dust controle trucks

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Has anybody washed a dust controle truck? I washed one today and the glue took forever to wash off. Looking for the best chem to use. These are going to be a bi monthly account.
 
I have driven a few water trucks for my buddies excavation company, and was wondering where the glue was.
Never even heard of a glue truck!
I did wash a few oil paving trucks not too long ago. And they had me use a product from citrus king that they supplied.
Just looked at the web site and looks like it does remove glue as well.
Looks a bit pricey but Worked pretty good on the oil.
take a look. citrusdepot.com
 
chrishartje said:
I have driven a few water trucks for my buddies excavation company, and was wondering where the glue was.
Never even heard of a glue truck!
I did wash a few oil paving trucks not too long ago. And they had me use a product from citrus king that they supplied.
Just looked at the web site and looks like it does remove glue as well.
Looks a bit pricey but Worked pretty good on the oil.
take a look. citrusdepot.com
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I think its citrusdepot.net
 
wow that citrus is expensive. I was thinkng maybe a hood cleaning product might work. What do you guys think?
 
Dust control could be magnesium chloride type product. First, find out what they are using, then figuring out what it takes to remove it becomes easier Don't play around guessing on customers vehicles.
 
Looking Good said:
Dust control could be magnesium chloride type product. First, find out what they are using, then figuring out what it takes to remove it becomes easier Don't play around guessing on customers vehicles.
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I don't think I can do anymore damage then they already have. The stuff they use eats the rubber off the hydraulic hoses.
 
They have been cleaning them themselves? What were they using?
I am fairly sure you need an acid two step setup to get them clean properly. Cheapest is sulfuric mix. Citric is expensive as you have seen. Make your own sulfuric mix for around $1.00/gallon
 
Looking Good said:
They have been cleaning them themselves? What were they using?
I am fairly sure you need an acid two step setup to get them clean properly. Cheapest is sulfuric mix. Citric is expensive as you have seen. Make your own sulfuric mix for around $1.00/gallon
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they have been spraying them down with the citrus and using a garden hose. How do you mix your own?
 
Here's the problem with the dust control trucks. The glue (Gorilla Snot) bonds to the tank. The water tanks usually have 1 coat of primer and 1 color coat, without a clearcoat. The dust control solution used (there are several differant brand, the company I do the trucks for uses Gorilla Snot) is basically a watered down version of Elmers glue. Without a clearcoat on the exterior of the tank, the glue bonds to the paint, making it all but impossible to remove without lifting the paint and primer coats.

I have found the solution is to completely strip the tank, have them repainted, including several coats of clear coat. Gorilla Snot makes a product that must be applied at least once a day to the exterior of the tank to prevent bonding. Then the operator of the truck needs to completely hose down the truck at the end of shift.
The Gorilla Snot play hell on the water pump and lines also, and the interior of the tanks can become ridiculously full of dried snot. I know the company who's fleet I have the contract for uses gasoline inside the tank and to clear the lines and the pump.
Hope this information helps. I have made plenty of $$$ from this company maintaining their fleet. If the company you are servicing is using a product different that Gorilla Snot, then I would contact the distributor directly for their support and suggestions.
 
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