Ultra Dawn

[schrec]

use 1/2 gal your regular degreaser. roofs dont have glass who cares what kind of soap you use. and i know roofs are made of petroleum and degreaser breaks it but not at that ratio

[chappy]

If you are concerned with fumes, where a respirator. The ratio you use isn't going to cause your tank to explode, and just plaing bleach will give you fumes you will not like and seriously regret not using a respirator.
The dawn, or any soap for that matter give the bleach some cling and penetrating action. but where a respirator.

[mjf222]

Thanks to all for your replies!!!!

[EasyPro]

respirator is a must have PPE for roof cleaning

[JL Pressure]

We use the Apple Blossom Dawn every day, roofs too. The BLUE Dawn is no good, it gives off a very strong noxious fumes.

[MudDuck]

Just a little tid bit I learned while going through the fire academy is that soap allows water to penetrate 300 percent more than just plain water will by itself. Thats why every fire truck has a big bottle of dish soap to squirt in trash can fires or matrices.

Hot water works better because it is 37 times more abrasive than cold water. Thats why it's almost always the hot water hose that blows on washing machines.

[RandyB]

Hey guys, mixing the Ultra which I am guessing has ammonia, with bleach gives off a gas that I believe is called Hydrogen Cyanide, the same thing that was used in gas chambers. Even with an AIR PURIFYING respirator in a small area like an enclosed truck or trailer YOU WILL DIE. You need a SUPPLIED AIR respirator. I like you all to much to let you try that alone. Friends don't let friends breathe bad air. Learned this one in HAZ-MAT school at the real job. We have cyanide so we had to learn that stuff.

[Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa]

Dish Soap for roof cleaning is horribly dated. The new chlorine stable surfactants like Myristamine Oxide and Lauramine have replaced dish soap.

[Thad.]

Dish Soap for roof cleaning is horribly dated. The new chlorine stable surfactants like Myristamine Oxide and Lauramine have replaced dish soap.

But until they become widely available/ easily obtainable non-Ultra Dawn is king.

[Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa]

Automatic Dishwasher Soap Liquid Gel works real well in a pinch too. Just be sure to get the kind that HAS Sodium Hypochlorite Bleach in it. It will say so if you read the ingredients. This assures you of a Chlorine stable surfactant.