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This is how you clean your truck trailer!

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    Zo reinig je de trailer van je truck!
    Cleaning the inside of a trailer is always a big job. Especially when you are transporting stuff that is sticky, smelly or just leaves a mess. Whether you like it or not, it is part of the life of a trucker. Only cleaning a trailer can also go completely wrong unintentionally. When you continue reading this blog article, you will know all the ins and outs of cleaning your trailer.

    There are two ways to clean the inside of your trailer

    There are simply two ways to clean the inside of the trailer. This can be done with a high-pressure cleaner or the old-fashioned way with a bucket of soapy water and a brush. Both methods are fine, but it is the trailer that determines which way you can ultimately clean the trailer best. The question is therefore: what kind of trailer do you have connected to your truck?

    Cleaning a wooden trailer with a pressure washer

    As a proud trucker, you take good care of the cabin and the trailer. It is therefore only logical that you clean these two regularly. We can be very brief about cleaning a wooden trailer with a high-pressure cleaner. You should not do this. Despite the hardness of the wood in your trailer, wood remains a soft and permeable material. If you clean a wooden trailer with the force of a high-pressure cleaner, you will break it down bit by bit. And that is precisely not the intention.

    Cleaning a wooden trailer with a bucket & brush

    Garden hose at the ready, soapy water in the bucket and a brush in hand. Is that the reflection in the rim of your truck? Then you have the right tools. For the wooden trailer, a thorough old-fashioned cleaning with a bucket and brush is the right way. This is how you go about it: • Wet and let soak for a while. • Scrub clean. • Rinse well.

    Okay, it's a big job, but this is cleaning your car with respect for your trailer. And believe me, it will thank you for it with many extra kilometers.

    Cleaning a polyester trailer with a high-pressure cleaner

    Polyester trailers have a much longer lifespan. Polyester seems almost untouchable, but nothing could be further from the truth. If you use that high-pressure cleaner in your trailer often enough, you can also destroy a lot here. If you accept this, there is nothing wrong. A high-pressure cleaner is therefore an excellent and also a fun way to clean your polyester trailer.

    Cleaning a polyester trailer with a bucket & brush

    Whether your trailer is made of polyester or wood, cleaning with a bucket and brush in both cases comes down to old-fashioned manual work and perseverance. It may take a bit longer than cleaning with a high-pressure cleaner, but it is certainly positive for the lifespan of your trailer.

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