Whats the difference? A high alkaline floor 'cleaner' say 13.5 will remove waxes sealants etc. A high alkaline speed stripper like chemspecs product is alot cheaper and when you stick it on a dirty sandstone floor it will also create a clean mark when its wiped off. This twists my brain both will strip/clean and are usually very different in price why is a high alkaline cleaning product by aquamix/lithofin etc better? Is it the amount of surfectants or what?? Chemically what's the difference?
Graeme, many of us use the term "high alkaline" for cleaners and strippers, the thing is this just describes the pH level, the difference in price is to do with the active ingredients and not normally the concentrate or pH level. Many different chemical ingredients have an alkaline pH level but they alone will not remove topical coatings. Like acid that will remove and neutralise lime, calcium etc, alkaline will remove organic soiling, grease, grime etc. To formulate a product that will remove waxes, metalised polishes and then more technical acrylic and P.U coatings takes different higher grade more expensive ingredients. You will normally find a product that promotes that it will remove waxes, polished etc will not be advanced enough to remove higher grade coatings like acrylic, P.U's and epoxy sealer, these normally require "Special Removers" that can be expensive, but for good reason.
