Jump to content

tropical wave

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content count

    758

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

Posts posted by tropical wave

  2. Posted · Report reply

    How long do the giant Q-Tips last you mike?

    like anything else, it depends on the wood.....on newer lumber, they last and last, but they get torn up on older stuff when the wool snags the splinters etc....they're just awesome for spindles when I dont spray (bben to damn windy lately to spray) pads and paddles and brushes today.

    and they ain't expensive. so I just ordered a boatload (well, maybe 15)

  6. Posted · Report reply

    Thanks guys n gal,

    I thought it would have been more of a nightmare to strip than it turned out to be. I did a test with full strength SH and it melted the thickest areas on the verticals in less than 7 minutes, so to avoid severe fuzz and not punish the wood too much, I cut the TimberStrip Pro to 5-6 oz per gallon, lengthened the dwell a bit and it worked well. I easily could have went to 4 oz per gallon but didn't. (hindsight) Some spindles hung on tight, but were easily cleaned up with the makita defelter. The fascia and the top rails worried me with numerous coats, but wow, they melted away and no fuzz to boot.

  10. Posted · Report reply

    What in the world is "some sicko" going to do with those pics?

    .

    you would be amazed at what these people can do.....easily find where you live, what IP you use, the location of your network etc....

    ive been to too much training on this topic, and its truly scary, with the correct software, and websites, these people along with the police (which is good) can take minimal computer info, ie: your website, or email address and within 3 minutes have an overhead picture of your house with driving directions........it sucks, but its the way it is.

    another thing these nut jobs do is take kiddie pics off legit websites, digitally alter them and sell them worldwide as kiddie porn....seen it done a zillion times. Im part of the IL Attorney Generals task force which works kiddie porn cases, website (chat) predators etc....its a real big deal

    obviously, y'all can do whatever you like, and odds are nothing will happen, but its a real issue...

    photos of the kids stay off the internet

  13. Posted · Report reply

    I used to work for S***MAXX.

    At best they provided TERRIBLE customer service (IF ANY), on a job that many innocent people paid 2-3 times the price of the competition, in hopes to "Never seal your deck again".

    They are shown pictures of FRESHLY done jobs when they placed an order.

    About 8-10 months later, the phones began to ring.....people were IRATE.

    IF they called enough times, or threatened to sue or report the company, MAYBE S***MAXX..MAAAAAAAAYBE....would go look at it (then stall them as long as possible).

    As I understand, they're close to bankrupt.

    My thoughts: "Couldn't happen to a nicer guy!!"

    I havent heard their radio ads up here in awhile....??? and Ive never run into anything they've done either...thank goodness

  15. Posted · Report reply

    Monday Im going to do a test on this, but I wanted your thoughts before hand, just for kicks.....

    this is Olympic Natural Look Protector Plus, oil base stain, the label says for use on brown pressure treated lumber. its a linseed based product with some parafin wax in it.....the floor has failed quite a bit and the homeowner zig-zaged it up with a pressure washer. my concern is the top rail, steps, supports and fascia, where there appears to be a few coats on it....it looks like brown paint and is shiney, but the customer swears its just a second coat of the same stuff.

    If I cant strip it properly with TimberStrip and use a semi-trans, he's open to a solid like cabots....if thats the route, is it just a deep clean, primer and sealer? or what?

    post-721-137772161501_thumb.jpg

    post-721-137772161505_thumb.jpg

    post-721-137772161509_thumb.jpg

  17. Posted · Report reply

    Here is an issue Ive not dealt with yet, but I'm sure many of you have all over the country.......

    I have a deck to do that has 7 year old CWF on the cedar.....I should have no problems with the strip, my question is the railing and spindles on the back of the elevation, belly right up to the above ground pool. 1) I was thinking of tarping the outside of the rails so the tarp blocks the striper and forces the chems and water down under the deck between pool and the underside, but rinsing the outside and the top handrail will be a PITA. 2) how bad is it if some striper and crud gets in the pool.....??? covering the entire pool isn't really an option, its big and oval and it will just puddle up in the middle and sag......for the outside, spraying in I may need to actually get in the pool, which is quite lame but I guess we'll see......

  23. Posted · Report reply

    Yep! Imagine the view of the night-time sky on a moonless night from that REALLY dark spot right in the center of Africa!

    agreed, the most amazing night sky I ever saw was while cruising around the atlantic in the middle of the night in the coast guard. you can actually see satelites screaming by with the naked eye (computer on board told us when they were passing over and from what direction, could see the different colors reflecting the light, and could follow them from horizon to horizon in a matter of seconds, was wild)

  25. Posted · Report reply

    Now my next question is,

    what is the prefered sealer appplication method

    Brush, Spray, or Roll????

    dont know anything about defoe, devo or whatever it is, but as far as the "prefered method" goes, in my case, the situation dictates the method, Ive sprayed (shurflo), brushed, rolled, padded, stain paddled and the rest, in a perfect world, there would be no wind in chicago, no underneath patios, no aluminum or vinyl near the wood etc, so I could spray everything, but since thats not the case you do what you have to do. Ive done decks that Ive had to use each and every way to apply sealer to certain areas.

×