Advantages on Kope Services Two-Step Process

  • Requires less physical labor. 2-step can be applied quickly by our team.
  •  Produces a neutralized, film-free surface that guards against new film buildup longer.
  •  Results in a cleaner vehicle surface. It also effectively cleans and brightens aluminum surfaces. Polish aluminum safe guaranteed!
  • Environmentally friendly. The result is a nearly neutral wastewater effluent. There is less need for solvents or high phosphates.
  • Cleans road film resulting from all weather conditions and dirt types, giving 2-step a universal application nationwide with very predictable results.
  • Cleans irregular surfaces such as tankers, livestock haulers, gravel trains, refuge vehicles, etc.
  • Eliminating brushing which means no micro-abrasions on your painted surfaces.

A little extra information on the typical One-Step washing Process

One-Step Alkaline Soap Process

Disadvantages of a One-Step Washing Process
​The one-step alkaline soap cleans the positive charges but leaves the negatively charged contaminants.

This means that the one-step process will be less and less effective over time because it doesn’t get rid of the negatively charged road film.
  • High pressure and high temperature water are commonly needed to apply one-step soaps and that can be damaging to your vehicle.
  • One-step soaps are often highly caustic to remove road film, this risks damaging your vehicle, especially shiny surfaces.
  • A 1-step soap must be customized to individual dirt and weather conditions. If your truck travels to different locations, one soap might not work for all kinds of road film.
  • Complete road film removal with a one-step soap is not possible without brushing, which increases labor costs and the chance of micro-abrasions on your painted surfaces.
  • One-step processes do not clean aluminum surfaces well.
  • Repeated 1-step washing results in a truck still having a charged surface after the wash. The truck will attract film more quickly and be more difficult to clean with each subsequent wash.