Most efficient soap/ best soap

[Rshaul]

I am trying to be most efficient with soap for a 3 bay self serve wash. I am currently using scotch plaid premium blend powder. This is used for high pressure and foam brush. I mix in a little Palmolive to make serious suds. Customers love it.

I have heard liquid is more efficient when it comes to soap. What brand are you all using and does liquid in fact come out cheaper than the powder? I am some what of a newbie and just followed previous owners lead. Any insight would be awesome.

 

[Randy]

Keep doing what your doing, it doesn't get anymore efficient or less expensive then what your doing now. We use power and it works great.

 

[washnshine]

I am trying to be most efficient with soap for a 3 bay self serve wash. I am currently using scotch plaid premium blend powder. This is used for high pressure and foam brush. I mix in a little Palmolive to make serious suds. Customers love it.

I have heard liquid is more efficient when it comes to soap. What brand are you all using and does liquid in fact come out cheaper than the powder? I am some what of a newbie and just followed previous owners lead. Any insight would be awesome.

I would probably discourage adding Palmolive or other non-professional car wash products to your chemicals. I’m not even remotely close to a chemist, but mixing solutions without a full understanding of their properties can lead to reduced performance of your equipment and undesired results on the car. Most dish wash soaps will strip away protectants, sealants and shine from various automobile surfaces including trim, paint etc. Yes, there are dedicated high pH products like presoaks that are used in car washes, but they are specifically formulated and buffered for vehicle surfaces, even though they are more aggressive.

if you would like more foam in either your foam brush or high pressure soap, Simoniz and other companies all make foam additives that will give you the foam without any undesired results on cleaning or car finishes.
Check out the Kleen Rite Website - there are literally dozens of high foaming, high lubrication soaps for self serve, foam brush and automatics that will give you performance, visual appeal and great scents too. Companies like Simoniz, JBS, Kleen Rite etc. all make a variety of soaps. I’m sure Scotch Plaid also has many options in their chemical offerings that can help you out if you want to stay with them. I’d just be careful about adding non- professional solutions.

 

[Rshaul]

I would probably discourage adding Palmolive or other non-professional car wash products to your chemicals. I’m not even remotely close to a chemist, but mixing solutions without a full understanding of their properties can lead to reduced performance of your equipment and undesired results on the car. Most dish wash soaps will strip away protectants, sealants and shine from various automobile surfaces including trim, paint etc. Yes, there are dedicated high pH products like presoaks that are used in car washes, but they are specifically formulated and buffered for vehicle surfaces, even though they are more aggressive.

if you would like more foam in either your foam brush or high pressure soap, Simoniz and other companies all make foam additives that will give you the foam without any undesired results on cleaning or car finishes.
Check out the Kleen Rite Website - there are literally dozens of high foaming, high lubrication soaps for self serve, foam brush and automatics that will give you performance, visual appeal and great scents too. Companies like Simoniz, JBS, Kleen Rite etc. all make a variety of soaps. I’m sure Scotch Plaid also has many options in their chemical offerings that can help you out if you want to stay with them. I’d just be careful about adding non- professional solutions.

Thanks for the input. I will check those foam products out. Again just following previous routine. Did not think about 2-3 squirts in 15 gallons causing damage.

is scotch plaid premium a solid powder product?Others that I should consider.

 

[MEP001]

Try Red Hot from Scotch Plaid. It's a little cheaper and a little stronger cleaning, also produces more suds. I'd stick with powder for the high pressure soap, in my experience it's more efficient than liquid because there needs to be so much water just to maintain a liquid whereas a powder is almost all cleaning product. I have not seen a liquid that cleans as well as a good powder and didn't cost more overall.

If you want a cheap, efficient foam brush soap, ask them for some Witconate AOS. It's pure foaming agent. I mix two parts of their Dyna-Pac pink foam brush and one part Witconate with water in a 15-gallon container and it lasts well over a month, makes a light pink foam that doesn't stain the walls and still smells good. Works out to about $80 per 15 gallons.