James

Actually Joe Plumbers do very very well ! It is difficult For Average White Joe today but it will never be as difficult as being Average Black Eyed Joe Joe or Tyrhone the Plumber. Always having to deal with and underlying sentiment of Racism. Racism between W&B was much better in the 70's and into the 80's. I saw and felt the change in the 90's and it blows today. Economics has put a hard hammer to the blacks and the inner cities. Whitey has been getting Richer and Blacky poorer

Jeff, Nader lives by Me and he drives a Covair! LOL I am voting in a minute!! It's Obamma mama time!!

It's very simple to me . All the changes and the foolery with the product has not brought the desired results needed to use in or on public property. The stuff looks terrible after a year ( Vertical & Horizontal) . Mildew and degraded. I have a deck that I used my own formula with the product a season before the formula change that looks pretty good. 3 1/2 seasons ? It's OK on IPE because people expect it not to last but they don't know it was made not to last. I'm done with the product except for the few I maintain with it. In my opinion Ipe is not worth the trouble and effort needed to maintain unless you are paid for it of course. You will find out customers get sick of it after 10 years and views change( on Maintenance). Unless it's a small deck and the couple has no kids or all the kids have moved out. I have changed a few to just cleaning and they are much happier ! The biggest issue with Woodtux is just getting Honest answers and trying to resolve problems. If you talk to the end users (us) and the maker(them) it's like where enemies and not on the same team. I hear this from everyone I've talked too concerning the resolution of a problem. I can go on about this subject because I put in so much time changing the way I took care of Ipe. Two years !! Only to have the product #$#$%$%$#.

I was referring to WoodTux with regards to CDS .

Just woke up from going to the Who concert last night with my 15 year old son. I surprised him yesterday? I picked him from school and he didn't know where he was going !! It was great too see such Great Legends perform and Rock!! Also, fun to see the people that have Gray hair, our Bald, and where glasses . Aging gracefully along with the "OLD Rockers"... Many fathers with teenage son's bridging the generational gap last night !! Proving we can make it through the "Teen age Waste land" ( First song).

I've seen Clapton a few times! Not to Shabby? Robin Trower ?

Replace it with composite material! LOL

1)Put a fan on the deck to keep it dry for 5 months ? 2) Put up a canopy up for 5 months? 3)Replace the rotten boards now and make sure between the boards are clear for draining. So a cleaning will help. 4) Do the job now and fit it in. It takes a little longer but do-able. 5) Put up a canopy, strip the deck, put a big fan on to help the dyring , replace the boards, oil it, keep the fan on it to help drying and collect money.6) strippers don't work well in the 50's ( temps) 7) Sand the whole deck then wash it. it's only 600 sqft

I like Who better also( Than Stones) ! I saw the "Jimi Hendrix Experience" tour a couple of weeks ago. Very intense 3 hours of high powered Guitar by Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Jonny Lang, Eric Johnson, Bernard Alison, and a host of others doing Jimi Proud !! All I can say about that was WOW !! Go see it if comes to your area. It's a 5 week tour .Took the kid to that one also. Cris Berman from ESPN was sitting pretty close to me at the concert. Maybe he'll interject some "Who Song" analogies during the Bitz on Sunday?

Safety, Change gloves often if using throw away type , don't touch your private parts unless you've washed your p hand!! Cover skin, safety glasses and if you think it has hit you exposed skin rinse and hit it with vinegar. Keep a bucket of water close for use. I did a Stripper Creamer two weeks ago next to a Koi Pond. No dead ones yet !! Came off like Butter. Covered with plastic over night and hit with a turbo nozzle to break up the finish.

After experimenting with Boosted Stripper and I still Boost on occasions . I go straight for the Stripper Cream! Put it on , leave it over night, and start undressing the deck until its Naked! Stripper Cream is for those decks that just say no and need some convincing ! Shagalicious Baby or Shagadeckerd !! " All's dwell that ends dwell " Sir Knowledgewood

Keep the the little bucket from Eaco chem for test sampling . Boost doesn't work like Loggy Sequoia said, I mean Rick said !

I wish this Presidential Election could go on a little longer. SNL is too funny !!

My wife does the Graphic design for these shows.

The lack of Morality and Ethics put America in the position it is in right now. Where do the Conservatives get off saying voting Republican( McCan't/Phalin) is a Vote for God. We have the God President right now and had for the last 8 years. Great Job George! I'll be back I have to go to the George !

I do April to Oct but I think April is worse. I am starting another deck today. If a deck is in direct sunlight I stretch the season. I went into Nov last year. One year I did a house in NOV and the North side didn't dry until spring. This was perhaps the worse year weather wise I've had. The POP UP thunder storms in MAY, JUNE ,JULY, and AUG were killers.

Kev, Man the stuff you put on the boards is pointless, full of speculation and rhetoric. Why don't you look into and put some Factual information about the the last 8 years of the of the Bush / Cheney administration ? How many Amendments where broken ? Did they lie to the American people and how many times? Was it the worst Presidency in history? That could be speculation? Should the American people vote for someone that will follow the same Ideology ( McCan't/Phalin)? McCan't Do it !!!

I did not kill a fish! It's been a week since I finished......? I had to use Stripper Cream......

There is a major problem that is missing from all this Tax talk. America has lost it's Manufacturing tax base that provided the highest hourly paid jobs. That paid taxes to Cities and Towns. Everything is made over seas. America has lost 3 million Manufacturing jobs since 2000 mostly to China. So where is the money going to come from(taxes) if the loss of Strong jobs continue ? Wall Street doesn't care what happens too Joe Six pack. Does Congress care ? Congress is in the back pocket of Wall Street and Special interest. The Ethics and Morality of the in people charge for the last 30 years have been swayed by Greed. So what happens to Cities and Towns when a Factory shuts down? No taxes are paid! People have no health care! Lower paying service jobs are taken! More people get into Pressure Cleaning!!!! Who cares about those people ? Most of the time a Band Aid approach is done and seeyah later. In Europe Companies are not allowed to just pick up and leave because of the Social and Financial impact on the local economy. Gee , That's to ethical and moral and they get health care too ! One good thing about the Iraq war has been the Manufacturing of Defense goods..

Moisture promotes mildew growth. On Vinyl it is a accumulative effect of moisture being on a surface that attracts the spores. How long it stay's wet be fore drying ? On a deck its a combinations of moisture and the product you use can be a food source. Any Drying oil is a food source for mold spores. Over application of a product is a cause for CDS or just a stinky product. The more a board cups and holds water, The area the sees the least amount sun promotes mold.

Very nice transformation .

Blackendecks is a special Cajun RecSoooHoPee for mildewphication. - It means the product sucks and does not live up to any meaningful standard. And the Gobbledygook that is given too you is just that Gobbledygook!! For some unknown reason the product you are refering too breaks down at the surface and absorbs water soon after it cures. Most products don't absorb any water into its self. Water usually evaporates and doesn't penetrate a product. At least in the first year anywho! When a product breaks down and absorbs moisture Mr Mold Spore is right there to start the Cajun Blackendeck process. Even though mildewsuicides are present they start mulitipling into BLACKENDECK !! When you have a development like I do with many houses and you see a product change over time that you use. And you are able to compare and evaluate it with other products and watch them evolve over time. Well Dan, I have the same problem with the same product. The dreaded" Cajun Deck Syndrome". I had one garage door turn black in 4 months. There was a gutter problem on this house but I have other houses with the same gutter problems and no CDS ( different products) only where this product is not other products. I also have a few decks with CDS . Gee is it the product? This product attracts Mr Mold Spore and makes it invasive. Causing the Dreaded BLACKENDECK or CDS for short witch is Cajun Deck Syndrome. What is the product that causes Cajun Deck Syndrome that comes with Gobbledygook ? If you guess you can have my supply of product!

I also have not changed my General type Pwashing prices in 10 years. I got better Money for washing a house and I did Roofs before it became a Soft wash Ten years ago. I'm Lucky for my Woodcare Niche. A couple of weeks ago I got a call for a quote to Power wash a house. I new the area and you can't quote the houses over the phone. I was $600. I got the job and how fast can I due it. The house was on a House tour for a Charity event. I fit it in and it has led to an interesting relationship with the owner. But what I did not know other Pressure Washers failed to show up and one left the job ? Quotes were in the 250 range. This house also was pressure cleaned the year before for a cheap price. The owner goes on how they can't believe the difference in what a Professional job took to complete and the Quality and knowledge that came with it. I could not believe the house had been washed the year before !! I don't compete with my competition !! I try and have separated myself by becoming an expert in different areas. One way or another I will make a living because of the failure of others or because of what I know in other areas that lead to Pressure Cleaning Jobs. This job has lead to referrals for wood and stone jobs already and anybody in the area that needs a House wash.

McCan't explain anything about anything. McCan't do it! McCan't unclogg Joe Plumber's drain. McCan't keep Joe Six Pack from drinking A 30 Pack.Hey! Keep America on the same track Vote McCan't/Phailin ?? McCan't Do it !!!

TWP has my vote over Sikko's. Nothing will rot wood after 7 months. How old is the wood now and is it rotten ?