Beth n Rod
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Thanks Mike! I hope you enjoy it!!!!!
Beth
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I understand you are on a budget but consider this....the pump on many units sold in the box stores don't last long.
My experience.
They work well for light to medium duty in the range you posted but it would last about a year.Good enough possibly to get you through till you can reinvest in something with a better pump.
Rod
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You can also click the banner on the bottom or my signature to get it. If you buy it off of my signature, I make a few dollars to go towards my daughters senior year of college.
Beth
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Thanks!!! :-)
Appreciate it!
Beth
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Yeah but 123 is not meant to be the deck coating really either. Don't even start me on the Rubbol garbage. We have several SRD clients, the product works well for them and they are happy. We only have a few DEK customers we maintain, but they are on a meticulous schedule wiith us and know what they are in for. We do not install new DEK.
Personally, I see nothing wrong with using an acrylic on the rails and a matching oil on the floor, it reduces the maintenance cost on the deck dramatically.Been doing it for years.
Beth
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It was great to see you too Guy!!!
Beth
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I would never buy a unit at HD if I could afford to get a commercial one. We own Hydro Teks and they have not failed us.
Beth
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Thought I would post a job or two. It's always nice to apply this finish, the customers LOVE it!
Beth
BrianC and Jake Clark reacted to this -
Everyone who did NOT go, you missed a HUGE opportunity. Mark your calendars NOW for the Aug 12 & 13 2016, and sock away $20.00 a week to cover expenses.
Then. GO.
Beth
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Where is the little emoticon that sort of peeks out and looks around.....
Beth
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It was good seeing you John and catching up.
See you at the next event!
Rod
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Thank You!... for all your work to make it happen.
Glad to have been a part of it.
Rod
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I spoke to Thad yesterday. His preliminary numbers were mind blowing.
Beth
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yeah, it was great to see ya Rick!
Lot's of new faces too!
Rod
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This was the biggest event I have seen since 2004's joint IWCA/PWNA convention in Dallas/Ft.Worth.
Great job to Thad and all his staff along with the WCRA and their team.
It was a great event and we enjoyed it.
Rod
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That is a huge part of it. :-)
Beth
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Sanding after washing would be a likely result.
These stains have been created by dirt as well which if anyone has seen planter rings on decks can be difficult if not impossible to remove.The minerals catalyze in the wood to begin degradation of the wood fibers and discolor them permanently.
Rod
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We did one cornflower blue aluminum sided house and while the house for the most part looked quite fine, there was a section just beyond the
deck where it looked like someone had thrown some kind of liquid on that side and it looks darker than the rest.
The customer tried to blame us for it but we assured them we could not create that effect with our cleaners.
We rewashed the siding and brushed it to ensure we got every bit cleaned but when it dried, the splash effect
was still there.
They tried to tell us that it wasn't there before despite the oxidation present which hid the effect till we washed it.
Nothing could be done to change it and that was that.
We concluded that someone had to have thrown something on the siding and created the condition long before us.Rod
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Most of the oil based stain products for Ipe require a mildewcide.
As Rick pointed out, linseed is a natural food for mold and will proliferate wildly on surfaces it is applied to.One clear indicator is that the mold grows all the way up the rails and undersides where applied.
Normally, mold only grows in the 'splash' zones of the rails at the first 6"-10" from the bottom.
Rod
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Roof wash additive is a product to help with the capabilities of bleach.
We use it in our housewash mix for removing algae without having to make the bleach so strong it
won't rinse well.
633-add is the product you need to strip acrylics along with a primary stripper like HD-80.
Rod
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Any further questions?
Rod
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That should have been a 2 hour job. What cleaners did you use on it?
Get an X-Jet, M-5.
Learn what blend (and why) to make a good house washing solution.
DO keep an extension, and also a lightweight aluminum lance to connect to the gun with the X-Jet on the other end, for extra throw distance so you can remain on the ground. Keep a soft bristled truck washing brush.....just in case.
Maybe Rod will also chime in....
Beth
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Welcome!!! So glad you found us. We look forward to your posts!
Beth