MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (BTM676)

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:33:00 GMT

Hey marco. Yeah I have a few long pieces of s/s how wide is ur frig? And is ur fryer a pitco? Mine is a 35c+ model. I need ur number again I got a new phone. As for the type of s/s I bought type 304.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:32:03 GMT

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:31:06 GMT

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (RodBangkok)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:23:17 GMT

You could be dealing with different finish grades of stainless for your cleaning problem. You can google this for more info, and I'm not even sure you can specify finish grade from some suppliers. The finish systems uses numbers up to 10, I think above 4 or 5 is good for food grade, depending on the application. For critical applications in food processing the Ra or roughness average is used to specify materials. It may be you have a rougher grade of sheet that is more difficult to clean.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (Uncle Groucho)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:23:38 GMT

I understand, I know the owners of General Welding in Louisville, he supplies us with our abrasives and chemicals, I will try to get a hold of him this week and ask him.
When I work in food plants , we sometimes wipe the machinery down with a little WD-40 to give it that " Wet " look.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (Dr of BBQ)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:00:25 GMT

Groucho,
It's not a rust problem, it's a cleaning problem with lesser grade SS. My walls require a two step process to clean. The 1st step using the purple stuff from Sam's Club (ProForce Heavy Duty Degreaser) Model: 7000014 Item #: 902177. Good stuff takes any grease off and sucks the oil out of the SS. So it leaves the SS dull and sometimes streaks. The 2nd step a SS polish puts the oil back in and makes it look like new.

However my SS counter tops are a breeze to clean with any good window foam and especially with Sprayway Glass Cleaner from Sam's Club Model: SW050CLUB Item #: 611788.

No need to do anything to the counter tops other than spray and polish and they look like new. I was thinking it was ether the thickness or the quality/grade of the SS. What do you think? I have read the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stainless_steel web page 3 or 4 times and it's the most garbled hodgepodge of information I have ever read. I'd love a good answer as I'm ready to order SS for the walls in my Step Van. And I want something that is as easy to clean as my current counter tops, no matter the cost per sheet.
jack

PS Sorry didn't mean to throw anyone off with the magnet thing but my walls will hold a magnet but my counter tops won't. So I figured the amount of steel vs other alloys may make the difference in the two.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (Uncle Groucho)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:35:14 GMT

Hello Dr. All SS has the ability to attract a magnet, it all depends on how it has handled or processed. I have a 6.00 scratch awl with a rare earth magnet on one end and it will stick to most SS. If the SS sheet was burned out with a Plasma cutter the burnt edge will most likely attract a magnet, the same with a SS wire weld, it will most likely attract a magnet. 304L is what I would use on most applications. If you will be doing work with chlorides " SALT " you would want to use 316L or H, 316 L is chloride resistant.
I built a SS Wet scrubber, 120 inches I.D. When the Code inspector was talking to me I dropped my $6.00 scratch awl and it stuck to my weld and he took a picture of it and showed it to the customer and the engineers who gave me the job, I almost lost my job because they said 316L cant attract a magnet but it did.
If your SS rusts it was probably in contact with Black Iron either in the mill, transportation S&H press brake or even a shear.
De-Rustit is a sulfuric acid paste or liquid that will stop the rust.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (Dr of BBQ)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:28:50 GMT

Mike not sure you;ll know the answer to this but what can you tell me about the quality of stainless steel? I know some has a greater amount of steal than other grades and will hold a magnet. So it's a lesser quality than other grades. Is there a number grade or some other way to tell if your buying a really good grade of stainless?
thanks
jack

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:41:03 GMT

mike that would be awsome if you could make a couple of shields for me.
also if you have extra sheets. i was thinking what the DR. said about puting a sheet up against the refrig.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (BTM676)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:44:14 GMT

Yup same number. 5708785043. I have a few larger pieces. I also have a metal break so I could make them for u. I made mine. Let me know

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:57:11 GMT

Thanks Mike. i might take you up on that.
i did talk to the installer yesterday.
and we do not have any ss sheets left over.
i tried calling you yesterday.still the same #

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:54:18 GMT

thanks Jack. i am getting very excited.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (BTM676)

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:48:15 GMT

Dude everything is looking great! I have a lot of extra s/s sheets if u want to make a fryer shield.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (Dr of BBQ)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 12:53:48 GMT

Now your making some progress. Good deal. I don't know if the cooler will have to work harder or not because it's next to your fryer but a thin sheet of SS or Alum, will make the cooler wall on that side a lot easier to clean. If you think about it the next time you take a photo get outside and shoot from there so we can see the entire wall in one photo. Great job buddy. Congratulations I'll bet your getting excited and want to load the puppy with food and get started.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:37:15 GMT

i realy do not think it will get that hot to worry about.
i am thinking maybe put a heat shield on the refrigerator.
if anything to protect it from the grease.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (reese77)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:26:46 GMT

Isn't the refrigerator going to get hot next to the fryer? are you going to have a heat/grease shield?

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:14:11 GMT

MORE TO COME

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Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:03:20 GMT

UPDATE

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:53:39 GMT

BASE MOLDING ADDED

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (OurCoffeeTruck)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:12:43 GMT

100,000 WATTS!!! Wwwwhhhooooaaaaa I need to get that genny! ;) Lol.

Btw hope to see some updated pics soon!

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:16:08 GMT

i meant to say input. sorry. gee

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (Dr of BBQ)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:18:35 GMT

Marco,
That's good news I had been wondering how you were doing. Glad to hear your starting to make progress, but who here on RF has been giving you "inbut" ? LMAO "inbut you have given me."

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:13:15 GMT

up date finally they stared working on the truck this week. finished all the trim work on the inside.
now the fun really begins. water tanks, heater. th rest of the equipment. will post picks in the next couple of days.
i want to say TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE ON RF A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY BUSY NEW YEAR.
i want to thank every one for your help and inPut you have given me.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (BTM676)

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:06:20 GMT

marco226

not really mike. i have all the equipment.
seems that the shop has been really busy this summer.
it should slow down for them soon.
so they should start up again working the truck soon.
i will post picks as soon as they start again.
thanks for asking.

Yeah summer is busy for everyone. I havent got as much done as i would of liked too. But summer is almost done so your truck will be built in no time. We should meet up sometime.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (marco226)

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:11:47 GMT

not really mike. i have all the equipment.
seems that the shop has been really busy this summer.
it should slow down for them soon.
so they should start up again working the truck soon.
i will post picks as soon as they start again.
thanks for asking.

Re:MARCO'S TRUCK BUILD (BTM676)

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 01:06:06 GMT

Hey whats going on with the truck? anything new?