A Complete Guide to Mold Cleaning: Exploring the Various Types of Cleaning Agents
Mar 5, 2025
There are various types of mold cleaning agents. Common water-based cleaning agents use water as the base material, are environmentally friendly and safe, are suitable for most mold materials, and can effectively remove light oil stains. Oil-based cleaning agents have strong dissolving power and are effective for stubborn grease and carbon deposits, but they are flammable and need to be properly stored. There are also neutral cleaning agents that are mild and non-corrosive, suitable for precision molds, and ensure mold accuracy and life.
Solvent-based mold cleaning agent
This type of cleaning agent uses organic solvents as the main component, has strong dissolving ability, and can quickly and effectively remove organic dirt on the mold surface, such as wax, grease, resin, etc. Solvent-based mold cleaning agents evaporate quickly, and the mold surface dries quickly after cleaning, which is suitable for production scenarios with high requirements for drying time. However, due to the volatility and flammability of organic solvents, attention should be paid to ventilation and fire safety when using them. It is often used to clean molds with a lot of organic dirt, such as plastic injection molds and rubber molds.
Semi-aqueous mold cleaning agent
Semi-aqueous mold cleaning agent combines the characteristics of solvent-based and water-based cleaning agents. It contains organic solvent components to enhance the solubility of organic dirt, and contains water and surfactants to facilitate rinsing with water after cleaning. While maintaining a good cleaning effect, it reduces the use of organic solvents and reduces the impact on the environment. Semi-aqueous mold cleaning agent is suitable for mold cleaning that has high requirements for cleaning effect and environmental protection performance, such as automotive parts molds, electronic molds, etc.
Water-based mold cleaning agent
Water-based mold cleaning agent uses water as a carrier and adds surfactants, additives and other ingredients. Its advantages are environmental protection and safety, without the risk of volatilization and flammability of organic solvents, and is friendly to operators and the environment. Water-based cleaning agents remove dirt through emulsification and dispersion, have a good cleaning effect on various types of dirt, and are easy to rinse after cleaning without leaving any residue. However, in some cases, its cleaning ability may be relatively weak, and for stubborn dirt, it needs to be combined with appropriate cleaning processes. Water-based mold cleaning agents are widely used in various types of molds, especially in industries with high environmental protection requirements, such as food packaging molds, medical device molds, etc.
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