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I do not know about the bubbling part, but I did have Gutter Grenade from Pressure Tek cause red stains on concrete and brick before. According to Bob at Pressure Tek, it is because sometimes it will bring out the iron that is in the concrete. Fortunately I was able to rinse it off and the stain disappeared. He also said the way to prevent it is to soak down the concrete prior to, and then rinse often. If you are unable to get the stains out with rinsing, I would try F9 Barc before you try anything mechanical like a grinding wheel. Good luck.

FYI to all those this has not happened to, but I had the same thing happen to me using Gutter Grenade. It all came out with heavy rinsing. According to Bob at Pressure Tek, Gutter Grenade will occasionally bring out the iron that is in the concrete. Ways to prevent this are to soak the concrete prior to using Gutter Grenade, and rinse, rinse, rinse. I am assuming what does not come out could be treated with Front 9 Barc, but I do not know has I did not have to get to that point.

Nice job. What did you use to clean the pool?

Are there no pool supply stores that sell liquid SH?

I voted Baker's.

How big are those tanks?

This is not an attack on anyone or particular group. Nor is it an indication of my feelings on some of arguments I have seen on the different forums. You have no 1st amendment rights on a BBS, just like you have no 1st amendment rights at a workplace. The 1st amendment states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." If the Admins on a BBS whether it be ***, TGS, PTstate, etc.... censors a thread or bans a member there are no constitutional issues at play. Just like if someone bad mouths the company they work for and then get terminated. You can better believe that when I have employees working for me, and they badmouth myself, or company they will be looking for a new job. Not because I plan to run a dictatorship, but I do not want someone representing me who says negative things about me or my company to the public. Imagine if one of your employees said XYZ Pressure Washing is the worst, they do shoddy work and they rip customers off. Do you want them working for you while saying that? Or would have a now hiring sign posted somewhere? It happens all the time. There are too many news stories about some dumb waitress who complained on Facebook, Twitter, etc... about customers. Or someone who works in an office complaining about their boss. The news covers it because it is sensational, and they portray the newly unemployed as a victim. I would rather the news just say "Some idiot got themselves fired, and XYZ company is looking for good help. Now here is Steve with the weekend weather."

Should be titled How Not to Powerwash

I have had a couple people ask me about stripping paint for paint prep. I politely decline as I am not interested in that kind of work (especially with concerns of lead paint.) I have a couple of different contractors I use to refer people to for other things (electrical, plumbing, etc...) but have not found a painter that I would not be concerned with competing for other pressure washing jobs.

Anyone have a quick and easy formula for calculating square footage for balusters and spindles? I have seen tips on this topic before but I am not coming up with anything when I use the search function.

Careful offering him a discount if you expect him to send jobs your way. If he sends jobs your way, it may be because of the price you charged him. When you charge a customer a full price, they may be upset as they had expectations of a much cheaper price. I am not sure I have ever seen a sealer that offers coverage of 500 sq feet per gallon. According to what I have seen, you may need a couple more gallons of sealer. I have not done concrete sealing, but I believe you can use a pump up sprayer then back brush. There is also the time that you have to cut in with a hand brush around the edges to take into consideration.

Connor, What type of equipment do you have in your trailer? What are the dimensions of the trailer and capacity of the trailer?

What is the weight limit for the trailer?

Thanks Rod for the response. Do you offer gutter brightening, or does that fall under the same response as gutter cleanouts?

For the last several years my wife, Kim Gilligan, has been working on her PhD and is nearing the finish line. There is a comic that she reads dealing with grad school and she has entered a contest in which the winner will have their dissertation turned into a comic by the artist. If you have time, please click on this link and vote for her. The best way to find her is to press Control and F at the same time and type in "Gilligan." PHD Comics: 2 Minute Thesis Competition Thanks in advance.

We are heading to Norfolk tomorrow so the wife can defend her dissertation to her committee on Friday. She had wanted to defend in October then graduate in December but her committee could not get their stuff together. Now she will defend Friday and submit her final copy next week leaving her all spring semester worry free. She is already planning graduation party, and a graduation cruise.

Beth, how come you do not clean gutters anymore?

That was a typo. I meant up to 200 sq ft. I have seen labels saying depending on type and condition of wood 80-200 sq ft of coverage per gallon. I am assuming like most products that 200 is only under the best possible conditions and to expect less coverage.

James, you mentioned that you have gotten to bare metal after washing gutters several times. Do you offer to paint the gutters if that happens, or explain that it could happen before you do the work?

What about when considering coverage rates for stipper, neutralizer, and stain? Say for instance I am expecting to get 100-250 sq ft per gallon of stain (depending on brand, condition of wood, etc....) I am just trying to make sure I calculate the correct amount of stain for the area of the deck as well as railing and balusters.

Another gem

Sure do. Just washed a shingle roof by blasting away with my turbo nozzle. Just joking, but I do love it for curbs, stairs, retaining walls, and small walkways where the surface scrubber will not do.

I have a customer who is interested in getting some bird poop removed from her wood siding. Up to this point, I have not had to deal with bird poop. Have I been lucky, or is it generally not an issue? Either way, I did a search on the forum and all I found was threads pertaining to awning cleanings. Would a standard house wash mix remove the bird poop? If not, what should I use? Is this something I should pass on, or is this a job that can be done. I advised her that the poop may leave a stain through the paint, but she just wants it removed. Attached are a couple of pictures although my camera appears to be on its last legs and the pictures did not come out well.

Practice deck with oxiclean and a brightener/neutralizer from benjamin moore. - - - Updated - - - Any comments, concerns, hate messages welcome

Sorry, I missed the word "brightener." I used benjamin moore's brightener and followed their directions as far as mixing. I did not stain it yet, I am going to have another go at it. I had planned on doing it again some time ago but things have been hectic here. Things are slowing down enough I am going to try and hit it Tuesday and let it dry out. I knew I could get the stuff cheaper and better quality but at the time I was unsure about incorporating wood work into my company as well as I had not found a local distributor yet.