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For cleaning vinyl I use All Brite from SunBrite Supply. I mix 7 gallons of water, 1 gallon of cleaner, and 2 gallons of 12.5% Sodium Hypochloride. Works like a dream on Mold etc. You mentioned 4 gallons of bleach, and 1 gallon of water ... wow :O Im pretty sure it works very well, but you don't need that much. And I highly suggest using cleaner too (like Power House or All Brite from SunBrite Supply, or Simple Cherry from PressureTek) I also use an X-Jet though, I don't downstream. and 1 1/2 hours - 2 hours for a 2,500 sq. ft. house sounds about right with the right equipment and chemicals, afterall, if you get the right mix, its a matter of soaking the house, and just rinsing it off ;)

Honestly I have no idea about wood, since we do not mess with wood. On the other hand, before you do ANY customers job. Try it out on your own wood deck first. Nothing could be worse than listening to everybody's advice, and you "thinking" you follow it, and *poof*, your customers whole deck is a mess. So I would suggest you try it on your own wooden deck first, or anything else, just don't make your customer the first one for you to experience "wood staining" on .. just my .02 cents =]

I mixed it in a 5 gallon bucket (couldnt find a 10 gallon one, lol) and used: 3.5 gallons water, 0.5 gallons All Brite, and 1 gallon 12.5%. Worked like a dream!! Thanks for the response Tracy, and also thanks for the Quote!

yeah same here! plain white truck with black lettering and something else, havent seen them in a couple weeks. Crazy, I thought they were a small local company too, lol.

Im not trying to change the subject, but the topic mis-lead me, lol. We have a company around here called "Two men and a truck". Their a moving company though ;) But back on topic, sometimes I see those wooden signs that only have "pressure washing (xxx) xxx-xxxx" I'd love to just rip it down when I see one, but one day ima have to just call the number and see whats up, matter of fact, I might ask for an estimate and watch that fool. lol.

I def. say yes to this one. Too many people do it nowadays without licensing or certification, they screw things up, and then it looks bad on every power washer, because the consumer than thinks "pressure washing is dangerous and messes up my property" ... not good. So im all for it, as a matter of fact, I wouldn't mind if you had to have certification in order to get a business license. Just my .01 cent, the other one I lost earlier ;p

XIII. Chemical Usage: No chemicals can be used during the cleaning process. Interesting.

$2 / gallon from SunBrite

Has anybody here ever used this product from SunBrite? If so, how do you dilate it (if at all) Thanks for any help! (I forgot to get my guy to ask Nichole from Sunbrite, my mistake!)

Just curious as to how everybody got started in the pressure washing business, and what your first steps were & equipment. Honestly, I became interested one day when my mother called a company in my area to pressure wash her house, the guy did a horrible job and I thought to myself I can do this, and I can do it a heck of a lot better. Couple of days later I started researching a little bit, and went and bought one of those small Pressure Washers from Home Depot. I did a couple of houses for people I knew and thats basically how it all got started.... So ... what's your story? :)

Out? In?:lolsign:

Ok, finally was able to go and take some more pictures, got me a new phone too ;) The BlackBerry 8310 Curve ... what a phone! These pics were taken with it by the way. Anyways, I measured it all out and took pics, judging from the pics, what would YOU guys recommend as in chemicals? Also, Water is probably NOT available at the location, how much do you usually charge for that? Thanks!!!

Hmm, my calculation was flawed ridiculously .. haha. The fence part is about 300 yards, and the vinyl fence (as seen in the pics) is about 300 yards. Im going back out there today to exactly measure how many feet it is exactly, and take more pics. Ill respond later ton today. Thanks!

Yeah I was thinking about walking away from the wood, unless I can queue the job after March 8th,9th when im going to attend the Wood Restoration class by Alliance Trade Services. But then again, I might just pass up on the wood and keep specializing in vinyl/brick homes and commercial .... Wood might just be a little bit too tricky for me right now ;)

What product would you recommend for staining?