This is a water-soluble degreasing powder for aluminum that has to be cleaned before it goes into the tank. Mixed with water it gives a mildly alkaline bath that lifts light oil quickly, cuts through the heavier drawing and machining lubricant found on pressed and turned parts, and — the part most cleaners miss — breaks down the polishing wax left behind after buffing.
That combination matters. Wax and oil are the two contaminants that ruin a finish: wax smears burn into the surface during the aluminum anodizing process and show up later as patches, streaks and uneven dye uptake, while an oil film causes water breaks that stop the oxide forming evenly. Cleaning both in one bath removes a tank, a rinse and a transfer from the line.
Whether the shop runs a production tank or a small bench tank, the settings work the same way. Dose, pH, temperature and time can each be dialled to the load, so a short gentle cycle on thin decorative trim and a longer, hotter cycle on wax-heavy hardware come out of the same pack of powder.
| Parameter | Operating range | Recommended condition |
|---|---|---|
| Dosage (Phoenix Clean 151) | 20–60 g/L | 45–55 g/L |
| pH range | 7.5–12.0 | 8.5–11.0 |
| Temperature | 50–70 °C | 55–65 °C |
| Time (approx.) | 3–30 min | 5–15 min |
| Air stirring | Suggested use | Suggested use |
| Ultrasound | Suggested use | Suggested use |
| Circulation filtration | Suggested use | Suggested use |
| Product form | Water-soluble powder | — |
The powder is built for aluminum plate, extrusion sections, formed trim, machined components and similar prepared surfaces. It handles the whole spread of contamination found on those parts — light handling oil, heavier drawing and machining lubricant, and the polishing wax left by a buffing wheel — without needing a different product for each.
What the bath leaves behind is a surface that rinses to a full water break. That is the practical test before the anodizing aluminum process: if water sheets evenly the oxide will grow evenly, dye will take up consistently and a sealer will have something uniform to work on; if water pulls back into droplets, there is still oil or wax on the metal.
Because the bath is only weakly alkaline, the risk of over-etching thin sections or losing dimensional tolerance is low, and polished or brushed faces keep their appearance through the clean. It is still a cleaner rather than an etch or a desmut: parts carrying heavy oxide, heat-treat scale or smut need their own treatment step, and parts that are already anodized or dyed should not go through this bath at all.
For a plant running mixed alloys, test a small batch of each new alloy or casting before committing a full load. High-silicon die castings and parts with inserts can behave differently from wrought material, and a ten-minute trial is cheaper than a rejected rack.
The design choices behind the powder are about fitting a line that already exists rather than asking the line to change. Because it is water-soluble, concentration is set by weight — the same measurement on a bench tank as on a production tank — so the bath can be built to the strength the job needs instead of being poured from a drum at a fixed dilution.
Dosage, pH, temperature and time each have a usable band rather than a single set point. A shop with a simple heated tank and a shop with tight temperature control both run within specification: when a load needs more, you move up the band, and when parts are thin or delicate you move down it.
The bath is equally tolerant of how the tank is equipped. Air stirring alone is enough to run production; ultrasound can be added where parts have recesses or the rack is dense; circulation filtration can be fitted wherever a filter circuit already exists. None of them is a prerequisite for using the product.
Sizing up is not a reformulation. A workshop that starts on a small aluminum anodizing kit and later moves to a full tank keeps the same product, the same dosage logic and the same rinse routine, so what worked on the bench still works on the line.
The surface active agent that does the work in the tank is a fine solid in the pack, and it draws moisture from the air. Keep packs closed between use, store them dry and off the floor, and reseal a part-used pack instead of leaving it open next to a warm tank.
Weigh out what you need in a ventilated area and add it to the water slowly. Tipped in from height or poured in quickly it raises dust; a dust mask, eye protection and gloves are normal practice for any alkaline powder of this type, and the safety data sheet sets out the specific precautions for this grade. Store the packed product away from acids and away from direct sunlight or high heat.
Make up with clean water. Hard water, or water carrying organics, works against a cleaner whose job is to hold oil in suspension and makes the bath harder to control from one shift to the next.
Do not return weighed-out powder to the original pack, and do not mix leftovers with older stock. The safety data sheet and the technical data sheet for this grade are available from your sales contact.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Payment | 100% T/T in advance |
| Minimum order quantity | Varies by chemical; confirmed with our sales team per order |
| Lead time | 2 weeks |
| Packing | 10 kg/box; 25 kg or 50 kg/bag; 20 kg/25 kg/30 kg/200 kg/drum; 1,000 kg/IBC drum |
| Shipping | Per the terms agreed in the current contract |
| Batch documents and warranty | Inspection certificate issued after delivery stating the batch number and warranty period |
Wuhan Fengfan International Trade Co., Ltd. is the wholly owned trading arm of Wuhan Fengfan Electrochemical Technology Co., Ltd., founded in 1984 — more than four decades in surface treatment chemistry. The range covers pretreatment and degreasing agents, anodizing chemicals, sealing agents, additives and post-treatment products, so the rest of the anodizing line, from etching to electrolytic colouring to sealing, can be sourced alongside this one.
Production runs on a site of about 67 acres with roughly 7,000 m² of floor space and an annual capacity for surface treatment additives in the region of 3,000–5,000 tonnes. The company maintains its own research and development laboratories and quality control, holds safety production standardization and clean production credentials, and supplies both large production plants and smaller workshop operations.
That mix is deliberate. The same chemistry has to serve a line running continuous decorative work and a workshop mixing a single batch, and the formulation behind this powder was set up so that both can run it from one specification.
Choosing the right match is where most sourcing decisions stall. As a trading supplier, we keep one point of contact from first enquiry to after-sales: tell us what you are making and the conditions you work under, and we shortlist the closest matches from our supplier network, compare specifications and arrange samples before you commit to a bulk order. If something does not behave as expected, we work with the supplying partner on the cause and a practical fix, and stay with the case until it is settled. Email, WeChat or WhatsApp enquiries get a reply within 24 hours.
It cleans aluminum before anodizing. Mixed with water it removes light oil, heavier machining and drawing lubricant, and the polishing wax left behind after buffing — all in one bath. Getting those off the surface is what lets the anodizing aluminum process build an even oxide layer, so this is the step immediately before the parts are racked.
The working range is 20–60 g/L and most production sits at 45–55 g/L. Start at the low end for light handling oil and move up for heavy lubricant or wax-rich buffed parts. An aluminum anodizing service running mixed decorative work usually settles in the middle of that band and adjusts per load rather than per bath. Weigh the powder — the bath is only as repeatable as the measurement.
Run at 50–70 °C, with 55–65 °C covering most work, and allow roughly 3–30 minutes of contact, typically 5–15 minutes. Use the short end for light oil on clean parts and the longer end where buffing wax has to be softened. Temperature and time trade against each other: a hotter bath cleans faster, a cooler one needs longer.
Yes — those are the two cases it is built around. Light oil comes off quickly, heavier drawing or protective oil is handled at the higher dose and temperature, and a dedicated dewaxing component lifts the compound that mechanical polishing presses into the surface. That matters because wax carried into the tank burns in and later shows as patchy anodized aluminum, uneven dye and adhesion faults.
Both, provided the bath stays inside its stated bands. The same powder runs a bench tank or an aluminum anodizing kit from a weighed batch, and a production tank with air stirring, ultrasound or circulation filtration. Nothing in the chemistry changes with scale — only the volume and the way the tank is agitated.
No. This is a pre-anodizing cleaner for bare aluminum. On a finished anodized or dyed surface an alkaline bath can dull the colour and work on the sealed layer, so keep finished parts out of it and use a cleaner intended for coated work instead.
