JustMe

You both have very good points, how often do you guys run into stuff you have to tape and cover with your styles and chems? Do you have much worry about brass and other metals, plants and paint?

Wow, that is a big house for your typical house wash. Looks like you got the market covered if you are doing them regularly.. :cool:

Rob, Bob just called and pretty much told me the same thing, had a good conversation with him about tips and wands and I now have a much better understanding. He told me about how far you shot water at a bow target, holy cows that is impressive!

How do you thinka dual lance setup would work for houses? what tips would you use if using that setup or is it a waste of time using a dual lance on a house?

Rfitz has it down to s science and his trick is the soap he uses as well. This is a great thread, lots of opinions as well as debates and education..

Thanks for the reply, if you don't mind would you pm me or email the place to check into citraclean, does it seem to work wekk on brick and stucco like you mentioned or do you feel the 12% does most of the work. some people tend to rinse with the x-jet too and I wondered if you did and how it works, I am looking at buying one after much reading.

Are you throwing that on at 2-1 with the X-Jet or metering it down, just curious.. Do you like the citracleen for anything else like concrete?

That is amazing business cost savings when it comes right down to it, you must have a vision for where you want to be and goals are great. I hope to be in the same place one day... APLUS: I live right in frozen hell right now after the last storm and these - double digit temps, I could not even fathom rolling out a hose with anything that even looked like liquid right now :D Current temp is -5 Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Yeah I don't want to blow myself up, learned a hard lesson about acid when I used to run a fleet wash. That mix would probably be a little heavy going through a x-jet right, I think they are 2-1, most downstreamers run around 10-1 dont they? Hey you never said how that van is working out.. Shot bob an email about that rinse aid, thanks!

Sometime I get confused about ratios when they are seperate. How the heck would you figure that if you had to premix like us poor slobs that don't have all the goodies you got, if we had to mix it up in 5 gal buckets :) Your setup is pretty cool Rob, I am very impressed with the way you have it all setup in that van, have you had any problems with that new setup with fumes or anything or temps?

Do you have to brush the gutters and facia or just do it to make it look a little better? Also what kind of rinse aid are you guys using that you find works well. I know I have talked to you a couple times about the 6136 Rob and I am going to try it as my first choice. With your new setup which is very nice BTW you said you downstream it 50-1 on houses, is that 50-1 bleach and 50-1 6136 evenly and is there any worries of removing paint on the alum? I may have asked you this already but want to be clear. I have been kicking around the idea of the spot free filters as well, but can't seem to get much info from other washers to verify they indeed work like they say.

Now this is a good thread, now when you say the rinse aid goes in the rinse water I take it you don't have to rinse after the rinse aid. I have heard many good things about 6136 though as Rob said, but hey Rob, when is Bob gonna change the name to stop confusing people ;) he is a good guy..

I have heard a lot about this product and would be interested in whatever mixes you may think work well..

Do you xjet that mix or downstream, I was also looking at Zep's line of products and wonder if their walmart stuff is as good as the contractor stuff.

I would like a copy as well if it's not to late. ron.mahlke@frontiernet.net

So when in bypass mode you can not use a downstreamer or upstreamer? I'm confused :)

come one come all I am putting together all of the extensive information I have found through research from this board as well as others and thought I would ask If anyone would like to give me any input on the following topics before I finish it. This document will help out newbies like myself find answers to simple questions as well as old timers who may have missed something?, for example house wash mixes and chemicals.. I have a lot of information in it now that I think will help but if anyone has anything they could contribute I will add it in, please be clear on your information so others understand what you mean. House Wash Mixes Recipes Chemicals Gutter Cleaning Recipes Chemicals Concrete Cleaning Recipes Chemicals Roof Cleaning Recipes Chemicals Do’s and Dont’s Wood Sealers Recipes Chemicals Concrete Sealers Gutter Gaurds Pumps and Pump Up’s Surface Cleaners Pricing Information Equipment Pressure Washers X-Jet Roof Cleaning Parts and Accesories Web Sites Spare Parts List Window Cleaning Recipes Chemicals Reading Resources Home Owner Lookup Ad Design Tips Chemical’s Deck Cleaning/Sealing Deck Cleaning/Sealing Process Deck Cleaning/Sealing Marketing/Pricing Nozzle Chart Insurance When I get the doc done I will share it with others, but the only problem I have is I wrote a lot of this down from members advice and I am not sure who to thank for a lot of the infomation. If it happens to contain something someone wants me to remove because it is protected, let me know and I will remove it asap. It will also be in HTML so you can click and find the information easy and I will most likely be adding sub menu's to each main headin. Like: House wash mixes Chemicals/Suppliers Recipes You can email me or post it here. Thanks, Ron Mahlke

Oh yeah, and if you notice something you want credit for and did not get it, let me know so I can put recognition under that bit of information.. Your company name would be the best :)

I am getting most of it from online, I am not taking anyones articles except for one if they grant permission, other than that it has been from people in postings, email and private messages that I got most of the content, mostly from others in the business who have answered posts for me and been extremely helpful.. This doc is just because I have been gathering most of this for my own step in this career and thought it might help others as well. I have nothing to gain from putting this together besides helping out someone else who seeks this information.. If you got some goodies for me to add let me know, even if it is chems for certain jobs and I hot link them to the distribitors web site.. A little free advertising for you :)

So nobody wants to contribute to this?:eek:

Does anyone have any input on these units? trustworthy, well build, bad news? Their prices are great on their 5+ GPM 3000psi hot unit super skids. Or if you know of a comparable machine for the money, got my eye on aaladin right now but still shopping around for a good deal with quality equipment.. Thanks in advace, this board ROCKs!

Awe man, just when I think I have it figured out this comes along, oh man, what to do, what to do :2eyes:

That makes me wonder cuz I noticed that the big boy's seem to be installing a lot of kohlers.. Not a briggs fan but I would like an honest opinion about kohler -vs - Honda..

well you guys have been most helpful, at least I am narrowing down my decision, thanks much.. I still have to call Bob as he was working up some pricing for me as well. I was suppose to call about 4 days ago but have been crazy busy with other things. :) P.S. Rob, I have a few more questions for you too :) Will shoot you an email if you don't mind?

Can you elaborate on that a bit, could a local honda repair shop work on the honda stuff and such?