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millerman

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Hi everyone,

I am looking for a chemical that works great on Chinese Exhaust Systems.
I currently use SmokeHouse on all of my accounts, and on the most part works out great. It does cut some of the chinese grease, but does not touch a lot of it. I had a couple of these restaurants, but most of you know these jobs suck. So I only do the one now, only because it pays well!
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Josh

Miller's Mobile Wash
mmwash@frontiernet.net
618-423-9511
 
Try Bonzi, http://www.chemspray.com/ there product is good but a little pricey, but if it is only for one good paying account than it will pay for itself.
 
Mixing Sodium Hydroxide

:) Here ya go------> 2-3 lbs Sodium Hydroxide beeds mixed to 5 gallons of water and 1-2 cups of Dawn or the likes of.
If you add more than 3 lbs of Sodium Hydroxide beeds your wasteing it, it really doesnt have anymore cleaning value.

Potasium Hyroxide is the liquid form of Sodium Hydroxide and is usually cut to 50 percent of Sodium Hydroxide Beeds.

Potasium Hydroxide can be purchased in 50lb bags or 400 lb. drums.
Its nasty stuff! Take proper precautions when mixing! And storeing.It Will burn your skin to the bone if not handled properly.Or will burn your lungs up if inhaled, so BE CAREFUL. Do not stand down wind when mixing.
If you get some on you, rinse it off imediately! With cold water.If left to dwell on the skin it has awful results. Been there, done that. Its not good. :eek:

My thoughts on the different chemicals.

Sodium Hydroxide beeds----> They mix well,easy to handle,can be swept up easily if spilled.Wont freeze in beed state.Absorbs moisture and will harden to the state of concrete if not sealed and kept in a dry place.

Potasium/Sodium Hydroxide Flakes---> I dont like the way they mix and seem to gather moisture quiker then the beeds. Can be swept up easily if spilled.
Wont freeze in flake form.Absorbs moisture and will harden to the state of concrete if not sealed and kept in a dry place

Potasium Hydroxide liquid---> Its liquid, it will freezein colder climates. If spilled its a bugger to disapate and clean up.Easy to mix and break down as it is allredy in liquid form.Its probobly allredy cut to 50 percent strenght in liquid form.

Requirements for mixing-----> Good rubber gloves, A mask, Safety glasses,Funnel (plastic funnel as the chemicals will react to aluminum) Apron is helpful, Rubberboots.
Mix in a well ventilated area!!
As stated above Sodium Hydroxide will react to aluminum So always use good heavy duty plastic containers for mixing and storeing. 5 gallon resealable plastic buckets work well. If they are knocked over they usually dont leak and if they do it usually isnt much.

Add 2-3 lbs. of beeds to a good sturdy 5 gallon plastic bucket. Then slowly add cold water as the chemicals will react when they are in contact with water and the water Temp.will rise.Do not stand down wind when mixing.
After bucket is 75 percent full add 1-2 cups of quality dish soap. Finish mixing.Seal all containers concerning chemicals.
That about does it.
Keep all chemicals away from Children and animals.

If handling these chemicals is new to you then you should read the MSDS sheet for them.
Here is a link to a MSDS=(Material safety data sheet) Concerning sodium hydroxide. This is just one link I picked out there are many other MSDS for Sodium hydroxide.------> http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/s4034.htm

Legal disclamer- If you burn yourself or blow something up you did something wrong.And its not my fault or the fault of this site.

HAppy Mixing
 
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Thanks Tim!
 
That's why we are all here!
Since you only have one chinese account, would you like to buy some of mine?
 
Hey Tim, the MSDS for Sodium Hydroxide says " never add product to water, always add product slowly with constant stirring to the surface of luke warm water" this will greatly lesson if not eliminate the reaction caused by the rapidly heating water, it's all the same stuff after the fact, just a safer way to get there.
 
Only gripe I have with warm water mixing is that a hot chemical mix seems to wear out and expand O rings and expand draw hoses and sometimes the pump itself (older pumps).

Keep in mind this is with a upstream draw.That is to say if the chemicals are ran directly through the pump and applied under high pressure.

But YES. warm water and add chemical Slowly! Or Snap Krackle Pop

During cold weather you can keep your chemical draw line from freezing if you give your chemical reservoir a good shot of HOT water.
Goat.
 
Mix it warm, store it and use it cold.
 
Grant, You can keep them for yourself!!!!!! But thanks for the offer
 
Just as well, its a long haul from Illinois!
 
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