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    If anyone has used this product can you suggest a mixture ration for a 5 gallon bucket?

    I plan to X-Jet this on vinyl siding from a 5 gal bucket and cannot figure out what the mix ration should be.

    Envirspec's website says 40 part water to 1 Part soution for downstreaming.

    Having trouble interpreting that into X-Jet w/5 gal. bucket.

    Also, does this product need to be rinsed from windows after applied to the side of a house?

    thanks

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    Yes Ken, I am earning my money and then some on this deck. Its the height of the deck and the fact that its a townhouse (next door neighbors deck is about 2 feet away) is making some areas on the deck very difficult to get too without using a ladder and I hate ladders.

    I was able to strip a lot of the outside spindles and railing by leaning over the railing but there was an area around the entire deck that I could not reach over far enough to get too and so I had to tackle it from the ground, numerous time because the previous sealer was hard to get off even with HD80 at full strenth with 25 minute dwell times.

    I spent 10 hours on it by myself and still have some stain left to remove. When I collect this check I will have earned every penny of it and will not bid a deck like this for under a grand ever again. :)

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    I was working on my first deck that I was doing myself and it is PITA.

    It sits about 14 feet off the ground in some spots and has two coats of Behr semi-transparent on it. The ground around the deck is uneven so using ladders to get to the outside part of the deck has been very difficult. Stripping has been a major pain as I have had to strip some areas twice to get all the stain off and I still have spindles and some railing that STILL have the previous stain on it. I see some sanding to get the stain entirely off. And of the course the hardest areas to get too have the most difficult stain to remove.

    this first deck is truly baptism by fire!

    Definately going to look into the PVC clothing (thanks Celeste) as I dont want this to happen again. I had to spray and rinse up a lot because of the height of the deck and the chem and rinse would come back down on me, soak my pants and and evidently bleed through to my knee caps.

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    Well, I had my first experience with HD80 this weekend and it wasnt a good one.

    Burned the heck out of my knees with the stuff. I had long bluejeans on but the HD80 soaked right through the bluejeans when I was rinsing and did a number on my knees. I also had issues with HD80 blowing back in my face when I was applying it so I have some red spots on my nose and cheeks from the product.

    Looking for suggestions on how to best protect my legs and face when using this product. I had goggles on when applying the chem but that didn't stop the product from blowing back onto my cheeks and nose. I also was covered in clothing from neck to feet but that didnt stop the HD80 from soaking into my pants and burning my knees.

    What do you wear when applying and rinsing the caustic chems?

    thanks

    PS: no responses telling me that I'm lazy and should go out in the backyard and experiment.

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    I have 3 decks that the owners just want cleaned.

    One deck is a latex painted deck, what is the best detergent/chem/cleaner to clean this type of deck?

    The second deck is PT wood, never been sealed and the owner wants it cleaned now and will get it sealed when he has the money. What is the best product to use to clean that deck.

    The final deck is one that the owner himself has taken care of. He has it sealed with Cabots and just wants me to do a thorough cleaning and he will come back and apply another coat of Cabots when I am done the cleaning.

    What products would you recommend for the above three decks, cleaning purposes only, no stripping involved.

    thanks

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