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Restora by flood, Armor All, Canuba Wax, Good results with all of those products. ...yep, Armor All

Hate: Down Streaming Love: My Xjet Hate: Obama McCain Love: Ginger Maryann

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Pre rinsing, rinsing during, and post rinsing. ....also could have been chem reaction to the type of fertilizer she uses. I have seen plants get burned minutes after covering with plastic so if covering, be careful. But, as Beth would say........ rinse rinse rinse and then rinse some more. or maybe the plant got shocked after transplanting and it is just coincidence that it died during the wash do to the timing of the replanting and scheduled housewash. Replacing is the right thing to do.

Hate: Misread rules Love: Followed Processes

" Coastal " Makes a great degreaser IMO.

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Hate: Chemical burns Love: Chemical reactions

Something I found Ineresting....... How they vote in the United Nations: Below are the actual voting records of various Arabic / Islamic States which are recorded in both the US State Department and United Nations records: Kuwait votes against the United States 67% of the time Qatar votes against the United States 67% of the time Morocco votes against the United States 70% of the time United Arab Emirates votes against the U. S. 70% of the time Jordan votes against the United States 71% of the time. Tunisia votes against the United States 71% of the time. Saudi Arabia votes against the United States 73% of the time. Yemen votes against the United States 74% of the time. Algeria votes again st the United States 74% of the time. Oman votes against the United States 74% of the time. Sudan votes against the United States 75% of the time. Pakistan votes against the United States 75% of the time. Libya votes against the United States 76% of the time. Egypt votes against the United States 79% of the time. Lebanon votes against the United States 80% of the time. India votes against the United States 81% of the time. Syria votes against the United States 84% of the time. Mauritania votes against the United States 87% of the time. U S Foreign Aid to those that hate us: Egypt, for example, after voting 79% of the time against the United States, still receives $2 billion annually in US Foreign Aid. Jordan votes 71% against the United States And receives $192,814,000 annually in US Foreign Aid. Pakistan votes 75% against the United States Receives $6,721,000 annually in US Foreign Aid. India votes 81% against the United States Receives $143,699,000 annually. get out of the UN and give the tax savings back to the American workers who are having to skimp and sacrifice to pay the taxes (and gasoline) . Pass this along to every taxpaying citizen you know. Disgusting isn't it?

I have been getting alot of unique designs lately. This is an after Pic. Ready Seal Dk. Brown Tried to get all the directions of the planks in the shot.

That customer gave me a good example of hell. LOL.

No apologies needed. I probably missed a spot, lol. I'm surprised no one has commented on the "Cross" in the deck. That's what catches my eye personally. I guess I can only do so much resto to 17 y.o. wood anyway. I saw the Holy Mother in some oatmeal the other day!!!! Here's 350 L.Ft. of fence I did yesterday

No, it's the right pic. It's an after shot. It is approx. 17 years old and did the best I could with it. This builder is from the 80's and I have seen alot of their work around town. Some of the decks they built have not stood up that well over the years but are very cool in design. It had a mystery stain on it from previous H.O. along with Oly clear seal on top of it.(can left in garage) Had to do some color mixing w/RS ( a little med. brown mixed w/ dark brown) to match the arbor and post'. Customer was not the greatest to work with, but I managed. Personally knowing the efforts involved, I think it came out ok. I will see if I can post a pic of the strip.

I still have one but it rarely sees any action. I love my XJet!!!!

I agree with Beth then. Stronger mix of NAOH and neutralize. Upsell the underside along with the upper resto and the swing.(even though the customer said "it's ok"). You don't really want a non-uniform flow with the color, so sell the whole deck, not just "some of it". IMO start over with a stronger mix of NAOH and oxalic. Honestly, it looks untouched in years to me.

Since I cannot delete my post, just disregard. I went back and re-read and realize you said "paint" not stain. .... so disregard and I will get more coffee in me.

The larger lawn and leaf bags work great for this. They can be cut down to size and just duct tape them off. NOT GOSPELL for the industry, it's just what I have done before.

EZDAYMAN, Office Depot has business card holders for a buck a piece. Hit the real estateoffices with a box of doughnuts and some cards. Most will allow when bearing gifts. Sounds corney but it is a good cheap way to get the biz coming in. Also, the 3 foot rule comes in real handy in times like these. Anyone within 3 ft. gets a card. See if your local paper will print your firm as a business spotlight ad. Much more responses than the service directory although that is efficient as well. Call all the PM companies in your phone book. Call all the painters and offer to increase their productivity by letting you do the cleaning. Network with other PW firms and offer your services for their overflow. Cold call, Craigslist, Green sheet, Barber shops, Parts stores dry cleaners. They all have dirty parking lots. Hand out those business cards like there is no tomorrow. Never stop talking to people about your business.

Hey Matt, all good points from everyone's input. I would have a concern though about the metal supports holding up the hand rails. The NAOH may take the finish off of them ( unless of course you sand). I would also ad the cost of repainting the metal into the bid as well. If not it could chew into your profits. That's going to be a tough strip to begin with and you don't want your efforts to be in vain.

CLT984, I have had great success w/ RS over the years. It is very easy to apply and cleanup is a breeze. You can apply the first coat to see how much the deck will drink up and cure for an hour or so to apply 2nd coat. Most of the wood in your area is PT Pine or cedar and RS is perfect for that type of wood. Providing you do a proper strip and and brighten prep it will treat you well and look great. No glare, just glow. IMO obviously, oil based is the way to go with the moisture in your region!! Good luck.

xylene=respirator big time!!!!

If you have already stripped and sanded and you still have evidence of silicone, replace or flip the boards. The wood in ATL is usu. PT pine or Cedar which is pretty soft wood which will "drink" the silicone base meaning it penetrates deep. .... flip 'em and go with an oil based stain. It's more managable IMO.

I bought one 2 years ago for my deckster and it is still going strong. Best tip ever. Sun Brite Supply sells them as well. I swear by those tips. I have a plastic one for backup but have never to date used it.

Gene, I'm still in , as always, and was actually talking to a contact about offering some training and insight on putting a class together just today. It's not dead yet and I know through the proper networking and contacts, alerts etc. It can be pulled off. I am in the midst of putting together info & training class as we speak. RT or training seminar either is good with me. I have alot to share. Plus newbies will need an edge and current techniques. There are so many that I speak with on a regular basis that want training. Gets to a point that a class ( affordable to all) should be offered. I get calls daily and I mean daily about how to do this or that pertaining to cleaning or wood resto. Bro ..... I get blue in the face day after day. It's time for a house meeting IMO. & ...... it's in the works. What have you been able to find out so far?