| Forum: Softwashing Misc. Surfaces |
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Brick Mausoleum Cleaning
We've been contracted to clean the brick mausoleums at one of our local churches. We contacted the brass/bronze manufacturer and they say the larger flat surface is cast bronze, and the nameplates are aluminum. I had thought about taping up the bronze surface, but would appreciate any other though... |
Bob Riddick | 21 | 18891 | |||||
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Iron deposits or???
I tried F9 on fiberglass that has brown staining from a well. I'm originally from WA. State so I saw this as Iron and thought the F9 would work since it does so well on rust....but it didn't even show a hint of removing the stain. No pic's, sorry....Ideas? |
Doug G | 2 | 798 | |||||
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Water Fed Pole
Ray, Have you had a chance to try your new water fed poles? I need to buy one and looking to use on gutter cleaning for rigidity and to use as an extender for spraying the bigger roofs that are hard to reach when there is a little wind. |
Tim Teed | 11 | 1290 | |||||
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Exposed metal valleys
Any advice or warnings when using SH 4% on a roof with exposed metal valleys. I am wondering about etching the paint/metal. They are painted black. |
Gary P Gelatt | 3 | 782 | |||||
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Tennis courts
Hello all. I was wondering if I could get any suggestions. I have searched through the forum to find out about tennis courts before I went to a quote today. Thanks for all the advice I got there a bit early which was great as I was able to do a couple of test areas before my contact arrived. The areas I treated... |
Garon Buczynski | 4 | 864 | |||||
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Residue left on metal roof?
Completed this roof yesterday. I noticed that I on my initial batch (4% SH) I left a residue across the top of the hip roof and some over spray on the metal roof below. Will the next rain rinse that away. My first tank was actually a 1/2 tank that was left over from the day before. Does the SH settle over n... |
Gary P Gelatt | 18 | 2406 | |||||
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Cleaning surfaces in December
Putting the cleaning truck to work earning it's keep during our long winter. |
Dan Dykstra | 9 | 1195 | |||||
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Brick chimney stack
I have a house I'm bidding on. They have this light colored brick, with heavy algae growth on the chimney stacks & across the entire rear elevation. Has anyone had any luck with cleaning off the brick without a no-no blaster. 4% is the recommended mixology I believe. What has been your success... |
Gary P Gelatt | 12 | 1123 | |||||
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Grain silos
I have a farm that is interested in knowing if we can clean the outside of some grain silos. A few are cement with metal tops and a few are aluminum. Has anyone cleaned these in the past, any special needs. The silos are empty at this time |
Dan Dykstra | 3 | 752 | |||||
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Certainteed siding lawsuit
Just an FYI- I caught the ending of a tv commercial yesterday regarding a lawsuit against Certainteed siding. Apparently from what I caught of the commercial they are having delamination problems and some other things. just wanted to mention it incase someone is being blamed for damages after a cle... |
Jeff Thompson | 1 | 935 | |||||
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Cement board
I have a customer with a roof of cement board shingles. Kind of like Hardi Board. Has anyone ever cleaned a roof like this? Any advice? |
Brian Deamer | 6 | 884 | |||||
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Antique Tub - SH Reaction, please help!
We were cleaning a deck with a 1% SH and soap mixture. Customer asked the guys to spray her antique 150 year old bathtub in the yard and brighten it up. (They are turning it into a fountain). Got a panicked call from the crew. Mixture turned the enamel in the tub brown. I need to make it white again. No amoun... |
Ray Burke | 5 | 659 | |||||
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Wood Dock Cleaning
Hey everyone. I have a customer who has a large very dirty property. They are wanting to get it cleaned up to sell and they want everything done including a teak wood tree house, 300 yds of brick walkways, houses, and a dock. Has anyone cleaned a dock before? Know any safe chemicals to use that will not har... |
Josh Wills | 16 | 1275 | |||||
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Gutter whitening
Now that the temps are getting colder up here in Michigan, I am finding that the gutter grenade is not working as well. Has anyone found something that will clean the gutters in colder temps. I always upsell the gutter whitening and when it was warm here the gutter grenade would take the cleaning anothe... |
Dan Dykstra | 6 | 798 | |||||
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Paint on Brick
My customer bought this brick lake house a year ago and is finally having me clean it for them. Previous owner painted the decorative shutters with them on the house. So the white paint got on the brick. What would be the best product to use without damaging or discoloring the brick/mortar? The ho... |
Chris Wegner | 6 | 902 | |||||
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Busting Birdbombs with Bleach and Green Wash...
I have tried washing bird squeeze off exterior walls, but it doesn't come off. Have considered pressure washing in the past, but after Softwashapolloza in LA, have decided we should try softwashing. Am planning to use my backpack. For 5 gallons on a vertical wall at 1%, I'm thinking that would be... |
Vic Irish | 11 | 616 | |||||
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Tennis Anyone?
Spray Wash washed a series of courts recently for the City of Tallahassee in various park locations around our area. Notice in the photos the old wand marks...oh how I feel sorry for that person!!!! |
Ray Burke | 8 | 1193 | |||||
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Paint Pigment reaction
I thought I would share a photo of a recent "challenge". We did a nice sized job $1400. Roof cleaning, Painted wood siding, pavers, deck and windows. It was very profitable. during sale I tested wood trim/siding with a 4% mix that I am showing homeowner how quick we remove mold from his s... |
Tim Teed | 7 | 843 | |||||
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Dadgummit....
Missed a spot!!! |
Ray Burke | 9 | 1175 | |||||
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Cooper overhang
What are the methods everyone is using to clean cooper. I have been using lime juice as my cleaner and was wondering what everyone else uses to clean up cooper |
Dan Dykstra | 10 | 871 | |||||
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Tallahassee Home Owner Association Condominium Cleaning
Spray Wash cleaned this challenging condominium association. Tight quarters, lush landscaping, and a variety of surfaces that needed attention certainly made this a unique job! Some areas, such as the wooden walkway were downright dirty and algae covered to the point of dangerous, posing slip h... |
Ray Burke | 8 | 1123 | |||||
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how to get free lunch!
Worked at a faimly friends house the other week, after soft washing the house and patio I was asked to do the garbage cans. The cans looked beand new and got me thinking. So I have started offering it to regular clients as an add-on and have used it to "sweeten" the deal. it normaly takes an extr... |
Jason Rapisarda | 2 | 472 | |||||
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This garage was not pressure washed....
Posting this in a members only area, as don't want to broadcast my pricing everywhere. This is a State of Florida garage that we finished this weekend. Took four weekend days of cleaning with 3 people on site (not including me). Exterior walls were hit at 2.5%, and rinsed with booster pump. Ceilings/b... |
Ray Burke | 10 | 565 | |||||
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vinyl windows on mobile homes
I pressure wash a lot of mobile homes in my area and im converting everything over to soft washing. Most of the mobile homes have a Florida room which is all windows wrapped around the front of them (most of you up north call them sun rooms). The windows are usually vinyl which is very soft/flexible... |
Chris Wegner | 0 | 432 | |||||
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Pigeon poo removal
I got a job coming up this Saturday, on a commercial 3 story building and the problem is pigeon crap running down from the windows down the walls. The surface is painted fibrelite. Any suggestions Please |
Garon Buczynski | 6 | 553 | |||||
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SWS skid and a seven story garage
Cleaning the north face of this very dirty parking garage with my cradle skid. The truck mounted system is perfect for tight turns and zipping in and out of open parking spaces. Used a 3% solution on this dryvit like product. |
Ray Burke | 14 | 1648 | |||||
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