Earl,I think Filament cleans best all around. Sadly it's gotten a bad wrap. Proper lubrication with soapy water just like you need to do on cloth makes it just as easy on the finish as everything else. Filament conforms to contours better.
I don't know how alternating cloth and filament would work. I would have to try / experiment to see what I thought I would think the alternating would limit the ability of the filament to conform to contours and get in nooks and crannies.
FWIW I spoke to Dan at Erie about relative lubrication of liquid vs Foaming on a product. His feeling was liquid lubricates better. Makes sense, the air in the foam would not seem to be a lubricant........... is plenty of lubricity. That does not necessarily mean a lot of foam.
Who are you going with on the filament? Also, on which wraps are you putting them on?We are thinking about going filament on the lower portion and cloth on the mid to upper portion of our side brushes. Will let you know how it turns out!
IMO if there was enough lube for cloth there will be enough for filament.
Cloth tends to hold moisture adding to the lubricity factor but filament does not. I would not agree that they are the same as far as need for additional lubricity.
That is the great thing about the forum. People can weigh different opinions. Yes cloth will hold moisture...... and other stuff as well. So, IMO, Bottom line, continually flush either / both with a lubricating / cleaning solution.IMO if there was enough lube for cloth there will be enough for filament.
Cloth tends to hold moisture adding to the lubricity factor but filament does not. I would not agree that they are the same as far as need for additional lubricity.
I use the same dilution for the cloth and filament. Dilution is a tricky thing because you need to note what "Normal" dilution is for that product. I use KR Low PH which has a recommended dilution of 600/1 which is what I use in the foamers and pre soak. My tunnel set ups vary but at 3 the system basically has a wide open dema injector on the lines that feed the cloth and filament which draw from the hydrominder 600/1 bucket that feeds the foamer so that dilutes that at about 10/1.I think as a safety, we plan to install a water line with small amount of chemical being applied. Thanks everyone so much for all of your thoughts/ideas. I' always amazed at how much knowledge I can gain from this forum!
Earl, for your tunnel where you are using filament and have installed water/chemical lines, what chemical are you using for lubrication and what is the dilution?