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    Actually, that is standard. We use Constant Contact. When you add email addresses, you also add the person's first and last name. Then when you design the email, the template you use has a standard greeting or salutation. It might say Hi John, or Hello John, or something similar depending on the template the company is emailing. If a name is NOT associated with the email address, it will simply say something like Greetings for example.

    You should check into Constant Contact. It's pretty cool, and great for business......

    Beth

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    Welcome to The Grime Scene Flipper!

    I am responding to your surprise of no equipment safeguards topics.

    The topic range into what we are responsible for as the 'end users'.

    As I can only speak for myself and Beth, we have been aware of the Canadian safety regulations built into each machine as many manufacturers have adopted them into their designs such as a machine being able to withstand direct spray from a wand and still operate through sources during our activities with the Power Washers of North America organization.

    We gladly welcome any input you may have and thank you for adding to our forums your knowledge on this topic.

    For what it is worth, we don't have too much to keep tabs on where this topic is concerned but you do bring up one that I didn't see incorporated into the designs and that is a shroud on the hose.

    The hoses bought most commonly have a quasi plastic/rubber 8"-10" bend restrictor by each hose end fitting, but I don't think this is what you are referring to. Most breaks happen further down the hose.

    Funny, now that you mention it, I have one hose in my spares which has a significantly longer restrictor which could function as a shroud. It is 3' long. The ONLY hose I have which has one as a matter of fact.

    Perhaps that would be a safety design hose manufacturers of which may read this forum to consider.

    Rod!~

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    John,

    I'm not sure I understand. These are new decks that already have been stained, and they want a clear over top to help protect the first initial stain? If so, I do not think that will work very well. The pigment in the initial stain will weather and fade out, clear top coat or not.

    Otherwise, just clear Ready Seal or other clear stains will allow the wood to grey out, fairly quickly on wood with a lot of sun exposure. I hope they like grey wood!

    Diamond Jim likes to walk on the wild side. Actually, this is a very attractive mix for clean, newer wood, particularly Western Red Cedar and some other exotic cedars.

    Depends on the finish. Sikkens makes a clear coat to be applied over the color for maintenance purposes, it's the answer to the UV darkening of the alkyd oil. Also there are acrylics that have clear maintenance coats. Both work well. Have not found this to be the care with blended or non drying oils since they need replenishing with each cleaning. However I will say I am not a fan of clear on wood. It offers no UV protection. I'm not a fan of toners either, since the pigment levels are so low. In my experience, a semi-transparent is the minimum that should be applied, regardless of which product it is.

    Beth

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