Coastal Painter

Hi guys and gals,, I am about to use Ready Seal for the first time here on a fence.. 4 questions... 1.. What would be the best way to apply on fence?? airless, shurflo or the ole' fashioned way brush and roller??? What is the viscosity of RS? 2.. Is there any suppliers for the RS in the Houston TX area??? 3.. Is it EVER going to stop raining?? LOL Thanx in advance ya'll Mark

dangggg Looks Fan tastic... good job

man ole man, This is getting ridculous.. People down here in South Texas do NOT want to pay any good money for deck cleaning and staining. In my coastal area I am not regarded as a lowballer, (I hope) because I am the only deck contractor in a radius of say 25-40 miles.. I bid a deck earlier today at .85 cents a s.f. Bid included material, sealers, cleaners, (didnt need stripped) 2300 s.f total of deck and spindles, railings, all pilings(10x10 at 8 feet high 35 in all,) all 500 lin feet of stringers below, all fascia, total of 28 stairs, and to top it off, Outside of railing is 12 feet off the ground.. LOTS OF LADDER work. I told my wife, if he cant pay price of $1955.00 for all that work materials included, Than I will save money staying home and sipping beer all day rather than drive 35 miles to get there in the first place,, DID I mention??? IT IS A BEACH HOME.. 100 yards from the Gulf, Winds are steady at 15-25 knots all day long. Hence All work would have to be done with a weenee roller ,mitt on railings (DONT FORGET ALL THE LADDER WORK) AND A BRUSH as No way I could spray in that kind of wind.. Any comments feel free. :lgtear: Later Guys and Gals Mark w/ Coastal painting and Pressure Washing

Hey ya'll finally got al my parts and used it today on a fence.. Works great ,looks like crap.lol I will be taking orders starting as soon as my patent info packet arrives HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA just kidding.. Mark :lgwave:

BTW i did forget to mention on all orders made prior to FEBRUARY 31st hahaha you will recieve an additional 3 foot length of nylon clothesline cord to use as a back up carrying handle HARRDEEE hahahha Ya'll have a good weekend Mark

not too bad... In the first post I would have taken 2 gallons of High test gasoline and had a wee nee roast ..lol turned out good Mark

Oh boy Just got all my stuff today.. 1.8 pump, hoses, 12v battery.. Hooked it all up on the bed of my p/u just to give it a 'smoke test'.. WOW that is awesome... Now i just need some quick disconnects' ..Question?? now how do I set the rig up for ease of moving around?? Should I do a dolly set up or??? Replies welcomed.. later m\Mark

Wow ya'll thanx for all the pics and info I will get a pic of mine set up this afternoon, As we all agree IT AINT' real perty''' but it works. I have a small storage bin made of plastic the tractor battery and 6' feed hose sits in it I bolted the pump to the side and put a strap on it .. Not pretty but it works Mark

I will be using it to apply fence and deck/house wash, in addition to my x-jet.(I have learned so much good info here on this site way too cool) And also Will be using it to get sealer down before I back roll Mark

Well thanks for the reply The way I bid is: sf of deck space lin ft of railings x's 3.2 to get rough sf of railings sf of pilings sf of stringers below steps either sf or 4.00 per step all at .85 a sq ft.... I will go broke if I work any cheaper than that Thanks Mark

has anyone used a hurricane broom with a shur flo similiar to the deckstar?? Was wondering if it would work?? To get in between the 2x6 grooves on decks?? Thanks Mark

is there anyone out there who can give me some details about setting up a shurflo sprayer for my chems/ stains?? I am wanting to try a .. homemade set up of the deckster rig.. Any comments would be helpful Mark

I was wondering what size hose on the discharge side and what kind of trigger gun?? Also at 60 psi and 1.8 gpm,, what kind of flow is coming out?? i.e. a mist type or spray etc?? Thanks Mark

HAHHAHA thank goodness for fast food places huh?? AND everyone remember this important fact::::: IF THAT FART YA LET RIP, HAD A LUMP IN IT.. YA IN BIG TROUBLE....LOL Mark

Yeppers I almost always have my 6x12 cargo trailer on the job.. When last nights cheap beer, and greasy burgers take effect, hahha I just head to the the trailer and close the doors and get my ole' trusty 5'er out and YES ALWAYS keep some good paper towels or TP on board.. 10# boxes of rags are way to expensive.. ..PS dont forget to open the vent in ceiling of trailer Mark

Hmm I may try that idea.. The 3 foot wand seems to get tangled in that $%#*&$$&* suction hose... Yesterday was my REAL first customer house wash job with x jet.. Man it worked wonders I just need to do a little tweaking on set up i.e. longer hose bigger bucket dolly etc..

In the x jet package it says."do not hook x jet to trigger but only to the lance"?? In the picture on above site. It shows the dude on the right using trigger gun only no lance?? Does anyone else use this method?

I bet you didn't even get your feet wet scooping the fish out from that one!!!!! Actually I didnt get any chems at all in the water.. So as far as the getting the fish to float, I used a powerful mix of c-4 plastics and earth quaking depth charges of TNT. The customer got mad and fired me.. I dunno why??.HAHAHHAA

Here is a couple I did a few weeks back

So what kind of finish did you use on the deck???

If it were my deck job, I would have gotten the money up front and skip town. Why go to all the trouble of wrapping tarps up and messing with a zero tip at 4500 psi ?????? lots easier to just get the money and go to the local beer joint HAHAHAHAHA just kidding deck looks great

Hey folks just got my new x jet m5 today and tried it out WOW it is amazing I needed this about 5 years ago.. Works great... Of course I dropped one of my proportioner orifices in the grass. Was like looking for a needle in a haystack I gave up.. But any ways that is a great tool for sure... later Ya'll Mark

it was in BADDDDDD shape but got it cleaned and sealed Customer was happy Mark

Am working on a deck bid here in South TEXAS on the coast. Elevated, many odd sized ares of decking I figured it all to be equal to a deck of: 80x16 deck area. 1280 s.f. 260 lin.ft of railing with 3-4 spindles per foot 30 stairs 8 foot wide approx. 4 years old never stained before ..just greyed and dirty He wants 2 bids, 1 for just top side and railings and 1 including bottom side (approximately 12 foot high) Materials included I come up with around $3937.00 for all or $2156.for just top and steps and rails... this equates to about .95 per s.f.. Any thoughts?? Coastal Painter AKA Mark

I have that bid worked up to $4245.00 as of now.. (including underside of deck) HENCE the difference in price from my first post.This includes materials. I have been using CWF-UV cedartone. I havent had any problems with it . My decks hold their color and UV protection 3-4 years if not more. There has been lots of posts about CWF being crap??? I have no problem with it at all.. Whatever floats the boat I guess..