Get off stain from Tri-Foam?

[slash007]

I had a customer complain today that the tri-foam stained his white car. I have never had that complaint and told him there wasn't much I could do since he left and complained after 3 hours, but it made me wonder if there was a way to remove the stain if indeed it was from the Tri-Foam. I have been using Warsaw Tri-Foam at the same concentration for years now without a single complaint, so not sure if really did stain his car or not, but it would be good to know.

Thanks.

 

[tdlconceptsllc]

Put straight preasoak on a rag and apply it will come right off I have done this years ago a old timer trick. When tri color foam first came out it stained a lot of things 20 years ago is what veteran operators have told me. I have had to do this years ago myself

 

[slash007]

Thanks for the tip. I'll try it if/when he contacts me again. I wasn't there and just spoke to him on the phone, but after saying he he was calling a lawyer he took a bunch of pictures of the wash then took off from what I was told.

 

[MEP001]

I quit using Warsaw trifoam CCP for this very reason.

The sun will bleach the stains out after a couple of days.

 

[tdlconceptsllc]

Older cars with a thin clear coat on the paint tend to absorb the stain more from what I have seen. True Polishes are not as strong of colors as clear coat foam I have found most manufactures make both but the polish will cost a little more and works better.

 

[TheTallGuy]

I had the same issue with my tri-gloss. It was the blue color in my case and it was on white cars and light colored cars. The darker colored cars would not show it. I quit using the blue and only run red and yellow.

 

[TheTallGuy]

It was the blue pigment in the product. I have a silver mini-van and you could faintly see the blue on it. Rinsing would not take it off. You would need to wipe it down to remove. I don’t have a tri-gloss anymore. It’s more like a bi-gloss.

 

[TheTallGuy]

It was the blue pigment in the product. I have a silver mini-van and you could faintly see the blue on it. Rinsing would not take it off. You would need to wipe it down to remove. I don’t have a tri-gloss anymore. It’s more like a bi-gloss.

 

[Earl Weiss]

A diluted bleach solution on a rag would likely take care of it.

 

[mac]

I have had a couple of my customers dye a faded old white car pink for a cherry foam brush. I thought it looked better but the guy was still upset.

 

[slash007]

So far the guy hasn't called me about it again so maybe it did come off, but I will try your suggestions if he does call. Thanks for all the information, crazy that's it's my first complaint after all these years.

 

[soapy]

Usually tri foam stains will fade when exposed to the sunlight a UV exposure.