steven
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one of the reasons I ask this question is I read a post by Beth once and in it she said something like " never get on a ladder with a p/washer ". I do feel better now. Also Someone told me that An 8 gpm machine is to much for wood, is that so? and if so why?
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I like them all but the stair treads on the stairway pictures ( not trying to sound to light n the loafers ) are simply gorgeous
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pics five and 6 do you remember which stain you used?
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Adrian,
Sorry to hear that. Like yourself and Guy,I to am a a grandfather. again, I am truly sorry.
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Thanks Adrian,
Have you ever successfully stripped a peak like that from the ground? I also use a ladder but man there has to be a better way. every time I come off a ladder from stripping a peak I look like a swamp thing.
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How would all you pros out there remove the stain from the peak of this house?
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They do look nice, don't even dare put mine up.
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ya sorry bout that, it is a oil based solid. if you look at the brown around the door that is the part that needs to be removed. every thing else came of real nice.
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If my medium brewed ( 5 ounce to the gallon ) hydroxide stripper is not touching the solid colored stain. should I try a solvent based stripper or should I just boost up the hydroxide to 7 ounces a gallon ( that does seem like a lot )?
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during a house wash the only time I have a problem with windows is when I am not paying attention to my rinsing. But I do like the idea of Mr. clean or something. The only time I have to scrub the windows is after stripping a house, and that usually means washing them real good.
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Man there is two tons of stuff to learn about wood, coatings , restoration, etc. I do like reading about this stuff, though I do have a touch of a.d.a.this keeps me interested. I downloaded the book on my phone.
lets put the book to the test, I am going to strip a small area of solid based stain. I already tried to take it off with my medium brewed ( 5 ounces to a gallon ) hydroxide stripper. It took of all the semi transparent stain easily and quick but just cleaned the solid stain. so I am going to try and find a solvent based stripper { methylene chloride } That works fast to get off the solid color stain. would you guys just try boosting the hydroxide first?
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I did find some great info and Beth sent a link.
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yea I tried going through Everett's past posts but I could not find anything. I think it was a post by Rick P that actually caught my attention
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15.29 megabytes of information hell ya. the forest labs contradict some stuff people say on these boards. Like mill glaze, they say they tried to duplicate it but never have been able to. also they say to stain your deck after the wood is under 20% they say you don't have to wait. hmmmm. there is a ton of info on there thanks Beth
Ok how do I paste something on here, if this sounds like a foolish question I just cant figure it out on this new setup.
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why cant I post a link ? any way I found the usda forest products lab research and development
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thisis for wood restoration , can someone please help with some info. I can not remember where it was or who said it ( trust me I been looking for an hour ) but someone mentioned reading everything from the us. forestry service about coatings I THINK that's what it was. can someone help me out and tell me exactly what it is I should be reading.
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Rod,
when submitting an estimate do you line item everything or just give them one giant price?
I line item everything on jobs over 2 or 3k.
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We clean a Greyhound terminal monthly. In the spots where the busses sit and idle for hours, there are 4' diameter circles of black soot on the concrete we apply EBC and let dwell for 10 min or so, then brush the spots with a stiff bristle scrub brush on a broom handle. I have done side by side comparisons, the brushing helps quite a bit. Might be able to get it a little cleaner with gas powered broom, definitely save time.
Well there ya go. In a situation like that I would see it working if you could keep the chems from flying away. I have used those before and they can really throw some stuff.
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its a gas powered broom.
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what about using a small cable that loops around hose before the QC fittings and the 2 cables lock together, that way if QC'S did blow, a cable would keep them from knocking teeth out. Might get burned by hot water, but no lacerations. Any one ever seen anything like this?
I know they make them for the bigger tow behind compresors. I have used them. I think here in Maine they are mandatory (osha) when using those airlines. I would think they would be easy enough to make, and would work well.
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I thought that talk was reserved for the other forum......
was that post out of line ? was it directed at anyone here ? That's my story and i'm sticking to it.
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How about all those police union charities or police charities I get bombarded with every year?
Or I could pick a family of a person that was wrongfully killed by a police officer. There's no shortage of them anywhere in the U.S.A
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Our neighbor runs accounting software that is used by hundreds of small hardware stores across the US to track inventory and sales. He said that in reality the smaller hardware stores are with-in pennies of the bog box stores on everything with the exception of power tools and building materials.
I bought a Makita orbital sander from him this year and he was right on with the price. I am going to buy another one next year.
u.s forestry coatings ??
in Wood Cleaning & Restoration - Decks, Fences, etc.
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yes all I did was boost up to 6 ounces and added some butyl. Came off like butter