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    New Way To Apply Tire Dressing

    hydrophobiac Another way to deliver silicone to the tire. instead of making an emulsion, it's a micro-emulsion utilizing the same chemistry found in drying agents, etc. An interesting approach to applying hydrophobe/silicone but expensive and somewhat corrosive I would guess. Quats love...
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    competing with Zep

    I'm willing to bet you can find a janitorial supply company right in your own neighborhood that manufactures janitorial supplies. Name your city and we'll find someone local.
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    Tire Dressing unit putting black goo on wheels

    Could be that you are applying tire shine to a tire already saturated with silicone. The emulsifier in the water-based tire shine you are applying is partially removing the silicone/carbon black residue and transferring to the cloth on your applicator. Since the Motor City unit has stationary...
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    Lets Get Some Positive Ideas Here

    A customer of mine in the Youngstown Ohio area has taken on a project that may be of interest to some. He has a self serve wash consisting of 1 in-bay touchless and 4 wand bays. He is in the process of converting two of those bays into a drive-through beverage and walk-in c-store with coffee...
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    Reclaim Slime

    re: cross contamination of products Danny: Besides experiencing reactions you describe, there will also be a loss in performance of the chemistry if cross-contamination occurs. If you contaminate a detergent product, there won't be any obvious change in the physical appearance of the product...
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    Reclaim Slime

    I have found two common possibilities for coagulation in reclaim systems: 1. mixture of ions between "wax" (cationic) and detergent (anionic) products and 2. mixture of ammonium and sodium salts in detergent products. As a cost-saving measure, many manufacturers are opting for ammonium based...
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    ok bioshine fans

    bioshine application Chad: Bioshine is water soluble (not to be confused with water-based). The goal is to have the least amount of water present on the tire at the point of application. To prove this point apply Bioshine to a damp tire AFTER it exits the tunnel. With the equipment setup you...
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