filthy dirty tankers.

junker1

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g003.JPG Good afternoon, just a quick question as to what the best cleaner/chemical/acid, would be to get this tanker cleaned up? I am not sure what the metal is but i would assume that its aluminum. As far as i can tell this is just dirt from the North Dakota roads. I'm sure that with the right cleaner and a little elbow grease they will clean up nice. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
 
I am sure there is alot on this if you do a search for truck washing or 2 stepping...the search button will help you with all your questions
 
not to sound ignorant, but what is this forum for? I thought it was to bounce ideas around, ask questions , get a personal view of something. does it not say ask the expert? why did you feel the need to tell me to look it up? does the fact that i asked a question upset you? have you never asked a question on this forum before?
 
not to sound ignorant, but what is this forum for? I thought it was to bounce ideas around, ask questions , get a personal view of something. does it not say ask the expert? why did you feel the need to tell me to look it up? does the fact that i asked a question upset you? have you never asked a question on this forum before?
I'm not an expert but it would probably clean up pretty well with a lemon cut in half and dipped in kosher sea salt. Rub in counter-clockwise semi circles. Repeat as needed.
 
Man, some people need to play nice.

It really depends on what the metal is the tanker is made of. If it is aluminum, then an Hf acid, properly diluted, will clean it up pretty well. It looks to be mostly road grime. Spray with the acid, then use what ever soap product you normally use to wash with, and it should clean right up.
If it is stainless, and this type of tanker can be either, then you might be better off with Phosphoric acid, properly diluted. Same process.
One of the biggest mistakes ALL contractors make is improper dilution of chemicals. They always go with the "if a little is good, a lot is better approach." That is usually not the best way to wash anything.
 
why ? why do you do what you do? is it a game that you play to see how you can f*** with the next guy. listen ass i asked a question you dont want to participate then stay the f*** out of the way. why am i getting worked up? I knew there would be some stupid response, from an ignorant troll. I would bet anything that you would not tell me that answer if i was asking you in person. your a f***** cell warrior. shut your fingers down.

Steven you are going to have to grow a thicker skin. Nick and guys like myself have helped other until our eyes were bleeding and we often feel like newbies to the site are merely looking for a handout of info instead of doing thei own reseach.
Please remove the offensive wording from your post so they aren't reported or deleted.
 
thanks i will check to see what the shell is, alum,or ss. these tanks havent been cleaned all winter. And as to not doing research, Type in "Cleaning dirty tank trucks" see what comes up. when i bought this unit USED in april of 2011, I washed two fences, a garage AND a deck for FREE, Ya FREE, so i could LEARN to PROPERLY clean wood without scarring it and becomeing "Just another hack". I Googled, youtubed and read up on oxolic acid and the other chems to learn how to to get wood clean and brite. I read up on the ready seal and austrailian timber oil and other sealents and stains. and then when the machine acted up I pulled the pump apart and figured what was up, I learned the hard way to carry extra o-rings I may not have the equipment or knowledge that everyone else has but i try to make it happen. I try and be polite, and i say thank you. but i get stuff like "your van looks ratty you should get a paint job" or " you should volunteer with a company to learn the ropes" or some other smart @#$ remark. I dont have 50k to go buy brand new equipment nor do i have the luxury to just volunteer my time. I should not have to tiptoe thru this forum. we all should be here for the same reason to help and learn.
 
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not to sound ignorant, but what is this forum for? I thought it was to bounce ideas around, ask questions , get a personal view of something. does it not say ask the expert? why did you feel the need to tell me to look it up? does the fact that i asked a question upset you? have you never asked a question on this forum before?

I was refering to the search button above on this forum...I didnt ask you to go and google it to find your answer? So lets start again, hey whats up welcome, go do a search on the PWI forum for 2 stepping or truck washing, you will find everything you need there, or go to the truck washing section right here at PWI forum. Nice to meet you.
 
Scott made a valid point instead of mix your chems to to strong go with a milder mix and then reapply the chemical if it all didnt come off.
 
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why ? why do you do what you do? is it a game that you play to see how you can f*** with the next guy. listen ass i asked a question you dont want to participate then stay the f*** out of the way. why am i getting worked up? I knew there would be some stupid response, from an ignorant troll. I would bet anything that you would not tell me that answer if i was asking you in person. your a f***** cell warrior. shut your fingers down."



Steven you are going to have to grow a thicker skin. Nick and guys like myself have helped other until our eyes were bleeding and we often feel like newbies to the site are merely looking for a handout of info instead of doing thei own reseach.
Please remove the offensive wording from your post so they aren't reported or deleted.


Wow! This kind of behavior does not need to be here on the forum. Maybe this person does not need to be here on the site as there are family members of many families that read these forums, I would not want my son to read this kind of trash from this clown.

There are plenty of great threads here on the bbs, you can read them like I did, like many of others out there have done also, if not then don't have a hissy fit, don't get your panties in a bunch and whine and cry like a 3 year old that is not getting their way because everyone did not take their day off just to answer your questions like you demand. People have to spend time with their families, take time off from work and have lives. Not everyone here spends 24/7 on this site just to be at your beck and call.
Wow. What an attitude.

Just join, post some demands and have a little temper tantrum when you don't get everything spoon-fed to you like you want, your demands not met so you have to start cussing at others here, you don't have your way and you go and attack people here, sure, that will get you what you are looking for.......NOT.

I think this thread should be removed and this clown banned for being so disrespectful, demanding, only thinking about himself, cussing at members, having a hissyfit like a 3 year old and for demanding things like if they own the site or something.

This type of behavior will not be tolerated, on other sites he would be kicked out very quickly and then be crying about it on the next site he joins.
 
I was refering to the search button above on this forum...I didnt ask you to go and google it to find your answer? So lets start again, hey whats up welcome, go do a search on the PWI forum for 2 stepping or truck washing, you will find everything you need there, or go to the truck washing section right here at PWI forum. Nice to meet you.
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Steven you are going to have to grow a thicker skin. Nick and guys like myself have helped other until our eyes were bleeding and we often feel like newbies to the site are merely looking for a handout of info instead of doing thei own reseach.Please remove the offensive wording from your post so they aren't reported or deleted.
Ya know i get that. As another noob around i this board...i've avoided asking for help/questions on purpose &the probly to my own detriment. But since im dead broke, with pc in shop, no internet, and doing literaly everything from my damn cell phone....trying to post and use these forums for research is.....well....rather trying. Given my personal circumstance i fell far more justified in asking far more questions than i currently do. But after a rather bizzare phone conversation with another forum member a few weeks ago....i dunno. I've been informed that should i call some one like Russ to pick his brain or for general advice....that there is usually a charge for that. Lol HUH? WHAT? (I use Russ strictly as an example here becuse he's the most sr. Member that is closest to me geographically.) Anyway what to use on these tankers was a question i was wanting to pose my self. So now i wont have to spend hours on my droid, typing on a tiny keyboard, looking @the a tiny screen to get that answer.
 
Yeah those are nasty. After looking at the pic more closely i can tell you that if that were here in Alabama, it would get pulled over by the very first dot officer that spots it. I was a cdl driver for 8 years. Drove till 201still have a current class a, with all endorsements.
 
I have never charged someone that has called me on the phone, and I know that Russ hasn't either. Of course, the trick with Russ is to get him to answer the phone. I looked at some past posts of Junker1, and he has the same attitude in many of his posts. That is not something that is endearing, and really, with his attitude, if I realized what it has typically been, I probably would not have given the answer I gave, or even addressed his concerns. Of course, that is just me being difficult, with a bit of attitude of my own.
Sometimes, questions don't get answered. Sometimes, they don't get answered right away. If you think that you can ask the question, and have a response within minutes, you are wrong. Sometimes it takes a day or two for the person that knows to come along and answer your question, because honestly, the guys that often know the most are also the busiest, and come here to decompress.
 
Ok I apoligize, i apoligize because of the family issue,I sincerly do. its just that i thought this was a place to go and ask questions and bounce ideas of other members. I typed multiple querys into the search button and came up short. all i got was to use an acid, well i already knew that water and soap wont do it but what kind? I wasnt looking for some to answer insantly or stop what they are doing, I wasnt asking to use anyones equipment for a couple of days, wasnt looking for a loan, just someone to say " ive used joe schmoes aluma brite formula 57 works good" thats it,a ten word response.
again i thought questions were ok to ask
 
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