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As far as I understand cleaning is all about solvents. If you use the right solvent something that would be impossible to clean with the wrong material will be
by tucaz 7y ago
As far as I understand cleaning is all about solvents.
If you use the right solvent something that would be impossible to clean with the wrong material will become trivial with the right one.
There are also acid solutions that work in a different but similar way. When used appropriately they will dissolve and transform material X into material Y that can then be easily cleaned because it won’t bind to the “surface” anymore.
Applied sciences channel on YouTube has a couple videos about cleaning and solvents. It’s worth checking him out.
- omar_a1 7y agoSolvation is part of it (particularly for soaps and mineral spirits), but the main factors are oxidation and, as you stated, acid/pH. Oxidation removes organic stains (e.g. foods, mold-stains) and, depending on the strength, disinfects (e.g. Bleach). Mutually exclusive from oxidizing cleaners, acid-based cleaners dissolve insoluble inorganics (lime/rust build-up).