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    Today I downstreamed my first moldy house. Usually I X-Jet but I wanna switch to ds’ing. My mix was 4 gal. Of 14% bleach, and 1 gallon of soap. It was 68 degrees today.

    I was a bit disappointed with the killing power of the mix. It didn’t seem to kill the mold nearly as easily as X-Jetting. The mold stayed green and was harder to rinse off. I think I waited 5 minutes b4 I rinsed. I never really timed the dwell time. For a 1700 sq. ft. house, I used about 2.5 gallons of mix.

    The house turned out fine, but I was expecting the mold to die a horrible death much faster & easier.

    How can I fix this? Is this normal?

    Thanks for the help.

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    Russell, this is disingenuous and quite frankly nonsense. WTW may very well last 3 yrs., don't know as I've only used it once. But name one premium, specialty exterior wood stain that requires yearly maintenance, at least here in the northeast U.S. Baker's Gray Away?, Ready Seal?, Woodrich?

    If any contractor using these stains had to redo their work every year, in normal markets they would soon be out of business. Any contractor that has had this lifetime with these stains either does not have a clue on how to prep the wood correctly, does not know or care what a moisture meter is, or is so cheaply priced that they can't afford to put the required amount of stain into the wood the first time around.

    Enough of this misinformation so prevalent here on TGS. It's B.S. and anyone specializing in exterior wood for any length of time should know it.

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    Easy Rick. I wouldn't say that Russell is being 'disingenuous' as you stated. If you really think that he is, then please explain. You RS guys simply have a different business model than others. There's two kinds of wood contractors -

    Type 1 - Every time they see a deck, a certain Barry White song plays in their head. They can't wait to make sweet love to the deck and take their time caring for it. It doesn't matter to them how long it takes either.

    Type 2 - When this type sees a deck, they have $$ in their eyes. They want to get the job, complete it as efficiently as possible (without sacrificing quality) and get paid.

    In both scenarios, the deck was restored and looks great.

    I'm a type 2. I'll save Barry White for when I get home.

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    Last night, we were washing one of our new fleet accounts. This is our first week there. The trucks were not parked on time for us, the night Mgr. gave me the sob story, "I have to be out of here by 11 00. Is there a way you could just wash half tonight and half tomorrow?" I answered with a very firm "NO!" Then I pointed out to her that if HER people had the trucks parked on time I could get started sooner and finish sooner. I don't know how these people get these jobs. Anyways, we finally get started. Every time I let off the trigger, the belts would sound like a pack of hyenas. (They have been a bit squeeky for a week) I was in a hurry, so I checked the belts and they were tight so I kept washing and gritting my teeth. Then my float decides to start restricting my water to my fill tank. I then run out of water. (Not bone dry, but the pressure just started to flutter.)

    I run to shut everything down. Since I now have time to better inspect my belt issue, I do so. I look at them again and as I ran my finger across tham, I find "black sludge) on them. Now I'm really confused! After further inspection, I see oil all over the base of my skid. After I crapped my pants, I checked my oil level and it was full. I had just changed my oil a few hours earlier.

    I fired up the pw'er again and saw a very slow leak behind the oil filter. I had blown a gasket. Since it was so close to the belts, the suction from them sucked the little drops of oil right on the belts.

    Now, remember, I'm a 7 day a week operation. I can't afford to be down at all.

    Today, I arrange to have the problem fixed at a local repair shop. A friend comes to follow me there and give me a ride back. I open my rear shop (garage) door half way to let him in.

    As I back my 15 ft. straight truck out CRUNCH! Yeah, you guessed it. I mangled my garage door!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

    So I call a door repair place to fix it. Thay tell me that they will, but I have to pay time and a half! GREAT!!!!

    As I'm typing this, the engine repair shop calls to tell me that my pw'er is fixed and ready to go. YES!!!!!

    Meanwhile, the door guy is on his way.

    I need a hug!

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    Don,

    Thanks for the event and inviting me to speak. I had a blast. It was so cool meeting Mr. Millen. Nothing like his posts. He even put a fire under my ass with that Infiniti. I went out and bought a new truck yesterday. LOL

    The after hours meetings were awsome. Still recovering from the 4:30 am bed time. Jarrod, Scott and I were on a roll that night.

    Actually considering bringing wood restore back this year after talking to Jarrod.

    Michael, It was so much fun hanging out til we all had stinging, red eyes! I really learned a lot from you and Scott that first night. I'm glad that you are considering bring wood restoration back. You won't regret it.

    I'm still feeling a bit tired from last weekend. It was soooo worth it!

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    Thanks for the responses so far guys. The reason why I'm bringing this all up is for advertising reasons. I mean, is it worth it in your opinion to advertise to the "snobs" or not? In my opinion, no way. I would rather advertise to people who are well off, but with "regular Joe" attitudes. I have proved this theory to myself many times. I just wonder if you guys have the same mindset that I do.

    I know that in a neighborhood, rich or poor, you have quite a range of people. But there are those certain neighborhoods that the air is a bit stiffer. The majority of the people there are snooty and cheap. If you knew about such a neighborhood, would you still advertise there, or not?

    This is kinda demagraphics of demagraphics I guess.

    Let's do it this way - Say you have 6 groups of people you can advertise to, but you can only pick 4. Which 4 do you pick?

    1. Poor

    2. Lower Middle Class

    3. Middle Class

    4. Upper Middle Class

    5. Rich

    6. Rich & Snooty

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    We all want to do business with people who can afford us right? In my experience, there's 2 kinds of rich people -

    Rich (wealthy) people - People who make a great living and appreciate quality. They don't mind spending more for better things and services. They are pretty down to earth and "normal."

    Rich snobs - These people tend to all live in the same neighborhoods or areas. (Secret society perhaps.) When you knock on their door to give them their requested proposal, they open it just enough for you to slip your quote through it. Of course, the chain lock is still engaged too. They won't really talk to you either. They say "Thanks, we'll call you later." or something like that. Almost always, they don't hire you, they go for the hack. And, if they did actually hire you, they are very nit-picky, fussy, demanding, and often pay late.

    This is my experience with this matter. How about yours?

    I want to see if I'm crazy or not, so please respond honestly. If you disagree, please explain why. If you agree, please elaborate.

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    congrats Jarrod. I moderated this board amongst a few other over the years and some of the best Moderators have stood out...I'm thinking that you can and will fall into one of those groups.

    Best of luck keeping the juices flowing. Its always nice having new blood taking the lead...Juts don't bleed to much or some will just suck it right out of ya...

    Thanks John. I did not know that there were vampires here. I always thought Squirtgun had a transylvainian tone to his accent. Hmmmmmmmmmm.

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