What can you do with the soft wash rig? - Certified SoftWash Roof Cleaning

Ray Burke · Community Member

What can you do with the soft wash rig?

Vic Irish · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

Looking good, Ray! Thanks for sharing...

First question: In picture 1, does Darth Vader have facial hair? <just joking>

Second question: In picture 8, is that mold or rust on the base of the support beam, above the truck?

In the last picture it looks like that tree is pretty close to the building. Can you use the Genie Lift on it all, or do you get a ladder or pole out?

I used to love climbing trees if you still need an assistant ;)

vic

Brandon Vaughn · SoftWash Systems Pro Staff

Ray, just one more reason you've set yourself apart as the SoftWash guru! Love these pics of larger projects. Brick, Metal, Windows, Concrete - a variety of surfaces you've made look awesome. Excellent job getting them on board with nearly annual cleaning as well - I wish more property owners took care of their property so proactively like this...

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Love those kind of projects. Thanks for sharing Ray!

AC

John Aloisio · SoftWash Systems 5-Star Professional

Nice job Ray. Those are the ones that make it all worth it!

Bob Riddick · SoftWash Systems 5-Star Professional

Nice project, Ray. It's great how your guys will come out on Sundays for the commercial jobs.

Chad Eneix · SoftWash Systems Authorized Professional

Good work, Ray. I love commercial customers who appreciate the advantage of keeping a properties' exterior clean. That building will look so much better 20 years from now because of regular maintenance cleaning.

Vic, I'm sure Ray will correct me if I'm wrong, but I'll bet that stuff under that overhang support is spider webs and associated junk. This is one of the BEST things about SWS products- it works GREAT on spiderwebs.

Also, those tow-able lifts are my absolute favorite thing. They are light, they don't wreck landscaping or grass, they can be pushed around by two guys, and no pick-up or drop-off fees! Just don't ever dent one of those aluminum baskets. They are expensive (trust me.)

Vic Irish · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

Chad Eneix wrote:
Vic, I'm sure Ray will correct me if I'm wrong, but I'll bet that stuff under that overhang support is spider webs and associated junk. This is one of the BEST things about SWS products- it works GREAT on spiderwebs.

Also, those tow-able lifts are my absolute favorite thing. They are light, they don't wreck landscaping or grass, they can be pushed around by two guys, and no pick-up or drop-off fees! Just don't ever dent one of those aluminum baskets. They are expensive (trust me.)

Hi Chad! I always appreciate your insightful posts, but here I have to respectfully disagree. The rust colored spots are directly below the metal supports. Cobwebs don't have such precise borders. It is like the water has followed the beams down to the side of the building and rusted (or efflorescence from inside the wall). It wouldn't be the first time I was wrong, but I think it is rust, and wonder if Ray got it out with the Rusty Duck sauce (F9).

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I've had a Genie Trailer mounted Z-Booms brochure here in my desk for a long time ;) I was sold on them the first time I saw one of their videos. Should be the second toy I purchase after winning the Lotto :)

Thanks again, Chad...

vic

Ray Burke · Community Member

The spots you guys are noticing on the precast are actually a design flaw of that building. The gutters pipe from the metal roof down those chutes and back into the building. The building owners have had 15 years of problems as the rubber boots inside that downspout at that angle are constantly corroding and becoming detached, which then causes water to leak out of that joint. And it's a nasty water too, filled with tannins from the leaves and metal from the roof. It leeches into the precast and has actually eaten away about an eighth of an inch of the coating there leaving aggregate exposed.

BasicallyThe architect was trying to be cool and just created a gigantic maintenance Hog, when a regular good old-fashioned downspout would have been the better option.

AC Lockyer · Administrator

Ray Burke wrote:
BasicallyThe architect was trying to be cool and just created a gigantic maintenance Hog,

Boy if I had a dollar for every time we experienced this on a building.

AC

Vic Irish · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

Ray Burke wrote:
The spots you guys are noticing on the precast are actually a design flaw of that building. The gutters pipe from the metal roof down those chutes and back into the building. The building owners have had 15 years of problems as the rubber boots inside that downspout at that angle are constantly corroding and becoming detached, which then causes water to leak out of that joint. And it's a nasty water too, filled with tannins from the leaves and metal from the roof. It leeches into the precast and has actually eaten away about an eighth of an inch of the coating there leaving aggregate exposed.

BasicallyThe architect was trying to be cool and just created a gigantic maintenance Hog, when a regular good old-fashioned downspout would have been the better option.

Thank you, Ray! That was an informative, well thought out post. I had no idea that "support" was a gutter. Live and learn.

Does F9 or Safe Restore work on it? If not, is it better off painting over them or just leave them be?

Still learning,

vic

Ray Burke · Community Member

One restore or F9 will take standing our, but it will literally be back in a week. It will keep re-occuring until they fix the dang gutters!

Vic Irish · SoftWash Systems Certified Applicator

Ray Burke wrote:
One restore or F9 will take staining out, but it will literally be back in a week. It will keep re-occuring until they fix the dang gutters!

Thank you, Ray. For all the great answers!

That is a nice video, too...

vic