Aluminum trailer siding cleaning help.
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06/04/12 06:32 PM
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I had some of the siding replaced on my 1999 Pace Shadow race trailer, the older ones are dirty and streaked compared to the two new ones I bought some of the L.A Totally Awesome cleaning solution to help clean and remove the black streaks from the siding, my questions is to those that use this stuff how do you mix it, 50%, 40%, 10%, 80% or straight with no water or whatever else you mix with it that you found that works good
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: Aluminum trailer siding cleaning help.
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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06/04/12 06:52 PM
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I had some of the siding replaced on my 1999 Pace Shadow race trailer, the older ones are dirty and streaked compared to the two new ones I bought some of the L.A Totally Awesome cleaning solution to help clean and remove the black streaks from the siding, my questions is to those that use this stuff how do you mix it, 50%, 40%, 10%, 80% or straight with no water or whatever else you mix with it that you found that works good
I use it straight but rinse it soon after
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Re: Aluminum trailer siding cleaning help.
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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06/04/12 08:17 PM
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straight left serious dull streaks annd needed b uffing to get the shine back. the next time I started with only 1/3rd Awesome. it did the job and left the shine
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Re: Aluminum trailer siding cleaning help.
[Re: Cab_Burge]
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06/04/12 10:28 PM
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I never used the product that your asking about, so no help there. It sounds like Jobshop 600 made by SC Johnson, it'll etch aluminum and is a heavy duty degreaser. I use it but not on finished surfaces. My experience has been that if the roof is treated like the sides(kept clean) the streaks don't appear. Most times I believe the streaks are diesel exhaust from out on the highway or if your trailer sit's around diesel trucks like mine do. There's always a ton of diesel exhaust on the roof of my trailers and toterhome after a long trip. I wash the top first and then the sides the streaks don't appear. I've had 4 enclosed trailers and a aluminun roof toterhome. I've washed them hundereds of times and don't have streaks. One time I bought a used white 40 gooseneck trailer. I used a 7" wool buffing pad with car wax and removed black streaks and had a killer finish when I was done. Used liquid wax so I could squirt it on my buffing pad and the trailer. Car wax is the best way and protects the finish at the same time. I used the 7" buffer on that 40 footer and used it for 2 years and sold it for more than I paid for it. I also replaced every exterior screw in it also, so it was nice. Shiney sells fast when it comes to trailers from my experience.
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Re: Aluminum trailer siding cleaning help.
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06/04/12 10:42 PM
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This is the buffer I was talking about,I'm polishing aluminum in this picture. I would have a clean pad on it for a white trailer. Mine is a very old air buffer, an electric one would be better. I have been using this buffer for over 15 years and have done entire 28, 32, 40 49' race trailers and tanker trailers at work many times. You get good with it. This is what you need for a trailer to keep it nice, no way around it unless you do it by hand. Nothing you spray on it is going to give it the polished look like when it is new. I'm using it tonight as I type this, right nowon my RV wheels.
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Re: Aluminum trailer siding cleaning help.
[Re: rickraw]
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06/05/12 10:33 PM
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LA Awsome is great. If you put some 100% in a spray bottle and treat the worst steaks first, wet it first to avoid any drool marks. Then wash with 20% bucket solution. 99 cents a bottle at dollar stores here. Suds up nice.
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