Washington State Transit Association 2012 Spring Maintenance Forum May 15-16, 2012

May 16, 2012

Tony Vertin, COO, Ver-tech Labs

Phone: 612.819.4355

Email: [email protected]

www.ver-techlabs.com

www.vtlvehiclecare.com

www.ver-techlabs.com www.vtlvehiclecare.com

Proper Cleaning and Washing

of Transit Vehicles Inside and Out

is a Fundamental Part of Maintaining

Your Investment in Your Vehicles


Are you getting

the proper return

on your investment?


CLEANING IS A SCIENCE!


Are you cleaning in a Scientific Way?

• Is the chemistry of your detergents formulated to remove the proper soils?

• Do you have soft water? • Does your vehicle wash work properly?• Does your detergent remove road salts?• Are you getting your detergent to the right place to remove

the soils?• Do you have sufficient water volume and pressure to

remove the soils?• Are you using an underbody flush? • Does your cleaning process help or hinder corrosion control

efforts?


Do the undersides of your vehicles look like this?






Common Corrosion Control Focus in the Transit Industry

• Focus on Repair rather than Prevention• Preventive Measures focus on initial purchase, i.e. Stainless Steel Frames

• Vehicle cleaning process is focused on cosmetic cleaning

• No equipment or procedures to remove chlorides from vehicles in wash process

THE VER-TECH LABS SOLUTION


Mitigate the Damaging Effects of Road Salts and Film

by Removing Dirt, Film andSalts from the Vehicles


The Ver-tech Labs Process

• Use Detergent with the Right Chemistry

• Get the Detergent to the Right Place

• Partner with suppliers who provide

on-site technical assistance with

chemistry and equipment knowledge


Video clip “Using a Detergent with the Right Chemistry” – to view select the YouTube link on the website page.


Video results have been verified by an independent testing lab


Benefits of Proper Detergents

• Use less product

• Removes the road soils and salts as intended

• Makes it easier to use rinse soils off vehicle

• Brushes stay cleaner and last longer

• Less damage to painted surfaces of buses

• Equipment lasts longer with less maintenance

• Neutralizes road salts


IS YOUR DETERGENT HELPING OR HINDERING YOUR

MAINTENANCE PROGRAM?


Getting the Detergent to the Right

Place

Photo courtesy of Belanger, Inc.












Photos courtesy of Belanger, Inc.


New Underbody Wash System at large transit


What you need for underbody flush

• If your underbody flush looks like a water fountain, it does not work.

•Requires a volume of 50 gallons per bus

•Requires a pressure of 200-300 psi


Equipment in General

•Does it work?• Is there sufficient water pressure to remove road soils?

• Is there sufficient water volume?• Is there sufficient dwell time for your soaps?


Partner with the right supplier

•Expertise with Chemistry

•Expertise with Equipment


WHAT DOES IT COST?


What does it cost to clean vehicles properly?

A western state metro transit company has been using Fleet Vision Hi Foam for two years in a friction wash and underbody flush. This organization washes over 100 vehicles per day. Consumption is approximately 5 ozs. of product per bus per day or about 0.50 $/bus per day. This organization has exceptionally clean buses and lower maintenance costs


For more information…

• Mass Transit magazine article and today’s powerpoint will be uploaded here

• Visit our website:www.ver-techlabs.com

Documents

Washington State Transit Association 2012 Spring Maintenance Forum May 15-16, 2012