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    I give Robert credit. He is a realist and he has to put food on the table like the rest of us.

    I leen towards Tony's approach myself where I target High end area's so I can charge alot more and give them in return top of the line work. Believe it or not my per Hour rate is always much higher at these area's because when you think about it you may be doing a job there that takes alot longer and you have that figured into your price whereas a lower scale neighborhood you are in and out much faster but you are not getting paid for your driving around time. It's just another way looking at this.

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    Beth,

    Could you send me a gallon of it and charge my credit card that you have on record. Better yet if you can e-mail me the credit card number you have on record so I know which one I gave you and bill that card for the gallon and shipping.

    If you can't do this let me know and I'll just call.

    Thanks

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    Beth,

    What is the name of the product that you sell that keeps HD-80 staying longer on vertical surfaces?? I thought I read somwhere its called hang time.

    I have to strip a Cedar Clap board house in the near future this is the reason that I'm asking. Also do I even need it on a job like this??

    Also what is the cost of this product and what sizes does it come in and what is the mixture ratio of it that is added to the HD-80??

    Thanks

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    Tim,

    Thanks for the complements even though I am not deserving of them. Guys and Gals like Everett Abrams, Beth, Doc Reisman, Mike Hughes and other involved members are.

    I am a paying PWNA member who Unfortunely doesn't have the time to commit to help this organization along. I feel the least I can do is be a paying member so in that way I am supporting them so maybe oneday they can get those Insurance Benefits etc. that they are stryving for that can help some powerwashers.

    As for myself I don't need medical benefits because I have them for life and my family has it also(My kids untill there 21). You may ask how do I have this?? Easy. I belong to a union that has Money and power and through that we were able to negotiate this into our contracts. So you see its reasons like this that I support Unions and ORGANIZATIONS because the strength will always be in numbers which equals $$$$=POWER. Plain and simple.

    Hopefully in the future I will have some time to devote to the PWNA as an active member but untill then I will continously support them because I know first hand the potential that they have.

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    Tim,

    Organizations aren't for everyone. This has been made clear from numerous posts over the years especially concerning the PWNA.

    I still feel that the PWNA is a good starting point for an Organization that represents us. The people that are involve in it now will hopefully pave the way for guys like yourself to become members one day. Its rewarding if us members now can do it for future members. There's not much else I can add.

    Good luck if you ever do find "THAT" organization and if you do as always clue us in.

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    The perfect organization for us would be for Powerwashing contractors only but that would most likely always be wishful thinking. Why?? Because Distributers/Manufactors have on most accounts more Money then the average contractor and MONEY=POWER.

    This is why I don't have a problem with the PWNA. Yes you could argue that DELCO is a major influence with the PWNA because Robert Hindeliter is one of the co-founders of this organization which doesn't make it a bad thing because of Roberts Excellent reputation in this industry.

    Also with the new Leaderships thats in place there(PWNA) most of them have NO connection what so ever with DELCO.

    Alot of these Idea's brought up by Tim Smith and others here would be better if they came up at PWNA's site so other members and PWNA board members can read it and add some input. This is how great idea's can come about.

    I will add this and alot may disagree here but if you would like to see better things happen with the PWNA you should BECOME a MEMBER and help make it change for the better. As in all Organizations, If you want to make them listen to you it always helps if you are a member first and Honestly for me at least the $175 or so that it cost to become a member is no big deal. It shouldn't be for anyone in this field and if it wasn't then look at the Power the PWNA would have then. Health Benefits along with other idea's would be able to be implemented.

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    I have a 30"Big Guy(Elite and is heavy) a 27"hydrotek and a 24" whirl-a-way.

    The Hydrotek and Whirl-a-way are light. The whirl-a-way is plastic and can not handle very hot water(I warped the Plastic bell housing using hot water)

    The one I like best is the 27"Hydrotek. The Bell housing is aluminum and very light. The size seems to be the perfect size for me to use. This eleminated my theory that some ladies always knew...BIGGER IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER!!!!

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    That is the company I bought the truck from. I dealt with Brian Shafer. I told him what I wanted and we agreed on a deal. This wasn't done thru auction on ebay even though I kept losing out on bidding with him and other companies.

    He can get you what you want when it comes to Bucket trucks. I highly reccommend his services.

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    Forget the Pump ups. Been there done that. Get a Surflo or Flojet. You will never look back. Take it from me. Pump ups Suck Suck Suck. Joe Home owner uses those. We as Professionals use the real deal. Get those Pumps and don't waste years like I did with Pump ups.

    Flojets along with Surflo's, Surface Machines, Hot water, Chemicals etc. are the biggest reasons why my Business has really been Kicking as far as Equipment goes.

    Good Luck

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    I would have plenty of plastic sheathing available to cover any thing you don't want to get stripper on. Maybe even a Rake or broom along with a blower to Pick up any loose Paint that landed on the ground. Plenty of HD-80 to strip the paint. Last but not least.....where protective Clothing aong with a resperator and especially Goggles when dealing with Strippers.

    Good Luck

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    Don't e-mail Joe Walters you will be just wasting your time. Call him instead. You will probably get one of his agents. The one I dealt with her name is Sue. I got an excellent Policy with 2,000,000 coverage and also insured some of my Powerwashing equipment also thru them.

    Total for all of this is $1265/yr. Great deal considering my own agent was trying to get me to insure again thru him for $3,000+/yr.

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    I stripped 3 decks(all in one back yard) Yesterday without covering any of the plant life around these decks. I used hd-80 at full strength(8 oz per gallon of water. Man this stripper works great. The solid stain just fell off the wood). Of course I Brightend the wood afterwords.

    As to the reason why I didn't cover any plant life around these decks was because it was raining all day along. Actually been raining the last few days. I figured since the plant life was so saturated with rain they should be all right. I even soaked the plants some more after I applied the HD-80 and the citralic brightner.

    Would you think the plants will be OK??

    Also its great to strip in the rain because the stripper stays nice and wet and works like a charm.

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