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John.Harper

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  1. Looking to learn...New

    if you've got some extra cash check out kbkdesign.com for flyers and business cards and logo its a must
  2. cold weather

    just get wet
  3. 8 GPM COLD vs. 5.6 GPM HOT!! ?

    yea i would definently get the hot water machine theres nothing that the 8 gpm could really outperform it in and it would be cheaper and easier to transition it to a larger gpm with hot water capability .. some people will tell you differently but look around for something used .. someone going out of business or something like that .. maybe craigslist or ebay and you can save yourself alot of money and with a little bit of work youll have something if it doesnt work out you business wise could still make some money on .. if you buy new you will never be able to recoup that investment
  4. nice to see someone my age going at it .. how long have u been in business
  5. i would take that last course of siding and the closest deck board to the house and put some real flashing in there for one and run the flashing down the joist thats up against that wall .. then rip some boards for that bottom course and put the other coarse up you originally took off .. or put that original coarse up and tuck the coarse your going to rip under it and face nail the original coarse with a trim nailer and lastly squeeze that deck board back in
  6. Chemicals

    powder unless its bleach
  7. I've been using oxalic for my wood restoration jobs whenever i do a strip. I know that theres a debate whether to use oxalic or citric i was just wondering who used what and why? I know that people will say that citric is safer but is it as effective? I have considered using citric after one job that i think i used too much oxalic and ended up using atleast 2X the amount of stain i figured on.
  8. i was using cabot semi transparent
  9. 1) i think i first mixed sodium hydroxide and precarb then i mixed sodium hydroxide and bleach i was a bit tired last night 2) i used a lot of extra oxalic and my stain was only covering about 100 square feet per gallon and thats what i figured the problems was
  10. i used to just use sodium hydroxide but now i use a blend of sodium hydroxide, percarbonate, and bleach after i did a strip with heavy moss growth and was kinda just generally darkish green and it seemed like where ever there was moss and algae it didn't strip below it very well so i experimented with a blend and it came up nicely but i had apply chems like 3 teams before it stripped and i got the idea to use bleach even tho i heard it was a no no. so i used extra oxalic to neutralize then i normally would have and ended up using a little over 15 gallons of stain if i remember correctly when i figured for about 7 it was completely ridiculous i never even told the HO because i felt like an idiot so i just told her i used like 8 and ate the rest of it which is why i started this thread
  11. sorryy 7gpm .. im looking for something used, at an auction, or something broken that i can fix thats usually how i operate .. im trying to set aside some money to go to the NOLA and the new york RT
  12. just ordered two 8gpm 4k AR pumps , got a motor to put them on , looking for some hot boxes to put on them, gonna go to a few auctions and pick up a new hot water skid theres a hydrotech unit thats gonna go very cheap may consider selling that
  13. so a lot of people are blending ox and citric
  14. What is hydrochloric acid safe to actually use on as a cleaning agent? I hope im not mistaken but muriatic acid and hydrochloric acid are the same thing correct? I've heard a lot of people trying to use it and they always get advised not too i can get it locally cheap about the same as 12.5% just wondered if i could be using it? Thanks John
  15. im trying to add some new toys ... anybody use those Easy Kleen hot water 4k units im going to an auction and ill be able to grab a few pretty cheap?
  16. hydrochloric acid .. safe to use on anything?

    hahah he was a terrible boss we had to do something
  17. Foaming agents?

    i think i have a general grasp on everything i just like to ask questions to hear others input and see if i can learn things from them .. i mix my housewash differently for every house depending on what it needs to be cleaned i usually add a range of alkalines i sometimes get a bit meticulous and its my first year i'd rather waste money on chems then start my second year with no returning customers
  18. hydrochloric acid .. safe to use on anything?

    so im hearing great results and the line being drawn .. im sure someone can handle it safely and it has an application .. i've used it before i started doing all of this when i was in construction spraying it on a stone wall we just mortared up the GC swore by it to get loose motor off
  19. i personally have experienced god first hand and have seen my life flash between my eyes quite a few times and i consider myself lucky to be alive and im not very old but i hope that never happens again .. but i think god works both ways .. watch forrest gump and try and make some sense out of life it all works out
  20. So am I going through that Mid Life thing ....

    6 speed audi with the 2.7 twin turbo motor ... you could get the a6 disguised as an executive car that looks like a boat .. my friend has one and spent about 2 grand and now it stays with vetoes .. or you could get the 2.7 in the older s4 body style which is stupid fast stock but you probably wouldn't like either one but its a bad ass motor i wanted to swap a 2.7 in my 02 audi a4 would have been the perfect carr looks and everything else
  21. So am I going through that Mid Life thing ....

    lol well then just wait a month or so .. but honestly 80 year old men with oxygen tanks look cool in corvettes hopefully i do well enough that i can get one for my quarter life crisis
  22. hydrochloric acid .. safe to use on anything?

    yea i've heard a lot about Eacochem lately i cant wait to get a brick or graffitti job so i can test out their products and customer service i've read their entire site and its pretty obvious they're the real deal
  23. So am I going through that Mid Life thing ....

    check out the audi S5 with the 4.2 liter with an audi quattro is unreal its performance in deep snow rivals my 4X4 and in the turns its kind of just like are you crazy enough to take this corner that fast .. but i would imagine the porsche would be the same way
  24. Foaming agents?

    is that a sodium hydroxide based cleaner
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