Which surface cleaner to buy

[Which surface cleaner to buy]

The specs sounded off to me too. Did you 24 hp @ 3500 psi? Heck, go with a 36" whisper wash

[Best way to apply stripper?]

Nice job! Looks real easy to use and move around.

[Best way to apply stripper?]

Did you make that? If so, what's the cost? (if you don't mind)

[Acid wash stone chimeny]

Thanx Doug, you da man!

[Best way to apply stripper?]

Thanks Shane. Yes it is cedar. I'll post the after deck tomorrow. On PT the reaction is a little bit slower and a little bit less "bright," but still very effective.

BTW, this pic was taken about 1 -2 minutes after I sprayed on the brightener.

[Parts for Big Guy]

Thanks Doug. What's your ph#.

[Best way to apply stripper?]

Here's a pic of a deck that I did last summer. I downstreamed the brightener on half of the deck to show the difference between brightening and not brightening. As you can see, the injectable chems are strong enough and do work well.

[Parts for Big Guy]

Thanx guys, I'm waiting for them to email me.

[Parts for Big Guy]

WOW! Thanx Scott, that was quick! I just emailed them. I love this BBS!!!

[Parts for Big Guy]

My spray bar on my Big Guy is locking up. I can free it by manually turning it, but I know it will lock up for good soon. I guess I need a new rotary head or (swivel). I found 1 site that sells'em for $299.00! Holy crap! Does anyone know where I can get this part cheaper? BTW, the site is http://www.cmcpwe.com/whisperwashparts.html

Maybe it's a good price, I don't know.

Thanks in advance.

[Which would you buy]

You will not run out of water. I have a 8 gpm machine and have never ran out of water on resi jobs. Usually when I'm doing a deck, I have to shut off the spigot when I'm 3/4 of the way done so I don't have a full tank to cart around. The only you would run out of water is if you had a 100% flow tip and pulled the trigger constantly. I wash decks with a size 12 @ 50 degree tip. If you start out with 100 gallons you will be fine. This machine will give you lightning speed on all of your jobs!

[Acid wash stone chimeny]

Thanks Steve.

[Acid wash stone chimeny]

I had a builder call me the other day and he wanted me to acid wash a stone chimeny. What chem would I use? BTW - this is on a new build.

[Ratios]

Great, now I have a headache!

[What makes a certification worth the $$$ to you?]

I'll have to agree with Jon too. Nobody has ever asked me if I'm certified in anything. Like Jon said, (paraphrasing) If people don't ask about it, then, it is of no value to them.

[Which would you buy]

6-7 gpm is average. Don't worry, you won't run out of water.

[Wood Furring]

Well, I guess I used the term "strip" loosely. What I should have said is "we apply stripper to every deck." Thanx for helping me clarify Rod.

BTW - BULLZEYE! Thank God it was a Nerf arrow! LOL

[Starting part-time PW biz, need input re: training and equipment]

Ron, you are not kidding about the expences!

[Flyers]

overnight prints are great.

[Oil Prices]

Man, I'm surprised they aren't going POSTAL! TA DUM TISH!

Yes, it has effected us too as we do a lot of driving to fleets.

[Which would you buy]

Go for the GPM.

[Starting part-time PW biz, need input re: training and equipment]

4 gpm is barely enough. I would get a 5.5 gpm. at least.

[Concrete Chems]

Call E-spec - 800-346-4876 ask for Power Stroke. It's a powder and it works well.

[Low ballers making an impact.]

Phillip, I don't see anything wrong with what you said about this guy or posting his ad. Posting his ad gave us all a better look at the problem.

Hey, is this the same guy with the wedgie that uses a pink bucket?

[Wood Furring]

Forgive me, I'm multi tasking right now. As i'm typing, I'm painting a huge target on my butt! What's up with all this "furring" stuff? I understand why it happened to Degra and now, so does he. Are all you guys and gals saying that every time you strip a deck you have to defurr or sand it?

Degra, when you wash a grey deck, pre wet the whole thing first, then apply the chem. This will eliminate the fuzz. Dwell time should be - none. First time deck washes are to be handled very carefully. Chems should be sorta weak in strength. We strip EVERY deck. Grey ones, stained ones, old moldy ones, and so on. On the newer ones that are sorta grey, we pre wet, apply injectible stripper then wash (1000 psi) & brighten. Old, moldy & grey ones - inject on the stripper, wash (1000 psi) then inject on the brightener - same with stained decks. Fuzzies don't happen if you do it this way, we don't ever have to sand any deck - ever. WOW, the target & the typing are finished at the same time! - COOL!!