Barry M

I'm aware of the free recorded message idea, I believe its Piranha Marketing (Joe Polish) or Y2 Marketing, one of those. I understand people are calling that particular number JUST to listen to a free message because your marketing efforts steered them that way. It's a great way to prequalify prospects. By the time YOU talk to them, they are ready to buy.

Are these services any different than an 800 # through your local phone company and an answering machine?

I just want to make enough money to give my kids (3) the opportunitiy they deserve, what ever that may be.

gotta love organization, looking good Jarrod

:lgtear: Charlie I was only kidding, that's a good question. Honestly I hacked up a buddies deck one summer and slapped some stain on it for some extra cash. I had no clue what I was doing. During the job he mentioned how expensive it was to get it done by a pro. He is one of those guys that thinks he knows everything and he didn't think it was rocket science to blast it with water and stain it and I didn't know better. Anyway after the job was done I started researching and came across the PWNA website (back when it was free) and also TGS. I saw the potential and the rest is history. Thank you Grimescene!!!

Because of low start up costs, and because pressure washing is simply, and I can keep pretty busy by lowballing the competition. If I'm making 30 bucks an hour, that's better than the factory. ;)

To start you need a chem tank (I use 125 gallon). A pump like doc said can be a matter of opinion and also depends on how much roof cleaning you plan on doing and your budget. I do a fair amount of roofs and I use a 12v shurflo pump. With this pump I use a marine battery and 200' of 3/8 chem hose. Also you need a wand for applying the love. This is probably the cheapest and most economical roof setup. Gas pumps really pump the love but are expensive. Do some research on the board to educate yourself more about it.

Sorry for the hijack. It just looked like a good thread to ask this question. I had a painter, whom I know and trust, ask me to help him prep some tool and die machines that he is going to paint. We are suppose to use an in house steamcleaner. I know nothing about steamcleaning. How different is it from pressure washing? Do I still use chems? Is it better than pressure washing or is it a step down? Will I still end up with waste water? You can see I have a lot of questions so any advise is appreciated, thanks and sorry again for the hijack.

What water? ;)

4oz foamer, 4oz wax, 8oz rinse aid.

Contrary to what you've said on the phone Don, you are a good seller. You got my attention, you got me interested, you gave me information, and you told me what action to take....I'M SOLD! Read your quote with one of those loud annoying car dealership commercial voices and it sounds even better. LOL

Don Your getting my juices flowing stop teasing me. You know I'm in.

I took as many trade classes in high school as I could....building trades, auto mech, etc. First job was in the trailer factories, we build a lot of trailers and double wides here in the north. I was a swingman and did a little bit of everything. Did that for several years then worked for a siding and gutter company and always did work on the side like a weekend roof job or something like that. Then I started with a utility construction company and mostly buried phone cable. After about a year I became the foreman and did that for 9 years before quitting last spring to PW full time. Right now I'm relying on my carpentry/remodeling skills to keep me busy this winter, can't wait to start washing again.

Thanks for the PM Shane. I did catch the camera as it panned to the left about 100yards and I saw a herd of something, not sure what they were. Maybe anger customers..........no wait that was the bad dream I had.

That wasn't a rain storm, every so often the villiage people come to the watering hole to take a ****.

I usually downstream the whole drive with 12% and then clean, it also helps prevent stripping up the drive with the SC.

Everytime I check it, it's still just a watering hole. I never see anything, someone should PM me when there is a zebra or something......lol

I downstream 12% and the stains disappear before I hit it with the SC. I use oxalic only for irrigation rust and it's sprayed on after surface cleaning and then rinsed.

You can get a brand new one at Lowes for $1000. Have you considered a belt driven unit? They last much longer and don't have to be gravity feed when drawing from a tank. Use the search fuction and get all the facts before buying. GL

http://www.directsafety.com/ Request a catalog, it's better than their online store.

Doug Welcome back, sorry to hear about your health problems I hope you get it all taken care of.

Chris You can run a sc that big, I've run a 30" on 4gpm but I had to walk extremely slow or I would get zebra stripes on the crete. I now own a 19" hover and I can clean concrete faster with it than with a bigger one. You have to match the sc to your size machine to get the most efficiency out of it. Also, that size nozzle sounds right.

Thank you Jeff and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

Looks good Roger, what stain did you use and how long did it take?

I've had problems on old gutters in warm and cold weather. The gutters aren't streaked but are greyish looking instead of white. No results at full strength. Being they are suppose to be white I asumed the paint was oxidized.