CT50 Concentrate Powerful Tile and Concrete Cleaner

CT-50 was developed initially for commercial and industrial use.

It’s a powerful cleaner. It will lift heavy duty dirt off high foot-traffic floors easily.

Some common applications our customers use it for include:

• – Commercial tile and grout
• – High vehicle traffic garages
• – Busy restaurants
• – Parking decks
• – Automotive areas with heavy duty oil contamination
• – Gas stations
• – Etc.

Although it possesses this kind of cleaning power, it’s a very easy to use cleaner.

Again, all that’s needed is to dilute the powdered crystal product with warm water to create a cleaning solution.

As a result of this ease of use, we make it available for consumers’ use as well.   It’s very safe for use in the home.  It’s biodegradable.  It has a very pleasant smell.

So it’s available now for commercial, consumer or D.I.Y. users.

CT-50 is perfect for cleaning porous surfaces like concrete, natural stone, and porous tile and grout.

It has components that will tackle mold and mildew.

It contains an organic, citrus-based solvent that’s a great de-greaser.

It also has enzymes that break down organic and oil-based products as well.

This product packs quite a cleaning punch.

• – In commercial kitchens where there’s heavy oil and grease constantly spilling or splattering around. The business can use CT-50 to deep clean the floor, any tile and grout present, and any porous surface exposed to dirt and grime.
• – Outside, in areas containing pavers or concrete, if there is mold and mildew present, CT-50 will easily deep clean the surface before sealing it.
• – In vehicle parking decks or garages, CT-50 will lift the petroleum-based stains so you can scrub the surface clean, and pressure wash it off easily.

Another great benefit of using CT-50 is that it comes in concentrated powder. If you need deeper cleaning action, you simply add more of the powder per gallon of water.

For example, for daily cleaning to keep up with the oil and grease, you could add 1 oz. per gallon. However, if you need stronger cleaning power, you could add 2 to 4 oz. to a gallon.

With that said, from a typical package CT-50, you can get up to 8 gallons of cleaning solution. So it’s very economical as well.

CT-50 is a powdered concentrate that you dilute with warm water for the best results.

• It’s 100% water-soluble.
• It’s environmentally friendly.
• It’s biodegradable, so it’s not going to damage any organic life.

With that said, Covertec strongly recommends that you always do a quick test on a small area of any surface you are cleaning.

This is just to be 100% sure that you do not already have any substances on your floor surface that could react badly with CT-50.

For example:

If you are deep cleaning, and there’s a floor sealer on the surface, start using the product with a lower dilution (1 oz. per gallon).
Perform the cleaning test on a small area and make sure it has no negative impact.  Once you’re satisfied with the test result, do your cleaning.

Next time you perform a cleaning, you can increase the concentration of CT-50 (up to 4 oz. per gallon of water) – if needed.

In any case, if you are worried about CT-50 – or any of our cleaning products – reacting adversely with your other products on your surfaces, please contact our office for answers first.

CoverClean CT-50 uses a unique blend of components to produce the results that it does.

• First, it contains high pH soluble salts that will whiten, bleach and break down stubborn, stuck-on grease.
• Second, it has organic, citrus based solvents to breakdown oil based contaminants, and provides a pleasant fragrance.
  This way, you can use it indoors and not worry about any overpowering, unbearable odors.
• Thirdly, it contains environmentally-friendly enzymes that break down organic matter quickly and easily, such as mold and mildew.

Each of these components work in unison to produce this powerful cleaner.

Typical store-bought cleaning products don’t have the same cleaning power or are environmentally safe.

On top of this, it’s often cheaper than the store brands, because it’s a concentrate that’s diluted with warm water for the best results.

So we often get asked what are the types of concrete cleaners that are out there that you can use?

In general, there are a few types of cleaners:

• – Acid-based
• – Neutral
• – Alkaline-based
• – Organic
• – Microbial
• – Solvent-based

The acid cleaners are good for cleaning rust stains, cement stains and salts that may get onto your surface.
The alkaline products are good for breaking down grease, cleaning dirt and whitening the concrete.  Both of these products can impact the concrete surface itself.

Again, we strongly recommend doing a little test by applying any products from these 2 categories to a small area of your surface.  This is just to make sure they won’t harm your surface in any way.

For example, an acidic solution will etch.  An alkaline cleaner can also change the look of your floor.

If you have any sealers on that concrete, an alkaline-based product can also dull the surface’s finish.

Neutral cleaners – like our GlossClean – have a neutral pH.
We use this a lot on polished and sealed concrete surfaces because it won’t impact the concrete itself.
It’s cleaning action not as strong as alkaline and acidic-based products, but for general day-to-day use, it’s an excellent choice.

A high pH, alkaline cleaner would be something like our CT-50.
A low pH, acidic cleaner would be something like a PrepWork or PreTreat.

When it comes to organic and microbial cleaners, our CoverClean HC and FG break down oils and contaminants in a very environmentally friendly way.
They’re not aggressive, but highly effective. They won’t harm the concrete surface, but they do take longer to react and remove the dirt.
The “FG” in CoverClean FG stands for “food grade.”
The “HC” in CoverClean HC stands for “hydrocarbon” and is designed to consume petroleum based oils.

Lastly, there are the solvent-based products that contain soy or citrus components.

Currently, we don’t offer solvent-based cleaning products at Covertec.

The reason is that they really just thin out the contaminants and spread them across the surface. They don’t really eliminate them from the concrete, tile or other surfaces.