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Bay wall Cleaner

8 replies created over 2 years ago
posted by paul over 2 years ago

hello
which product do you guys use to clean the bay walls?
what do you suggest is the best product to use, which i can just spray & rinse off?

Thank you

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reply by Homer over 2 years ago

Kleen Wall that is advertised in the back of trade show magazines is the best product I have seen or used. It says that it is 100% Hydrofluoric Acid Free. I am almost 100% sure that it does have HF in it. I am not a chemist, but I believe it is some kind of loop hole using powder ABF then that turns into HF when mixed with water/or other surfactants. So technically HF is not in the ingredients, but is in the chemical composition. I could be totally wrong about that, but that is my theory at least. I have done a side by side comparison with a Zep product called Zep-A-Lume that for sure has HF in it and the Kleen Wall worked a lot better. It doesn’t work as advertised “spray on rinse off” I would spray use a wire brush spray again and then rinse, and it would work great on almost anything. Just make sure you are not careless with it, and you should be fine. Hope this helps

reply by paul over 2 years ago

Thanks
Homer

reply by GregPack over 2 years ago

We buy aluminum brightener from local truck washing supply. It is often much less expensive than wall cleaning products that are essentially the same formulation. Yes,it has HF as the active ingredient, HF is bad stuff (google it), but it cleans soap scum like nobody's business. I'll use it with some common sense precautions.

reply by 2GreatCarwashes1ConvienientLocation over 2 years ago

klean wall and zepalume for equipment Im with greg but my 7 year old tunnel still looks new after each cleaning with HF....suit, gloves, mask and goggles and your set with using it

reply by br549 over 2 years ago

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reply by MEP1 over 2 years ago

I use the Klean Wall too - it works well on the bay walls removing something that the softener lets through. At a 4:1 dilution it doesn't do much; at 1:1 it's a spray on, rinse off (with high pressure) solution. You have to adjust it to suit the need. If you're dealing with a simple build-up of calcium, muriatic acid will work and is a lot cheaper, but it's really nasty to work with.

reply by mtnman over 2 years ago

My experience with the Klean Wall product was just O.K. I've used acid so much on the white boards, that I think I've broken down the composition or surface to much for the Klean Wall to actually work...

reply by Ron Larson about 1 year ago

Hi New here -- I have had Great luck with
PRO WIRE WHEEL from www.ccsdistributing.com
very little scrubing neded - mix about 30%+ - with water
spray on - brush - rinse (garden hose presure works fine)
happy cleaning

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