

If you have a problem finding the right product to remove nickel substrates, not only do we have a solution, but it’s the best solution available! Stripol NI Ultra is formulated to strip nickel from high current density areas. It replaces Ethylenediamine (EDA), which has had reports of workers who have been exposed to its vapors to seeing halos around lights.

Who can use the Stripol NI Ultra? This metal finishing liquid benefits several industries including manufacturing, mining, businesses using certain types of tools and equipment, and many others! If your industry has a need for stripping nickel and nickel alloys from a variety of metals, then this product should work for you.

Stripol NI Ultra is better, safer, and faster than what is currently available from other manufacturers. How it this metal finishing product better? It has a higher nickel loading capacity than homemade formulations. How is the alloy stripping solution safer? It’s non-fuming and has no fluorides, cyanides, or caustics. How is this nickel stripping liquid faster? It strips nickel at a high current density without the need of electrical current.

To prove our solution is better than the rest, check out some of the competing products in the table below and see for yourself!

Company	Product Name	Description	URL
Brownells	Room Temperature Nickel Stripper	Removes both electrolytic and electroless nickel and nickel alloys without heating. Gives off a strong, ammonia-like odor. Use with adequate ventilation.	http://bit.ly/Nm6VcB
PCI Chemicals	NISTRIP A & B	Strips nickel without attacking the base metal.	http://bit.ly/LdGxbb
Metalline Corporation	MC Nickel Strippers	Removes nickel deposits on steel, copper, and brass.	http://bit.ly/NbVhmT
Metalx, Inc.	B-9, B-9+, B-929, B-913, B-9 Nickel-Iron	Powdered immersion nickel stripper that removes from steel, copper, and brass.	http://bit.ly/MBHxoI

Still need some convincing regarding this alloy stripping liquid? Call or email Jackie to find out how you can receive a FREE sample of Stripol NI Ultra TODAY! See the results of this metal finishing product for yourself! We have told you why this nickel stripping chemical is better, safer, and faster—now let us show you why!

For more information, check out these great sources for another perspective!

Wikipedia | YouTube

Do you have rust on your various metals? Then you do not have the Metal Guard 700!

July 30, 2012/in Ecolink News/by Industrial Degreasers

Preventing Rust on Blackened, Phosphated, and Bare Metal has Never Been Simpler

Rust usually is the sign of the end of the line of metal that has proved durable for numerous years, but why not prevent rust accumulation and prolong the life and functionality of your metals? Metal Guard 700 is an emulsion rust preventative that offers outstanding corrosion protection to blackened, phosphated, and bare metal surfaces during storage and transportation. This rust prevention product has a list of impressive properties and attributes, a few of which are listed below.

No mineral oil, biodegradable ester
Easily removed with alkaline cleaner
Water based
Low odor
Relatively short drying period

Has the idea of preventing rust buildup sparked your interest in the Metal Guard 700? Call or email Jackie for more information at 1-800-886-8240 or jhooper@ecolink.com.

No Longer a Vicious Cycle

Your problems should not have solutions that create additional problems. Using hazardous nitrite or primary amine-based chemistries to improve your corrosion issues might solve short-term problems, but it is not a desirable long-term solution. The answer is Metal Guard 700! This rust preventative is a non-mineral oil, and a nitrite and primary amine-free corrosion.

Who can use the Metal Guard 700? This rust elimination product benefits all industries working with nickel-plated parts and other various metals.

Metal Guard 700 is better, safer, and faster than what is currently available from other manufacturers. How is this rust stopping solution better? After replacing traditional sodium nitrite rust inhibitors, it can reduce dumping from every two days to every five days. How is this rust eliminator safer? It contains no nitrites and amines, and has no mineral oil. How is this metal guarding solution faster? Its coating will air dry in a relatively short time.

To prove that our metal protecting solution is better than the rest, check out some of the competing products in the table below and see for yourself!

Company	Product Name	Description	URL
3M™	Scotchkote™ Epoxy Coating 152LVAS	Two component 100% solids high build system suitable for application to manually cleaned steel in adverse conditions.	http://bit.ly/McKWth
PCI Chemicals	Ultrastrip CR 10	Two party system that strips nickel and alloys. PH of 10.5 to 13.0	http://bit.ly/LdGxbb
Zerust®	ICT® 620-RR	Light to medium rust treated; treats ferrous metals. Do not let product dry on surface—water rinse, dry, and wipe any residue.	http://bit.ly/NcXUse

Still not convinced this emulsion rust preventative could solve your rust prevention needs? Call or email Jackie to find out how you can receive a FREE sample of Metal Guard 700 today! See the results for yourself! We have told why this metal guarding solution is better, safer, and faster—now let us show you why!

For more information, check out these great sources for another perspective!

Wikipedia | YouTube

Low VOC Corrosion Protection Replaces Cosmoline, Nitrites and Primary Amines

February 14, 2012/in Ecolink News/by Industrial Degreasers

Super Rust Inhibitors Now Available

Reduce your overall expenses for corrosion protection while enjoying medium-term (up to 15 days) to long-term (up to 60 days) corrosion protection per ASTM D-2247 without all the side effects from antiquated and poorly engineered rust preventatives.

Corrosion Protection

Cosmoline

Replace Cosmoline for Corrosion Protection

While Cosmoline provides protection against corrosion, the product itself is very thick, and hard to use. Because of the product thickness, you experience excessive dragout using Cosmoline, resulting in heavy product usage.

Replace sodium nitrite rust inhibitors

Next, replace traditional sodium nitrite rust inhibitors that are toxic in concentrated form. Sodium nitrite is a strong oxidizing agent with a risk of fire or explosion in contact with other materials.

Solution? Water-based Emulsion Corrosion Inhibitors

Water-based emulsion corrosion inhibitors provides comparable protection as water-displacing oil and improves salt spray results + lower down time by dumping every five (5) days instead of every two (2) days. Their thin/waxy protective film can be easily removed with an alkaline cleaner. Also, enjoy low odor, biodegradability of non mineral oil formulas that leaves an extremely dry thin film when used at room temperature.

Water Emulsifiable Rust Preventatives are well documented as successful final coat after black oxide, zinc or manganese phosphate, bare steel and safer and easier to apply and remove due to lower viscosity than Cosmoline causing a reduction in dragout and overall use of rust preventative products.

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Water displacing oils are not required for outstanding lubricity and corrosion protection. Instead, after water evaporation, an extremely thin waxy film allows parts to be processed without pre-drying. However, some care should be exercised, however, to prevent too great a carry over of water which would, in time, dilute the wax emulsion resulting in a thinner deposit with lower protective quality. Products are normally used as received but may be diluted with water, in special applications. Water emulsifiable coating will air-dry in a relatively short time and can be shortened by force drying with warm air or in heated spin dryers. To remove coating or if it becomes necessary to reprocess the parts, the coating may be removed in a hot alkaline cleaner or vapor degreaser. * Do not allow bath temperature to exceed 130°F.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Outstanding lubricity from biodegradable ester
Water-based = Low VOC’s
Excellent rust protection
Thin protective film
Easily removed with alkaline cleaner
Low odor

Operating in VOC Regulated Areas?

Our Super Rust Inhibitors can make a difference in your facility and among your community. Call Jackie @ 800 563-1305 x 103 or email Jackie to buy or FREE quote, sample.

HAP-FREE, Heavy Duty Industrial Paint Stripper

February 14, 2012/in Ecolink News, Paint Strippers/by Industrial Degreasers

Replace Methylene Chloride with Benzyl Alcohol Based Paint Strippers

Beyond the density and polarity of methylene chloride (dichloromethane, CAS 75-09-2), there are many regulatory advantages of switching to mildly acidic liquid concentrates, such as benzyl alcohol, to remove tenacious polymeric coatings including epoxy paints and polysulfide base coats from ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

CARC Removal

For paint stripping of four different CARC systems: MIL-P-46168, MIL-P-53039, and MIL-P-64159 Type I and Type II from both aluminum and steel substrates, environmentally acceptable paint removers, which are primarily benzyl alcohol based, can strip CARC in 20-120 minutes and are approved per Technical Order (TO) 1-1-8 section II (2) and GRUMMAN AEROSPACE GS115UT1. Our heavy duty industrial paint stripper replaces Oakite Gardostrip Q7900 and CEE-BEE E-1058 (NSN 8010-01-369-2646). These fast, safe, and effective paint strippers do not contain any hazardous solvents. Run at 50% concentrate, benzyl alcohol can strip steel and aluminum in same bath as long as steel goes thru immersion rinse and inhibit prior to spraying off residual coating.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Hazardous Air Pollutant, HAP-Free depainting
NESHAP compliant
No Methylene Chloride, no halogenated solvents, phenol or heavy metals
Low vapor pressure
Not a RCRA-listed waste
Removes most coating in sheets
Contains non-hazardous solvents
No flash point
Can be used on most metals
Biodegradable, bio-based surfactants
Easily filtered for extended bath life
Liquid concentrate that can be diluted
Does not contain Formic Acid

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TYPICAL APPLICATIONS – Use only 304 or 316 stainless steel tanks for processing

Excellent choice for removal of powder paints
First choice for stripping organic coating off non-ferrous metals
Great alternative to abrasive sandblasting (more cost effective water treatment vs. blast media disposal)
Works with epoxy/polyurethane paint systems

USE PROCEDURES

Paint Removal

The surface to be stripped should be thoroughly clean and free from water.

Spray on a light coat of stripper using a high pressure 10:1 air activated pump equipped with a 1/2″ I.D. high pressure hose and spray wand with a fan type spray nozzle.
It is important to use the correct type of spray nozzle for this application. Contact manufacturer to confirm fan-type.
Keep the surface wet with stripper until the paint buckles.
When the paint is lifted (one hour to overnight for tough coatings), brush the surface thoroughly to remove the loosened paint.
Reapply stripper as required to loosen any remaining paint.
When all of the paint has been lifted, use a brush or squeegee to remove the loosened paint and residual stripper.
Thoroughly rinse the surface with high pressure water.

Sealant Removal

The surface must be thoroughly clean and free from water.
Apply stripper with a brush and allow to dwell until the sealant is penetrated and dissolved. Apply additional stripper if required to keep the surface wet.
When the sealant is dissolved, remove with a suitable scraper that will not scratch the surface. Reapply benzyl alcohol-based stripper to any spots of sealant not readily removed with the scraper.
When removal is complete, thoroughly rinse the surface with a water spray or wipe clean with cloths wet with water.

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Fluorinated Solvents On Sale: 25-50%

February 14, 2012/in Ecolink News/by Industrial Degreasers

Reduce your fluorinated solvent cost by 1/4 to 1/2

Vertrel_XF

Using Dupont Vertrel® as carrier fluid, degreaser, defluxing solvent, oxygen cleaning or vapor degreasing? We can reduce your economic and environmental footprint by 25-50%. Here’s how:

Vertrel™ XF (Carrier Fluid)	Vertrel™ XF-R	Generic
Virgin Vertrel™ XF (100%)	Reclaimed Vertrel™ XF (100%)	Blend of Fluorinated fluids (100%)
Price/lb $$$$	$$$	$$
Vertrel™ MCA (Degreaser Solvent)	Vertrel™ MCA -R	Generic
Virgin Vertrel™ XF (62%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (38%)	Reclaimed Vertrel™ XF (62%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (38%)	Generic fluorinated blend (62%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (38%)
$$$$	$$$	$$
Vertrel™ SDG (Degreaser Solvent)	Vertrel™ SDG – R	Generic
Virgin Vertrel XF (20%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (80%)	Reclaimed Vertrel XF (20%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (80%)	Generic fluorinated blend (20%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (80%)
$$$$	$$$	$$
Vertrel™ SMT (Defluxing solvent)	Vertrel™ SMT – R	Generic
Virgin Vertrel™ XF (53%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (43%)+ methanol 4%)	Reclaimed Vertrel™ XF (53%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (43%) + methanol (4%)	Generic fluorinated blend (53%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (43%) + methanol (4%)
$$$$	$$$	$$
Vertrel™ SFR (Defluxing Solvent)	Vertrel™ SFR – R	Generic
Virgin Vertrel XF (28%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (69%) + methanol (3%)	Reclaimed Vertrel XF (28%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (69%) + methanol (3%)	Generic fluorinated blend (28%) + virgin trans-dichloroethylene (69%) + methanol (3%)
$$$$	$$$	$$

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Solvent	Application	Soil Cleaned	Competitive Products We Replace
Vertrel™ XF	Carrier fluid for (1) Electrical Testing (2) Low Temp drilling fluid (3) Mechanical Testing (Low viscosity, high density) (4) Carrier Fluid (to dissolve a fluorinated lubricant and/or apply to part by dip or spray coating.	Mostly used as an engineering fluid to take advantage of it’s electrical, mechanical and non-flammability property or as a carrier fluid to deposit fluorolubricants on surfaces and as a solvent to remove fluorlubricants from parts.	HCFC-141b, 3m™ Novec™ HFE-7100 and similar fluorinated fluids
Vertre™l MCA	Degreasing solvent for precision cleaning of small intricate metal and non-metal parts e.g. fuel injectors, or dental implants to remove minor oils, grease, finger-prints and particulate matter. Unlike aqueous cleaning, solvent cleaning will not leave a residue on the surface being cleaned. This is a critical requirement in some process specs for aerospace etc. Oxygen Cleaning is critical application where MCA is used to remove minor hydrocarbon oils followed by 3M™ Novec™ HFE-7100 as a final rinse to remove the MCA (which has trans-dichloroethylene)	All light-weight hydrocarbon oils such as engine fluids, brake fluids, hydraulic fluids etc. as well as finger-print and sub-micron particles. This kind of cleaning is done in clean-rooms by hand- wipe using lint-free engineered wipes, cold-rinse, spray & dry or vapor-degreasing.	AK-225 and other hydrocarbon (flammable) solvents such as OMS, other mineral spirits, toluene etc.
Vertrel™ SDG	Similar to MCA applications, except since Vertrel™ SDG has a large amount of trans-dichloroethylene it is more aggressive on the parts and will attack plastics and elastomers but will remove heavier oils & greases and even waxes. It is used mainly to clean small precision engineered metal parts, e.g. tiny ball-bearings or wax residues from glass.	All of the above + heavier oils , greases and waxes. (SDG has a higher Kb value than MCA)	ALL non-alcohol npb formulations (Ensolv etc.) as well as aqueous detergent cleaners. The npb formulations have a health issue and are very aggressive on plastics. The aqueous detergents will always leave a soap-scum residue behind unless rinsed multiple times. Hence these solvents although expensive may be more cost-effective since they clean the part in 1-step vs. longer and multi-step aqueous cleaning cycles.
Vertrel™ SMT	Defluxing solvent used mainly to remove solder flux after solder reflow step. Electronic assemblies being cleaned are intricate and have non-metal components so the solvent has to be compatible with plastics, elastomers etc.	Flux residues (resins either plant based or synthetic. Also, since there are other metallic contaminants from the solder metals, the alcohol in the Vertrel™ SMT provides a polarity to remove ionic impurities.	All solvent flux removers.
Vertrel™ SFR	Same as Vertrel SMT™ applications except more aggressive since it has a large amount of trans-dichloroethylene used to clean mainly metal assemblies. Plastic components would be damaged by this solvent.	Same as above (SFR has a higher Kb value than SMT)	All npb and AK-225 formulations with alcohol.

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