Getting Aluminum Trailer REALLY Clean

Short of taking the trailer to get Acid washed, what do you use to get your aluminum trailer to shine like new again?

Pressure washer and a ton of scrubbing. Like anything, the more often you wash it, the easier it is to clean.

We use Ezall trailer wash it works well for us!

Its really pretty inexpensive to get a trailer acid washed. I had mine this spring acid washed for the first time ever and my trailer is 10 years old. I had them also blow out the inside including scrubbing the mats and hand wash our pickup and I walked out with a bill of $120. Well worth the money to have it all done and I didn't have to do the scrubbing.  <rock>

Will the acid wash mess up your vinyl letters on the neck?

No it won't.  It just needs to be citric acid just like the semis use.

If you take it to a truck wash center, ask for it to be washed with the aluminum brightener. Majority of them use a product called Alumi-brite. When you have one acid washed it will eventually strip the finish off and in due time will cause it to chalk. Basically you'll have to acid wash it from then on unless you put a sealer back on. Just like an aluminum trim chute, in time you have to wrap the head gate or it otherwise leaves aluminum dust on there necks. I have mine and the schools trailer done where we take our trucks and they charge around $60.00 to do the inside and out. Just a thought.