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    Agreed - Rinsing was a huge part of the job and as much time as the cleaning itself if not longer. In our case we had a water shortage - 4 spigots in 1 and still took 25 min to fill a 150 gal tank...(we used 1200' hoses just to fill the tank) down from 60 min plus with 2 spigots. I am still surprised at the lack of posts and info about cleaning courts - try search it - more advertising about doing it than advice on how to do it. Hope this thread helps the next guy which is the reason why we post - help your fellow cleaner.


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    Hi Rob

    Bleach is your friend as most of the problem is mould - If very dirty I'll use a strong mix (about 6%), if not I'll start at about 3%. Your s/cleaner needs to be between 1000 & max of 1500psi - don't be afraid of the overlap. Then rinse a lot, sometimes twice to get rid of all the dirt & paint (I use a 2540 at 7gpm)

     sorry about the link, I can't remember how to embed - i really need to get back here more often



    Thanks for the advice about cleaning the courts. I did get the job done - and it came out great.
    Courts: Asphalt with green/Blue and white lines.
    Problem: Baked on dirt - not mould - was the problem as the drainage was not great and they allowed it to go uncleaned for years. City and mud collected all over the courts and worst was drain areas.
    Method: I did it with a 28" surface cleaner - 10GPM at 3000psi/200 deg hot water. By the way - I never used my recovery system as I was using an old (non recovery) MTM / Whisper wash (1 spray bar with a spray tip at each end)- I found some 1/4 8005 (80 deg 5GPM 1/4 spray tips) and we used a monster back pack blower (RedMax EBZ8001) to move the water away from the cleaner to the lower part of the courts.
    Use of Chemicals: Bleach / De Limonene / Caustic used in high strength with various spray methods and dwell times - did not scratch/budge the caked in GA clay and mud.
    Note: All courts should be designed to drain naturally - from the furtherest point from the drain (highest point) to closest to the drain which is the lowest point. We still had to flush a bunch of water. We didn't damage the courts at all while cleaning and didn't have to watch for overlap marks as we were not under cleaning (barely cleaning) or eroding the surface away leaving racing marks/overlapping lines on the courts.
    Rob


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    Rob Rose,

    Look into having a pool filling company bring in a truck. Obviously that costs but at least you will have a flow to keep up.

    We use them when well supplied homes can't keep up. It's in the verbiage that the customer pays for it directly (keeps us
    out of the transaction).
    The tanker trucks are usually 3500-4000gallons
    Haven't had to use the tanker trailers yet. (thankfully)

     

    Rod


    Thanks Rod
    I told them to get a hydrant meter as there is a hydrant right there. Closest school water is 400' away which does not help either.
    Pool filling company - didn't even know about them. Now I have seen tanker trucks (non potable water for 3-400 a day) from United Rental for road and construction. How do pool filling companies charge - by the hour? I would need them there for the day...$$$ This is a job to help a local school clean their courts and I wanted to be low...


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    Sometimes I use a truck wash detergent after the bleach mix. I feel it loosens up any remaining dirt particles trapped in the textured surface. Also try a deck brush in the run off areas.
    Good luck and send some before and after photos when your done


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    Will do - I was surprised at how little info re this type of job.


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    Bleach is going to help win this one out.
    I use a heavy duty degreaser/bleach combination to do the initial wash and for any remnant mildew stains
    we use a final bleach bath to finish it off and the thorough rinse.

    Surface cleaners will be a great benefit in completing the job if you aren't already using them.

    Rod


    Thanks Rod - I appreciate the advice - I have an 18" Steel Eagle with recovery. 4 jets but not adjustable height. I will get some 40030 to reduce the pressure or 40040 so I dont kill the surface. I also have a 28" MTM surface cleaner with 2 nozzles (but no recovery or height adjustment either) That is part of my plan for the next attack as well as a strong bleach house wash. The school is trying to get me more water my 150 gal reservoir is taking 40 min to fill - at 10GPM I burn thru that really quickly.
    Thanks again Rod


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    Helping out a local school and a good customer...33,000 sqft Blue and green outdoor tennis courts (5 courts 2 are bad with clay runoff lots of mildew too) I have 10 GMP @ 3000 psi at 200 deg hot water.

    Tried just hot a house wash mix 1-4 water (Power House) - not much help (Black x jet)

    Tried Lemonene 33 g = 1.164040744 oz to 3 gal water

    Stepped it up to 77g = 2.6 oz to 3 gal water.

    I am not winning fast - hot water with green tip and also tried turbo nozzle (faster but will lift any loose paint - who can help.

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    Chad well done - I am sure this is the first of many jobs. Pricing is a learning curve that is influenced by many things like - affluent area, chance for repeat work, equipment used can help the speed you clean and can also increase or decrease the price, competition, travel time, size of job, niche market segment, time of the year, do you have to supply own water/how far is the water from your work area, how busy you are, price the job by the sqft and also by the hours you think it will take to complete and then try find a happy medium... etc etc etc - the list is almost endless.

    My 2 cents on this subject - price it to make enough money to make it well worth your while - rather err on the high side than be short - you may price yourself out of the job on the rare occasion this happens to us all but more times than not you are the only one bidding on the job and you get it anyway.

    Question are you your recovering water? Do you use a surface cleaner?

    Rob Rose

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    Job lead for Floor cleaning indoors. I have a lead for a job in Corsicana TX - close to Dallas. I have the equipment as this customer has seen on my www but I live no where near this job. Adrian at ABC - can you help? Can anyone else help?

    Rob Rose

    USA Rose Inc.

    Atlanta GA

    678 361 3630

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