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Old 19 October 2007, 09:21 PM
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Default Advice needed for washing my VANS!!!!!!

Hi

I need advice on washing my fleet of 14 sprinters and trucks. As you're probably aware, commercial vehicles get mega abuse from their drivers, weather, bug splats etc etc etc.

I'm looking for any chemicals which I can use with my pressure washer which will remove all dirt/grease/mud/bugs and anything else usually found splat across the front of the vans!!!!! Some of the dirt is actually baked on and is murder to try shift! I've got a lot of vehicles so I would like minimum effort and maximum cleansing!

Advice would be greatly apprecaited.

Thanks

Gordon
Old 20 October 2007, 11:49 AM
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Never used it but traffic film remover???

I believe machine mart do a version...
Old 20 October 2007, 10:01 PM
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jet wash, snow foam with a foam lance or gilmour, jet wash then a bug n tar remover?
Old 20 October 2007, 10:14 PM
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Hi folks,
could i ask what is this 'snow foam' i hear uz talking about, and when u say a foam lance do u mean an attachment for a pressure washer??

I would like a real heavy foam that stays on the car until i can wash the whole thing, plenty of suds would be good.

Where can i get this snow foam then??

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got my snow foam from Clean Your Car - car care products UK
a foam lance is attatchement for jetwasher that mixes and foams
or us a gilmour which attatches straight onto a hosepipe
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Originally Posted by simonbb1328
got my snow foam from Clean Your Car - car care products UK
a foam lance is attatchement for jetwasher that mixes and foams
or us a gilmour which attatches straight onto a hosepipe
Cheers mate, still lost as to what foam lance gun to get for my garden hose attachement....see my neew thread i posted there....

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Old 22 October 2007, 09:16 PM
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Given the task in hand, a traffic film removing (TFR) foaming agent would be the best bet, foamed on then power washed off. Sure you'll have no protection on the wagons, but who cares? At least they will clean up well each time. It would be worth looking up your local Autosmart dealer (most are mobile and will come to you) and asking them to come round and show you the TFR range they have. All you will need to add is a decent presure washer (if you can afford a hot water one the cleaning will be a lot easier) and the job will be done!
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