Car Wash

[Dollarspa]

tried 3500 psi 5.5 gallons per minute 190 degrees didnt get really clean


so I increase heat



melted new hose (twice) restricted flow to 3 gallons per minute to over 325 degrees
4000 psi.




8 hours 1 bay



**********still down loading pictures

 

[Dollarspa]

3 other companies tried before me..they gave up

fiberglass walls over brick installed 7 years ago never been cleaned must be all the ,soap dirt, residue.

tried different chemicals caustic, degreaser, muriatic, oven cleanner, soot removal..steel wool, sand paper, ripper 2, ripper 3, marine boat degreaser.

gasoline ,goop ,wd40,...

 

[Wesley Teston]

8 hours 1 bay

3 other companies tried before me

So what are you saying?? You lost more money than the 2 other company's..
J/K nice job.

 

[Danny Bates]

Looks like it was re-painted. Heck of a difference!! Good work!!!

 

[Dollarspa]

Looks like it was re-painted. Heck of a difference!! Good work!!!

thanks (I think):thud::thud::thud::thud:


6 bays ...quoted flat rate 100 dollars a bay I thought it would only take 6-7 hours to clean the whole car wash all 6 bays


at the rate I'm going :bash:

 

[innovativewash]

thanks (I think):thud::thud::thud::thud:


6 bays ...quoted flat rate 100 dollars a bay I thought it would only take 6-7 hours to clean the whole car wash all 6 bays


at the rate I'm going

Thats why we TEST before we give prices!! Lesson learned. If this was concrete walls you need NMD 80. Rips it right off. Car wash bays are layers fo hardend dirt, soap and grime.

 

[Vince Wood]

Don't feel bad David. We have all done similar jobs to where we know the hacks are making more than we are for the day at 1 time or another. You kick yourself in the a++ but then you chalk it up to a lesson learned in life and move on.

 

[gogreenwash]

nice job :big_boss:

 

[Steven Button]

... sulphuric, hydrofluoric blend... wear PPE, we sprayed on with 12v pump, bit of scrubbing a couple of applications and the chemical did most of the hard work.

loads of info here:

http://www.propowerwash.com/board/upload/showthread.php?t=13484&highlight=car+wash+bay

 

[Scott Stone]

The best thing I have fouund for those is aluma brite, and you have to put it on pretty strong. I have done those where the build up was literally a quarter inch thick. Very tough job

 

[Dollarspa]

thanks Steven and Scott ....chris Chappell called tonight and offered similiar advice will try this weekend thanks everyone

 

[Dollarspa]

... sulphuric, hydrofluoric blend... wear PPE, we sprayed on with 12v pump, bit of scrubbing a couple of applications and the chemical did most of the hard work.

loads of info here:

http://www.propowerwash.com/board/upload/showthread.php?t=13484&highlight=car+wash+bay

Steven great thread and thanks for using the search button for me.:wave:

 

[bears]

gasoline? really? wow i have never tried that. I would think a strong caustic would work with a stiff brush...but i know a lot of the car washes get neglected..there is always a big difference in new dirt and old dirt even though it may look the same.

 

[jon chapman]

I managed a full service car wash years ago. Once a year we would wash it down and spray the whole tunnel with Killz. Much easier. The grime that gets on the walls is wicked.

 

[Ohio pressure wash]

I would think a strong caustic would work with a stiff brush...

Nope.....won't touch it.