How to keep the granite clean?

Hi at all. I'm a young guy, working in this company since 2015, and i still have a lot to learn in metrology... Sometimes, as a young metrologist, i have some doubts, like, how do you keep your granite clean? I especially use alcohol.

Sorry for my english school.

VinniUSMC over 6 years ago

Denatured alcohol (ethyl alcohol/ethanol) is great for getting it clean to the point of being an air hockey table. For actually cleaning, there are granite cleaners out there, but I am partial to Simple Green with a scotch-brite pad. I clean the CMM table with it, and then clean the bearing surfaces with the alcohol.

For a granite inspection surface, you would probably want to clean the whole table with a cleaner and then finish it with an alcohol wipe down.
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Roberto over 6 years ago

Hola Andrea,

I use Starrett granite surface plate cleaner or ethanol.
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bfire85 over 6 years ago

Same as above, surface granite cleaner or denatured alcohol. KIRBSTER269 uses the tears from snowflakes he has offended on this forum.
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KIRBSTER269 over 6 years ago in reply to bfire85

up yours hippie
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KIRBSTER269 over 6 years ago

Scotch-brite and denatured alcohol
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InspectorJester over 6 years ago in reply to KIRBSTER269

Hundred bucks for scotch brite?
I better be able to see my reflection in that granite...
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bfire85 over 6 years ago in reply to KIRBSTER269

He uses it to wipe his backside.
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JEFMAN over 6 years ago

I use denatured alcohol with paper rags, and sometimes glass product.
I tested "diaclean", and I think it's not a good cleaner...
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bigtallanddopey over 6 years ago

I just use what the Hexagon guys use here in the UK. Which is a fast drying solvent degreaser for the air bearing ways and for the rest of the granite I use a foaming degreaser. Does the job very well and you wouldn't belive the dirt that the foaming degreaser can pull off of the granite even when you think it is clean.

I was also told by a Hexagon tech that you can use the fast drying solvent for the scales as they do, however I dare not try that at all.
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vpt.se over 6 years ago

You guys have alcohol in the same room as your PC-DMIS workstations?

(I guess it is mandatory...)
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