Lookin for some good trailer soap

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  1. CornStalk

    CornStalk Light Load Member

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    I'm looking to clean a white aluminum hopper bottom trailer. The birds found it the other day and have yellow bird crap all over the side that regular truck soap isn't touching and I want to try to get that white clean look back to it.. Thanks in advance for your info.
     
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  3. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    Soak it down with some Simple Green, then scrub and rinse.
     
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  4. Klleetrucking

    Klleetrucking Medium Load Member

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    If you have an industrial chemical/janitorial supply get some aluminum brightener.
    Mix with water, spray down with a garden sprayer, blast off with a pressure washer. Sneak up on the concentration, "too hot" will sometimes turn the aluminum a white'ish color. Keep in mind, any wind and this stuff will carry and get on something you don't want it to. This is how I've done my aluminum trailers for years.
    Blue Beacon used to offer brightener but I found the results less than stellar = waste of money.
     
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  5. revmup

    revmup Bobtail Member

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    I use a product from M P E washers in Lebanon In. called Panel Brite. Works good on the painted aluminum as well as the bare. Will take off the bird crap.
     
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  6. americanmadetrucker

    americanmadetrucker Logistical Engineer

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    I use crud cutter. Biodegradable and works well. Buy it Lowes. I gallon is about 10 to 12 dollars. Let it sit 10 mins. Rinse it off. Works great on the black streaks off the gutters of my camper too.
     
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  7. CornStalk

    CornStalk Light Load Member

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    I used simple green the other day worked real good, thanks for the info guys
     
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