Bleach/Chlorine Color Additive

Chemical/Chemistry
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This is probably a question for @CaCO3Girl, but does anyone know a color additive that can be added? Much like Apple Wash, but I am looking for blue that can be added to house wash or roof mix. I looked and looked and no thread on this or an existing product with blue…

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I’m still new to all of this so it might be going over my head, but why would someone want to add coloring to their bleach?

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I add fabuloso or even a all purpose cleaner just for a good smelling effect, it helps with cleaning as well. It comes in diff colors

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So the phrase you are looking for is Bleach resistant blue dye. No dye will be resistant for very long because SH attacks and attacks fast! Some dyes go away immediately when added to SH, some can last about 20 minutes…but all will eventually fade.

Dyes can literally be $60-$250 per pound, so it’s best to hook up with a chemical company that is in this industry and ask them to order you a bleach stable blue dye to test. You will probably get a couple of GRAMS because a speck of real dye can dye a LOT!

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In my past career I was a lab bench chemist that formulated these types of things. I had customers that wanted the SH to be dyed so they could see where they hit the house/structure and what they had to go over again.

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Oh okay. Makes sense. Thanks for the explanation!

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Very interesting… Thanks for the valuable info!

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You can try ferric hexacyanoferrate, its availabke retail as a hair or mane brightener.
Mrs stewarts bluing whitener is 1 brand.

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Don’t go adding all purpose cleaners to your bleach. Your surfactant will let you know where you have already soaped, there is absolutely no need for any dye in your bleach.

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I wasn’t planning on it… That’s why I wanted to ask @CaCO3Girl to do it safely . My reason for wanting to add color was for mainly marketing purpose if it were easy and cheap enough.

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I don’t believe that’d make anyone want to get their house washed to be honest it may even concern them a bit that they’re have dye sprayed on to the house and surrounding area.

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All purpose cleaner is the surfactant. Been using it for years with zero problems. Elimanator is a multi purpose cleaner as well.

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What’s your multi purpose cleaner?

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Only way that would work is if you had a proportioner system and dyed the surfactant tank. As stated above dye wouldn’t last very long in bleach tanks. The suds from general soap work well, I can see your reasoning though, wouldn’t have to second guess spots, it you also have to thi k about if it’s left to dry on oxidised siding will it rinse off?

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Personally i beleive when a customer sees the soap or suds they feel like their getting there moneys worth.

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@Paul_Kelly not really, a clean house is a clean house, no need to offer fries on the side.

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I agree results speak for themselves. For the few customers who are watching which isnt many but still it puts those bird dogs at ease a bit.

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I normally chase those customers away with silly amounts of overspray, I follow them in these circumstances lol.

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I saw a YouTube vid of a roof cleaning. The roof wash came out pinkish. You could tell exactly where it hit the roof. He said it was his surfactant. Can’t remember what it was.

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I guess it’s kinda like a car wash, you go in and all these pretty colors hit your car, makes you feel all fuzzy inside.