Before and After
Why Should I "2-Step" Wash
Instead of "1-Step" Wash?
With a conventional 1-Step touchless method, your fleet might only look clean at a distance. Upon closer inspection, it becomes very apparent that there is a layer of road film and grime left on the vehicle.
To make a 1-Step process more effective, it usually requires high-pressure and high-temperature water to apply 1-Step soaps — and that can damage your truck. It can also be highly caustic, and the runoff is alkaline and has a high pH, making it less safe for the environment.
In addition, if you repeatedly use only a 1-Step washing method to wash a fleet hands-free or without brushing, it won’t break that static bond that attaches the road film to the vehicle, causing more and more build-up.
Brushing and using friction is the only true way to remove road film without 2-Step Washing. But brushing your trucks requires a lot of physical effort and can result in tiny micro-scratches that damage both your branding detail and paint.
Pressure Washing
2-step Process
A 2-Step truck washing process is one of the most effective and efficient ways to clean your fleet. It involves using a touchless or brushless technique to eliminate hard-to-remove dirt. It can be done using an automated wash system or a pressure washer.
The Basics
With the 2-Step Process, you don't need to do any scrubbing or rinsing between steps.
Simply apply Step 1 to the surface of the vehicle, let it dwell for a short period of time, 30-60 seconds.
Apply Step 2 directly over Step 1, let it dwell for 30-60 seconds. Rinse with fresh water.
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Step 1 - low pH acidic presoak
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Step 2 - high pH alkaline soap
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Rinse - Fresh Water
It’s important to have both the low pH & the high pH because the contaminants that make up road film have both a positive charge and a negative charge. The two different products also ‘attack’ different types of dirt and grime on vehicles.
The low pH level in the pre-soak neutralizes the negative charges in the road film and works best on oxidation and minerals. The high pH level of the alkaline soap is what will target the remaining positive charges and attacks the grease, oils, and other carbon-based grime on your trucks.
By using these two products together, the runoff from the vehicle is also close to neutral, making it safer for the environment than using either product separately.
Rinsing with clean, fresh water leaves the vehicle spotless and road film-free — without having to scrub even one square inch.
The beauty of the 2-Step washing routine is that it requires much less physical labor, can be applied quickly, and actually neutralizes the truck’s surface — making it the best solution for removing road film.
We Pressure Wash:
-Day Cabs
-Sleeper Cabs
-Box Trailers
-Box Trucks
-Garbage Trucks
-Cement Trucks
-Flat Beds
-Buses
-Dump Trucks
-Disposal Pads
and many more
