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  1. I can buy any sprayer I want but I use a campbel hausefield $300 sprayer with an upgraded crayco gun[$100]. I started using them 11 yrs ago and am only on my second sprayer. That puts their cost at a minimum on each job. They can be rebuilt simply by unbolting the head and refilling the hydraulic fluid . I bought a highrer $$ sprayer before but the pressure was too high. I figured why mess with a good thing and stuck with my old one. I look for profit not just buying fancy toys.


  2. Tell me about it! a good natural tone stain can turn out a lot of decks. Stain choices just eat time thats hard to price into the deal. I've found over 16 yrs that each deck sucks up different amounts of stain and the final color never looks like a sample . I started a olympic cedar deck[too windy mon. to spray ] and will finish today. I hope to remember to take a final picture. I would like to try the honey gold too before I decide on the final color I push. Custom mixed colors just cause problems buying too much or too little.


  3. I put a test sample of olympic max natural cedartone on a long time customers deck and she loved it. She is a 3 yr repeat customer and great for referrals. She did not like the cwf uv5 cedar[ too red] and honey gold[ too yellow] . My business model calls for a soap and water cleanup product that has a 2-3 yr turnaround on repeat customers. Most call from a referral and just say " i want my deck to look like so and so's deck". Color has never been a option with the uv sunblock cedar stock color everyone loved it. I think I have a winner with this olympic product because this customer is very pickey. Time is money and I have wasted too much time this spring letting customers decide on their color . I'm back on track to just get these decks done. I have read all the posts on ready seal and wtw but my price structure would have to go up considerably for a hand stain and mineral spirits cleanup product. Just what works for me!!!


  4. thanks for the replys!nice site Rpety & Beth n Rod nice site as well!! I can't make it to the Acr but thanks for the invite. I must tell you all I have been doing power washing for 16 yrs as well as holding down a full time job so I am not a big opperation. My wife and I started doing this type of work as a side business so she could be a stay at home Mom. I have used many products over the years in searching for something good for my schedule and my customers satisfaction and as I said this year is up in the air . Many of my customers are loyal repeat jobs every 2-3 years and they sell for me. The phone just starts ringing and we handle our small niche market. When I retire is a few years from the full time gig I want to go big but I still like to keep up with the new products and innovative methods. DECK DOCTOR PRESSURE WASHING


  5. very interesting thread!! This is a pivital year for me as I am in search of a new stain to market. RPety , what stain do you use? My business thrived on Sherwin Williams UV Sunblock Cedar for 10 years. The new Deckscapes is a severe dissapointment. My business model found success in providing a 2-3 year repeat customer that totally thrived on referrals. We also have a landscape business for diversification. I have been at the deck business for 16 years and have tried many products over the years but this year is a toss up.


  6. Hello fellow power washers!!! my name is Jeff and I have been power washing for 16 yrs now. I see where the power wash network has bit the dust so I found this site. I live in Eldersburg Md and work Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel counties. My wife Judy and I are owner/opperators . We also have a lawn business that we have added 13 yrs ago. I have had great success networking with people in business for themselves and have found there is plenty of work to go around. I look forward to posting with people on this site. Jeff

    DECK DOCTOR PRESSURE WASHING

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