Truck washing (Soaps, Tips and Tricks)

that’s perfect timing. I would love learn how. I’ve read a bunch posts you have came a long way hard work pays off congrats. I am from Laredo, TX by the way. what’s soaps are you using and what method I would also love to see a pic of your pw setup.

If you get a chance read through this entire thread. It was started by George when he first started out last year. You’ll learn a ton. All of the answers you seek are in the thread. To get trucks that clean you have to use hot water and two step HF and chems from Hydro Chem. Call Hydro Chem and talk to Chad. Tell him what equipment you have and what you’re trying to accomplish. His email address has been posted in this thread but I don’t remember it off hand.

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Hey yo, I do LKQ over here in DFW too we’re twinsee’s now lol. Nice job on them man!

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I’m big time now if I’m doing the same accounts as @dperez

How often are you cleaning them? Yesterday was my first time cleaning them and I’m sure they haven’t been washed in 4+ months. I’d love to get them to do bi-weekly washes but it seems everyone is to tight pocketed to do this.

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You got heat ? Zep sucks…

The one thing I learned the most from @Hotshot was to not chase soaps and try to find the best cheap option. I took his advice and went to Hydro-Chem and probably would not switch from them. Beats trying to find the “next best thing”

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No heat I only have a cold water pressure washer I will be getting one soon what do you all re commend I will be working semi truck and trailer account[quote=“Hotshot, post:2500, topic:18885, full:true”]

You got heat ? Zep sucks…
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Yeah man you need heat to play this game. What gpm machine you running now? You can get a 12v or 110v hot box for it to save ya some coin. Where you located?

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LKQ is on a bi-weekly schedule. All of my accounts are…FaM

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3gpm only. I am from Laredo, TX.

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You wash 104 trucks per month (52 x 2) for one company and you’re only using a cold water 3gpm and zep? How long have you been doing this for?

You washing down by the Petro on I35 before the boader ?

We finally got a real man rubber scrubber, doing it the old way. Not just a bunch of wuz using heat and fancy chemicals. :grinning: :grinning: :grinning:

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Is that why men back then were a lot stronger than us wussies nowadays?

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Back when men were men and sheep were nervous.

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Lol…

The old school way has its advantages. This is how you start acting once you breathe in too many chems.

Hotshot

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Are you telling me using his beard as a mask doesn’t work? Wait till he finds this out…

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:rofl:

He probably thinks it works because breathing in all the chems makes no noticeable difference to him. The damage has already been done long ago.

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I guess we’ll just never know if it was from back in his partying years, or his early years as a rubber scrubber…

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