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    I am hoping to get my first Apartment Complex soon and was just wondering how to handle all of the vehicles that are parked up next to the buildings? This is a College Living Complex and there seems to be no extra parking or overflow parking available and there are hundreds of vehicles parked all around. I was going to try and work it out where I could do 3 to 4 buildings a day on a schedule so the tennants could be notified not to park next to the buildings on the day their Apartment was being done. This being said, i dont think there is anywhere else for them to park. I am concerned about the overspray of chems and soap getting on the vehicles and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to handle this? Thanks for any help and have a great day.

    Did you get the job? How did you handle the overspray issue?

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    Micah, the "waxy solution " that you mentioned, do you buy it locally or have to order it. Is it available at the Chemical Connection in Mauldin? What's it called? I'd like to try it out.

    Oh yeah, does it apply evenly with cold water or do you have to up the temp a bit?

    Richard, ask for the "Waxy Wash". It's red in color and has a strong cherry scent. Pretty thick in the container, but just add a healthy dose to your regular house wash mix. No need to use heat, it's not nearly that thick.

    We should meet up soon for lunch, I could give you some waxy wash to try out.

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    Does anyone think that this may be acceptable in one part of the country and maybe frowned upon in a different part of the country? It's clear that for the most part people from different areas of the country have various ways of thinking.. could this play a role in the stencil marketing?

    To be honest I'm kinda on the fence. I can see the benefits, but I can also see where some may be upset with an unsolicited stenciling. I am in no way against it though - the saying "you can't argue with results" applies to this in my opinion. If it sells, do it!

    I've asked a few of my window cleaning customers how they would feel about it. Fast food places to florist. The response was somewhat negative.

    However, I think it's easier to get forgiveness then permission. Would that lead to a sale though?

    Guess there's only one way to find out....

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    Tom it's been my experience that in order to totally remove that chaulky oxidation from vinyl siding you have to brush and use a bit more pressure then "soft washing". I learned this from trying to "fix" a job that somebody did with too much pressure, left zebra stripes all over the siding. I tend to pass on these jobs if the home owner wants the oxidation removed. Too much work and risk. I will offer to clean the mold/mildew/dust dirt and grime off though.

    However in my housewash mix I do add a waxy solution. I buy a lot of chemical from the company that manfactures those Monster chems for Northern. The stuff I use is just a more concentrated form of that Waxy Wash from Northern. It does add somewhat of a shine to the vinyl siding, and I've noticed it does a pretty decent job on the windows as well.

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    Do something else.

    My pressure washing business is almost completely non-existent. I sold my hot water rig. I'll probably get a new larger one when it rains, if it rains. The phone just doesn't ring for pressure washing anymore, no matter how you market it.

    The positive thing is my window cleaning business has grown somewhat to fill the void. I've had better success marketing this lately.

    Keep your prices the same. Personally thank the government officials that publicaly promote professional pressure washing.

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    Jetdry can harm anodized aluminum, be careful.

    I totally agree with Pressure Pros. Windows can look perfect, especially from the outsite. Pay attention through out the day to different resturants or shops you visit. You'll notice that from several feet away the windows look perfect, but once you get closer or even inside they are filthy.

    DI tanks can be rented. The tank I rent is about the size of a welders tank. I have it strapped on a handtruck so it can be wheeled around and loaded on the truck easy. I hook it up with a garden hose and the water is instantly filtered. I test the water with my TDS meter to make sure I'm still getting pure water before I start a job, and if it's a large job, I'll check it throughout the job. Setting up is easy, easier then setting up to pressure wash.

    My DI tank, which houses a 1 cubic yard of mixed bed resin, last about 2500 gallons in my area. In some areas of the country it may only last 500 gallons - in which case a RO unit would be better suited. To rent the tank is 150 dollars until it's spent. That's 0.06 cents a gallon for pure water, and you really only want half a GPM flow, so it's extremly cheap.

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    Just rinsing with regular tap water will give different results depending on what area your in. That can even vary greatly within a few miles. If your rinsing with water that has a high TDS (total desolved solids) content you'll get spots no matter what kind of rinse aid you use. If you use a rinse aid and have a relativly low TDS count, the windows will more then likely turn out very nicely.

    You can filter the water to bring the TDS down to 0. This can be accomplished with either a De-ionization tank or with a Reverse Osmosis filter, or both, depending on the TDS of your water.

    If I were wanting to clean windows without physically cleaning them, I would clean the house as usual, but brush the windows with a soft car brush with the house wash. Then rinse rinse rinse the entire house as usual with just water. Then I would rinse the windows with pure water, water with a TDS count of near 0. Water with a TDS of around 10 starts to spots windows. I clean windows all the time with a water fed pole and pure water. No squeegee'n is needed.

    Keep in mind too, that if you don't use a surfacent like Simple Cherry, you have to increase your chlorine concentration to do the same job. This means you'll need to rinse even more in order to remove all the chlorine.

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    John I've tried some of those "Monster" chemicals, mainly because it's a local company. I havn't had much success with them. I havn't tried them all either though. When the degreaser and something else (I forget) didn't work I stopped experimenting.

    I wish they did work, I could probably buy them direct and skip Northern.

    I've got a local chemical house though. They have the best stuff.

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