Degreasing is an essential part of the modern production process, particularly in industries fabricating or assembling metal parts, such as aircraft, appliances, automotive, electronics and railroad. It is widely used to remove oils and oil-borne soils, such as chips, metal fines and fluxes, from objects that have been stamped, machined, welded, soldered, molded, die-cast, etc.

Tiny transistor parts, printed-circuit assemblies, precision surgical equipment, diesel motors, aircraft components, automotive parts and spacecraft assemblies can all be safely, completely and quickly cleaned with modern vapor degreasing techniques. In most cases cleaning with chlorinated solvents is more effective than with aqueous, hydrocarbon or fluorocarbon solvents, particularly if oil or grease is an element of the soil.

Although aluminum equipment is not recommended for use with chlorinated solvents, aluminum metal cleaning and aluminum electronic component cleaning are highly efficient, corrosion-free applications for these solvents.

Closed Loop Delivery Available

Dow perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene products are available in a closed-loop delivery system for the safe delivery, handling, storage and take-back of the solvents, making regulatory compliance easier. Practically any metal cleaning/degreasing establishment can enjoy the advantages of the Closed Loop Delivery System. Contact a Dow representative for more information.

Stabilizer concentrates available:
Depending on the grade of the chlorinated solvent, specific MAXISTAB™ concentrates are available to restore the original stability and avoid corrosion of the cleaning equipment and parts to be cleaned.

Products Available  Application/Description  Regional Availability
DOWPER™ LM  Metal Cleaning. High purity grade designed for metal cleaning. An excellent solvent for heavy duty cleaning and degreasing jobs where there’s high contamination. Latin America
DOWPER MC Solvent Metal Cleaning. Highly stabilized solvent with special corrosion inhibitors for heavy duty cleaning and degreasing of metal where there is high contamination Europe, Middle East, Africa, India, Asia-Pacific
DOWPER N Solvent Metal Cleaning. High performance grade designed specifically for closed-loop cleaning equipment Europe, Middle East, Africa, India
DOWPER Solvent  Metal cleaning. Offers excellent metal cleaning performance for light gauge metals in vapor degreasing applications. Europe, Middle East, Africa, India, Asia Pacific, Latin America
HI-TRI™ SMG Solvent Metal Cleaning. A solvent of superior quality, for general purpose cleaning. Stabilized for protection against reactive metal chips, fines, heat, oxygen, moisture and other metal working contaminants Europe, Middle East, Africa, India
Methylene Chloride SVG Solvent Metal Cleaning. Highly stabilized product for general purpose metal cleaning. Europe, Middle East, Africa, India
Methylene Chloride SVG-N Metal Cleaning. Specially stabilized for the most stringent metal cleaning requirements. Europe, Middle East, Africa, India
Methylene Chloride Vapor Degreasing Grade Metal Cleaning. Specially formulated for vapor degreasing processes. North America, Asia-Pacific
NEU-TRI™ Solvent Metal Cleaning. NEU-TRI is highly stabilized for vapor degreasing. North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America
NEU-TRI E Solvent Metal Cleaning. Specially stabilized for high performance and long life in modern vapor degreasing equipment Europe, Middle East, Africa, India
NEU-TRI L Solvent Metal Cleaning. For Germany only. Specially stabilized solvent designed for degreasing light metal. Europe
Perchloroethylene SVG Double Stabilized Metal Cleaning. Perchloroethylene SVG Double Stabilized is used only for vapor degreasing. North America, Asia-Pacific
Trichloroethylene Industrial Special Stabilized Metal Cleaning. Highly stabilized for vapor degreasing. Europe, Middle East, Africa, India


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