My own truck wash, suggestions for de-greaser?

For a degreaser I use a citrus based degreaser, citrol or something like that, it doesn't harm anything polished, I use it on my wheels all the time. And cuts through just about anything that you run into. I usually spray everything down with my pressure washer trying to get the clumps off, spray the bad areas with citrol, then foam cannon the whole truck, then use a long reach brush to scrub most everything and blast it again with the pressure washer to get rid of the soap. I have changed this up a little bit now, though where I ceramic coated the wheels and the grille surround and visor and don't citrol those because it might hurt the ceramic coat and everything blasts right off. My whole cleaning process takes about two hours once every two weeks or so.

 

I've spent a lot of money over the years on lots of different products trying to find a good way to do touch free wash and never had much luck. chem-x stars and stripes is a 2 part wash that did pretty good but still didn't really do the job I wanted.

anything that does get a truck really clean without a brush is basically going to be acid...
Soft water helps a ton as does hot water

 

As others have said, don't get aluminum cleaner on stainless or vice versa and i wouldn't put either on paint although degreasers seem to be gentle enough.

Dairy Equipment Cleaner™

The liquids work great with a foamer. Alot less scrubbing with a brush but trust me when i say NONE of it is worth poo without hot water.

 

Wash chems works well

 

I saw a 55 gal drum of Zep orange citrus soap out back at the streaking beacon .
Never have been able to find it ..

 

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