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Removing stains inside reefer trailer walls?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by PE_T, Jan 21, 2019.

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  1. Jan 21, 2019 #1
    PE_T

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    What could I use to clean stubborn stains on the walls of my reefer trailer without discoloring the white walls? I bought some 409 spray, and haven’t used it yet, but I am beginning to think it won’t work.

    The inside walls appear to be made of some type of flexible (?) fiberglass.
     
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  3. Jan 21, 2019 #2
    TruckRunner

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    Did they say you had to clean them or you just doing it for the heck of it? That's a good question I never had any issues with stains on the walls of any reefer trailers I pulled for eight years. I know bleach cleans everything did you try that? Worst case scenario you could always just paint them.
     
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  4. Jan 22, 2019 #3
    PE_T

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    Hahaha. No, I had no issues with a shipper. I happen to have a brand new trailer, and I am starting to see more and more stains appear. I cleaned the walls a bit with Windex some 3 months ago, but it was no match for the stains. It did remove some dirt, especially on a section of the trailer shute that had strangely accumulated some dirt. I’m guessing a bleach cleaner could not damage the white wall.
     
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  5. Jan 22, 2019 #4
    TruckRunner

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    In that case perhaps a pressure washer would do the trick
     
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  7. Jan 22, 2019 #5
    Tombstone69

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    Dollar store sells a product called Awesome,mild acid,cleans anything.Don't get it in your eyes.
     
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  8. Jan 22, 2019 #6
    Lepton1

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    Vinegar is a great thing to have. I always keep at least a quart in my truck. It's nontoxic.
     
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  9. Jan 22, 2019 #7
    062

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    If a scrub brush doesn’t work use a blue scotchbrite.
     
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  10. Jan 22, 2019 #8
    Ridgeline

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    What are the stains from?
     
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  11. Jan 22, 2019 #9
    pmdriver

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    Is it mold?
     
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  12. Jan 22, 2019 #10
    PE_T

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    No, not at all.

    Blue stains, probably from blue chep pallets, and also black stains from load locks. The rest are maybe coming from pallet packaging/boxes.
     
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