Removal of the most challenging soils, such as heavy oils, greases and waxes, can be accomplished with 3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluids in a co-solvent process. This process uses two fluids: a low-volatility organic solvent that dissolves soils from part surfaces, and Novec 7100, 7200, or 71IPA fluid, which functions as an effective rinsing agent to flush solvating agents and soils from part surfaces

Co-solvent cleaning is inherently flexible and easy to operate, and a variety of low volatility, high solvency organic solvents are available for use in a co-solvent process. These processes allow you to vary the boiling point of the vapour degreaser as the situation requires, and the environmental and safety profile of the process is similar to the neat or azeotropic cleaning process.

Types of Soils Cleaned	Suggested Products
Heavy-weight oils Greases Waxes	3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid (PDF 454k)
	3M™ Novec™ 7200 Engineered Fluid (PDF 74k)
	3M™ Novec™ 71IPA Engineered Fluid (PDF 224k)

Note: Please read and follow the manufacturer’s precautions and directions for use before using any solvating agent. User is responsible for evaluating and determining which solvating agents are compatible, suitable, and appropriate for users’s particular use and intended application.