White Flim

[Bulldog7840]

I wash been washing tractors for about 6 months. At one of my location I wash black tractors and some times I get a white film that I can not get off. Has anyone had this problem before and any solution for it.

 

[James S]

Several possibilities here. You could have your soap too strong and it could be drying before your rinse. You might just not be getting all the soap off. Worst case scenario is one like I had with one of my accounts. The water you are using is too hard. Doesn't matter how hard you work at it or rinse at it, with black trucks it's very hard to keep streaks off with hard water. Only solution to this is to use de-ionized water. Are you using a brush or two stepping?

 

[Mike Gwas]

2 step ..... Problem solved....

 

[Bulldog7840]

I just started washing about four months ago what is the 2 step?

 

[DAFF]

Rub the paint with your finger. Try to make it shine. You might have the begining of paint chalk. Too much chemicial not enough scrubbing. Are the trucks non factory paint??? If they are chances are the paint is of poor quality.

If the fleet is on the high end side, suggest to the owner operator, to have the trucks sent out for a wax/pollish. Do they run in the winter salt/calcium areas??? These chemicials can kill paint too.

DAFF

 

[Larry L.]

Is the white film on the whole truck are just the hood?

 

[Bull Dog]

2 step ..... Problem solved....

Black equipment....Problem solved...lol

 

[Bulldog7840]

yes the fleet is a higher end. These are leased truck so I would assume the paint was put on after factory. The trucks are located in the wisconsin area. So they do run in salted area but this has been happen before any salt has been put down for the year. Is there a soloution I can put in the water to de-ionized water?

 

[DAFF]

Bulldog, are you chemicall washing or scrubbing the trucks??

 

[Bulldog7840]

What we normaly do is hit it with a degreaser soap, next we scrub it, then I will rinse it off with cold or hot water depending on the seasons.

 

[Larry L.]

By it being a solid film/milky in color more than likely the clear coat is burnt/blistered.When I say blistered its not the same as a body blister on humans as to raise the skin and pell off.Two things will cause this to happen to black paint with clear coat,either the chemical was applied to a every hot surface(black)or the degreaser is to hot.Some degreasers are not clearcoat safe......

 

[cleaner image]

I just started washing about four months ago what is the 2 step?

2 steping is acid applied followed by a soap to neutralize the acid and get the dirt off usally without brushing, search 2 stepping on this forum there is alot of info. What are you using for soap now and are you brushing?

 

[Scott Stone]

Di water is processed by running your supply line through bottles, similar to a water softener. You can usually rent the bottles from Culligan or Ionics. Sometimes they do not like to rent to fleetwashers because of how often they have been burned in the past. It will make your job easier.
You can do it without two stepping, and you can also get them shiney black without waxing them, but it will take awhile and you are going to have to work at it. Ofcourse this is just m experience of doing a large fleet of blacktractors and trailers.

 

[Larry L.]

(1)You can do it without two stepping, and you can also get them shiney black without waxing them,

(2)but it will take awhile and you are going to have to work at it.


When I read the number 1 part of your post you had my attention but when I seen the second part my lazy bones stood up on thier ends.Cann't beat 2 stepping for that shinny new look the lazy mans way.

 

[Scott Stone]

Well, why it is work is because of a five letter and a four letter word. Brush and mitt. Sorry for the offensive language.

 

[Larry L.]

I use a four letter word when I heard the word brush and it doesn't start with a m

 

[James S]

Right there with you Larry