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    Both methods are very effective at getting chems where you want them to be, and both have their downsides. A work around for having to wheel a cart around with the x-jet is adding longer hose, but it means more hose to get tangled up on trees and plants and other hose and even you.

    I know about pressure hose blow outs over time in the middle of a job when downstreaming, chem spouting everywhere. Not that I choose one over the other but at least you would be able to complete the job if you had the x-jet as backup. And that's what I do ,keep one as a backup for the other.

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    As an alternative to the Deckster, you may also want to check out the deck rig that Scott Paul (the pro sealer store ) sells on his site. Its made with a 2gpm delevan and about 25' of hose with some other goodies, or get Bob to custom make one for you with the battery boxes and extra hose.

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    I recently installed a k7 unloader on my 3500 psi 3.5 gpm direct drive pump (comet66dx).The installation appeared to be straight forward but for some reason the machine is now consistently blowing the 3/8 hose that comes from the unloader bypass (to what I think goes) back to the pump. The only thing that I did in addition to swapping out the old unloader was to change out the fitting at the pressure relief valve to a straight 3/8 barb, could this be the problem? I mean as soon as I turn on the water supply it blows a hole in the hose. Any help on how to rectify this would be great.

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    if I can remove most of the old stain (say 90%), and go back with the same kind gray stain, will the job come out looking good.

    What if you intend to put down a different type of stain, similar color, but different type?

    I am presently stripping a deck done with Sherwin Williams natural waterbourne semi-transparent. I am getting between 90-95% of it off. Do I need to get every spec of it off to re-apply with ready seal natural cedar semi?

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    Hi Shane,

    Put a small tip on it and it'll usually start cycling. With the correct size tip, when the wand/gun is opened, the 'on-demand' pump comes on and when it's closed it simply shuts off.

    This is very interesting and answers one of the questions to the problem that I am having. My other question is: what size tip would/should you use with a 1.4 gpm 60 psi shurflo. I presently have a 8010 tip in my phelps wand and she's cycling.

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    How hard is it to strip Deckscapes waterbourne applied about two weeks ago. Get this, two neighbours decided to have their decks stained. I qouted both of them, but only one decided to go with me. The other decided to go with their handyman. My deck came out nice but the neighbour isn't pleased with theirs. This guy laid it on real thick like paint so its shiny and unnatural looking.They went with cedar on theirs and my people chose the natural. Now they want their deck re-stained by me this time. I've already told them what needs to be done and they are willing to pay the cost of their previous decision. I have about 5 gals of RM 2X from Steve Rowlette. Any ideas on dwell time, ratio etc.

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    I did my first deck the other day never stained before, completely greyed. Came out real nice. I used 2lbs house helper per 5. I mixed in about 4oz joy dishwashing liquid. The mix started foaming like crazy. In all my research I never read that you can't mix dishwashing liquid with a percarb or maybe it might have just been something in the joy. That first batch was totally ineffective. Had to mix another one without the joy this worked well. I have a 4gpm machine so I used a 4010 and 2510 to rinse I think this was about 600 plus psi. I got fuzzies throughout the deck. Wwhat causes this. Too much pressure maybe too close to the surface or something else what is the most likely candidate for being the cause. I am scheduled to stain this deck tomorow using deckscapes waterbourn transparent - natural. I want to use a soda keg sprayer to apply, anyone else using these, what should I look out for, any advice would be valuable

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