Just how good a remover is Nanolia AG Removal Gel Pro?

A customer came to us with a problem. Someone had just walked tar over a newly laid carpet. Did we have anything that might remove the tar without damaging the carpet? Based on the fact that tar is oil-based, we suggested he tried – on a small sample – Nanolia AG Removal Gel Pro, which is the product usually recommended for removing graffiti from surfaces that had not previously been treated with our anti-graffiti protection.

What do you think happened?

Well, we were amazed to receive the following email, which looked at first to be a complaint, but we were relieved to find, was in fact very good news:

Sent: 27 July 2010 10:51
To: ‘Nanolia’
Subject: RE: samples / carpet

Hi David

Set aside 30 minutes to have a go at removing tar from a carpet expecting it to be quite difficult to get the tar out of the pile then came across another problem you may be able to help with:

1. What do i do now with the other 27 minutes left as the tar is removed?
2. How do I disguise the clean patch as the rest of the new carpet now looks dirty

The Nanolia AG Removal Gel Pro removed the tar in approx 2.5 minutes covering an area of approx 75mm² and has not affected the colour of the carpet.

Now I am going to the client to suggest the whole carpet is protected which is quite a lot of carpet as this is a very large NHS building!

Kind Regards

Ben

So thanks to Ben, we now know that our AG Removal Gel Pro removes tar from carpets, one of the toughest cleaning tasks imaginable. Wow, and thanks Ben!

Having sung the praises of the Nanolia range to my local supermarket owner he set Nanolia a challenge, reports Nanolia Director, Dr David Cochrane. The supermarket owner had recently completed his new house and had all the stone protected by a local company using what they considered to be the best product in the market.

I should point out that he was not aware of the Nanolia range of products at this stage.
The treatment had cost him a small fortune but he thought it was worth it to protect his investment.

He had been given a plant holder as a gift by the in-laws which had prime location outside the front door on the stone patio. Unfortunately it left rust marks which impregnated the stone and left a horrible mess.

After trying everything to remove the marks, getting back the contractor to try to remove the marks and finally getting some very strong acid, nothing would remove the marks. He was left with brown rusty looking marks on the natural stone straight in front of his front door. The Nanolia Challenge was to remove the marks.

An appointment was made and time set aside as this was going to be a real challenge for Nanolia.

The owner invited the original contractor, his builder and architect to see the problem and was not expecting Nanolia to achieve what others had obviously failed to do.

I got down on my hands and knees and looked at the marks, the owner was shaking his head and the contractor said “your wasting your time, we have to dig it up and replace the patio”.

After assessment I thought that the best way to tackle this was by first using Nanolia Pre-Cleaner then perhaps our AG Removal gel pro. So I poured a little Pre-Clean on the damaged area.

Due to the type of stone I decided to leave this soak in for a short time, just enough time to have a drink which was kindly offered.

I got back down to the job and took out a Nanolia Nano Eraser to remove the Pre-cleaner.
I did not need to do much more, the marks were nearly gone. A wash with a hose pipe cleared the rest.

A few reactions from those present:-

1. The builder thought the owner was wasting his time as the marks were easily removed.
2. The contractor and owner were very happy as the marks were removed
3. The Architect was amazed at the product as he did not believe after trying strong acid that anything would have removed the marks
4. The owner was very unhappy about the quality of the protection he paid a great deal for
5. The owner was concerned about the polluted water going into his garden until I explained that all our products are eco friendly and there was no worry about the waste going into the garden
6. What to do with all the extra time set aside for the challenge?

We were invited into the house to finish our drink and I happened to spot the limescale around the chrome tap. One wipe with Nanolia Pre-Cleaner the limescale was history.

Nanolia Pre-Cleaner can clean almost anything, it is eco friendly, anti-bacterial, anti-mould, anti-corrosive and cleans to a deeper level than almost any other cleaner on the market.

Once again Nanolia raised above the challenge.

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• Free of hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, etc.
• Free of solvents
• Easy to apply
• Pleasant smell

Rust stain on ceramic tile, before and after Nanolia Lime and Rust Remover was applied.

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Winning the battle against graffiti with the aid of nanotechnology

Graffiti is a huge problem

Graffiti presents major issues throughout the world, creating a very expensive problem for property owners everywhere. Graffiti in the form of drawings, scribbles, pictures, messages or tags painted on ancient monuments, buildings, walls, street furniture, telephone boxes, bus shelters, desks and other surfaces can be seen in many areas within the community. Where visible, graffiti has an enormous negative impact on customers and the public with regards to their perception of an area or building which has been defaced.

Responding to the problem Nanolia (www.nanolia.com) , an innovative company working at the forefront of nano-coating technology, is introducing an advanced range of environmentally friendly products for easier-than-usual graffiti removal. Nanolia’s bio-degradable anti-graffiti products have been proven to work on many different surfaces including, metals, concrete, brick, stone, glass, plastic and wood to offer an alternative in the fight against graffiti. The coatings meet all relevant requirements of the German Quality Association Gütegemeinschaft Anti-Graffiti  e.V.

Nanotechnology provides a clear defence against graffiti

Based on the latest research into nano-coating technology, Nanolia Graffiti Guard for Non-porous Surfaces is an ultra thin (approx 5 – 20μm) two-part clear coating with amazing properties including exceptional gloss retention and long term weather resistance making it ideal for exterior applications such as street signs and outdoor advertising. Surfaces treated with Nanolia Powercoat PRO are highly resistant to soiling and chemical attack,  able to be easily cleaned without the use of special chemicals. In addition, Nanolia Powercoat PRO restores dull and tired paintwork, chalky glass-fibre surfaces and cloudy, tired anodised aluminium to their former glory. Treated surfaces gleam as new and are restored to their original colours while most metal surfaces are given the added benefit of long-term protection against corrosion. The coating is ultra-thin and has a high cover rate of about 50m² – 80m² per 1kg on non-porous surfaces. Only one coat is required.

For application to concrete or stone surfaces Nanolia supplies the amazing single-part water based Nanolia Graffiti Guard for Porous Surfaces which can be applied directly to porous surfaces. Free from organic solvents, once dried it forms an invisible, hydrophobic, oleophobic, breathable and weather stable surface resistant to solvents and acidic and alkaline attacks. Paints and coatings cannot penetrate the surface and thus adhere only weakly. It also reduces the growth of algae, lichens and mosses. A cover rate of 8 - 12mtr² per 1kg can be achieved.

Surfaces treated with either product will still “breathe”.

Removal of graffiti after an attack

Applying AG Removal Gel

Surfaces treated with Nanolia’s anti-graffiti coatings and impregnations are relatively easy to clean.  Defacement by marker pens is resisted by the surface and can be simply “pearled-off”.  More adhesive markings such as cellulose spray paints can be easily removed using Nanolia’s AG REMOVAL LIQUID or AG REMOVAL GEL up to 6-8 times without having to renew the protective layer. Nanolia Graffiti Guard for Non-porous Surfaces can withstand over 25 aggressive cleanings. Simply brush the liquid or gel on, leave to penetrate the graffiti and then rinse off with water.

Nanolia’s standard graffiti removers are easy to use, environmentally friendly and biodegradable.  They are specifically designed for the rapid removal of all types of graffiti from surfaces that have been previously treated with Nanolia Graffiti Guard products. The products are available as a liquid for use on non-porous surfaces or gel for use on both porous and non-porous surfaces. Surfaces previously treated with Nanolia Graffiti Guard for Porous Surfaces will still remain porous –so use the gel, while surfaces treated with Nanolia Graffiti Guard for Non-porous Surfaces will be non-porous – use liquid or gel. For vertical surfaces or materials that require a longer dwell time for the remover to take effect, the Gel would be the better choice.

Nanolia even has a remover for surfaces that have not been previously treated with Nanolia’s Anti-graffiti products. Nanolia AG Removal Gel PRO is especially suitable for the removal of graffiti, emulsion paints and latex colours and enables acrylic plaster, acrylic, alkyd, styrene and NC varnishes to be readily removed with water. It can be used to remove multiple coats of paint, adhesive fabric and foam carpet remnants and has even been used to remove tar from carpet pile without removing the colour – one of the most difficult cleaning tasks imaginable!

Spray paints, felt-tip pen and pen pollution as well as car paints and coatings are removed quickly and easily without leaving any residue.

As with all Nanolia’s Anti-graffiti products, Nanolia AG Removal Gel PRO is environmentally friendly, being biodegradable, free of chlorine, hydrocarbons, strong acids or alkalis.

More information about these products can be found on Nanolia’s website at www.nanolia.com/graffiti

Nanolia PreClean makes for a good, general household cleaner too...

As told by one of our VARs, InTouch Technology based in Cyprus

As well as being InTouch Technology, my family also run a property management company and my daughter in law, Amanda, is a fanatic about cleanliness and ‘doing it right’.  We gave her a small bottle of Nanolia Pre-Clean which had been diluted with water.  (Well, we weren’t going to trust her with the full strength at this early stage, were we?)

She set about her experiment with a rare abandon.  She wiped marks off walls, cleaned all the work surfaces in the kitchen, and then shreaks of joy from the bathroom.  Amanda, and my wife Chrissy, had always been complaining about the calcium build up on the shower doors and how difficult it was to remove, and no matter what they did the doors never looked like clear glass.  We rushed to investigate and she was, standing in front of the shower with the biggest grin on her face that I’d ever seen.  She just pointed and smiled.  There it was for all to see.  A shower door that you could see through and looked like it was fresh out of the show room.  That was it, all 3 showers in the house got the full treatment. 

Michael and I are both into the glass treatments we have at Nanolia, so we set about the first shower with the Nanolia Glass Polish, and then coated it with the thinnest layer of  Nanolia Glass Clear that we could apply.  ( Least is best with these nano coatings.)  Watch this space for results in the near future, but things are looking really promising at this stage.  We want to provide you with long term results after 100’s of showers have been taken.

Amanda kept wandering the house and none of us would stand still in case we got the cleaning treatment.  The work surfaces by the hob were cleaned of grease in one wipe.  The stainless steel matt effect kettle looked like new, Tori, the grand daughter was told to go and make marks with anything , on anything.  Well, she’s a teenager so that was no problem for her was it.  Amanda followed behind and all the marks just disappeared.  Metals, paint concrete, all was now like new. 

Then Chrissy, my wife, and the calm one in InTouch Technology remembered a bed sheet they had from one of the apartments.  It was stained with sun cream and would not be removed even with boiling or with bleach.  “Come here, Amanda, I’ve got something to stop you in your tracks.  Get this stain out of this.”  Well Amanda sprayed it with the Nanolia Pre Clean and they left it for a few minutes.  They then rinsed out the excess liquid and put it in the washing machine at 40°C.

When Chrissy took it out she searched, and searched again, but there was no stain. “Oh no,” screamed Amanda,”  this stuff is unbelievable.”

Sorry there are no pictures but we’ve just realized that our camera no longer works, so we’re off to get a new one.  There will be pictures next time.

Next time

I had to get in on the act with this Nanolia Pre Clean.  I mentioned to Amanda that it was coming up to the time when she got down on her knees for 2 to 3 days and cleaned the grout between the tiles in our kitchen/diner/lounge area,  Why not try the Pre Clean on that?

Well she did. Still using the diluted solution.

10 seconds instead of 10 minutes.  The rest of the room, which measures  about 6 metres by 18 metres  took 30 minutes.  Need I say more.  Amanda and her knees are so happy!

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Nano Wax™ – “best surface polish … ever” * 

Nanolia Nano Wax is a newly developed, proprietary polish that provides a glossy surface as well as surface protection to all kind of metals, polymers, fabrics and ceramics as well as natural materials such as wood and leather. Nanolia Nano Wax restores the original appearance and lustre of the substrate. Nanolia Nano Wax is an oil-free proprietary, hydrophobic formulation of Nano waxes and photo oxidation inhibitors for protection from the adverse effects of UV light.

* writes a happy user

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