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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Nick_Thompson on September 28, 2018, 04:57:02 pm

Title: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: Nick_Thompson on September 28, 2018, 04:57:02 pm

Hi guys,

In your experience, what's the best option?

Nick

Title: Re: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: SB Cleaning on September 28, 2018, 05:08:17 pm

Take the ply out

Title: Re: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: dazmond on September 28, 2018, 07:24:46 pm

dont bother waterproofing the floor...just take the ply out and put some plastic load liner down.....or a large rubber mat.....

ive never heard of any WFP window cleaner ending up with a rotten floor due to not waterproofing their van and its certainly not happened to me either....

Title: Re: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: The Jester of Wibbly on September 28, 2018, 07:34:23 pm

I used speedliner.  Only because it was a new van and meant to last many years.   Not just for waterproofing but to also to protect against heavy use or scratching.

As Daz said. Probably nothing to worry about if you don't damage the paint work on the floor. If you do that is when rust may start.  Your van is water resistant on the outside so the inside should be the same. 

Best fix is to mend any leaks straight away.

Title: Re: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: Simon Trapani on September 28, 2018, 08:49:06 pm

I agree with most of the above but I used protectakote more because it's not slippy like the van paintwork.

Title: Re: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on September 30, 2018, 01:11:21 pm

speed liner type stuff the best how ever we have been trialing out fibre glassed fools in two of our vans for the last 4 years and it works very very well and if you do it yourself not much more then p.coat paint but 20x better

Title: Re: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: dd on September 30, 2018, 03:14:40 pm

Quote from: Susan Dean (1stclean) on September 30, 2018, 01:11:21 pm

speed liner type stuff the best how ever we have been trialing out fibre glassed fools in two of our vans for the last 4 years and it works very very well and if you do it yourself not much more then p.coat paint but 20x better

Sounds uncomfortable, I am sure you must be breaching some employment  law.

Title: Re: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: Don Kee on September 30, 2018, 03:37:35 pm

Quote from: dd on September 30, 2018, 03:14:40 pm

Quote from: Susan Dean (1stclean) on September 30, 2018, 01:11:21 pm

speed liner type stuff the best how ever we have been trialing out fibre glassed fools in two of our vans for the last 4 years and it works very very well and if you do it yourself not much more then p.coat paint but 20x better

Sounds uncomfortable, I am sure there must be a law against it

I pitty the fools...

Title: Re: Waterproofing a ply lined van.
Post by: AuRavelling79 on October 01, 2018, 05:53:50 pm

No need to take the ply off of the sides. Useful for putting hooks and stuff into.