Best way to apply stripper?

[Limeade 14]

How do you guys do it?

I know this may be a really dumb question but I am trying to do everything right not become scrub. Can you use a pump spraye to apply stripper? I know you can spray on brightener, but I've never heard of stripper being applied this way.

[Jarrod 22]

My buddy up here has a Deckhand and loves it. It's 5-6 years old now and still works great.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Jon,

Check the link I posted earlier, what do you think of the "Topper"?

Rod!~

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Man Jon, you're beating the moths out of the closet.... Yes, her name was Barbara Sivells, and she was on the BOD for PWNA till their company went out of business. She went off the BOD the season before I went on. I had not heard they sold the design to Wolman. I have not seen it carried by them...bet it got discontinued. (hope it didn't) Hey do you have a photo of it? Thought it would be fun to see if you can scare one up, since we are on memory lane!

Beth

[Jarrod 22]

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.

[seymore 90]

That looks good Jarrod nice job..:cool:

Where's the after stained pic?

That looks like a cedar deck?....Do you get that same reaction downstreaming your chems on PT deck?

[Jarrod 22]

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.

[PLD 14]

I've made many more homemade, but have never gone to the necessary work to put on a battery box, figure out how to (stabley) mount a bucket, protect wires, keep it bottom-heavy, etc.

I bolted a piece of 3/4 plywood onto the back of a handtruck and placed a low shelf for the battery and the shurflow mounted up top. I can use it with anything I can handtruck up to 55 gal (not practical). Realistically, 5 & 15's are easy and I use 15's of bleach for roofs regularly.

In the 2nd incarnation, I put hooks on the board and I can use it with almost any hand truck. And, it hangs on my wall when not in use.

[Don Phelps 85]

A pic of one that's been set up as a ShurFlo/X-Jet cart with battery.

http://www.thegrimescene.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2718&d=1127914957

[Jarrod 22]

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

[Don Phelps 85]

Yes, I made it. It was probably somewhere around $350. The use of stainless fittings drove the price up a bit.

[Jarrod 22]

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

[SLHC 14]

I use x-jet to apply stripper and acid,pump ups are history but make a good back up.I have went through a 100 of them,no more wasting my money.

Shurflo set up i bought from Sunbrite,fell apart very fast and had problems since day 1.I just make my own now.

Johny

Johny

[Jarrod 22]

Here's the b4 & after pics

[seymore 90]

Nice looking deck Jarrod...Is that TWP 101?

[Jarrod 22]

Thank you & yes it is. The old stain was Olympic cedar

[Jonathan Chiplock 14]

I use both shur flo and also I use a back pack sprayer on some occassions. It is just as quick and you can keep constant pressure. I really dont have a preference between the two but for a larger job the back gets soar using the pack.

Jonathan Chiplock

The Pressure's ON

Butler, PA

[jnoden 15]

Hey Rod, why dont you use the deckster to apply the brightner? I just want to make sure that I am not doing something wrong because I use it to apply both.

[deckwash 14]

tell me the secret grasshopper

[steve r 14]

Hey Rod, why dont you use the deckster to apply the brightner? I just want to make sure that I am not doing something wrong because I use it to apply both.

Its okay to use for brightner .just make sure it gets a good cleaning after.the caustics willtear up the seals if not cleaned

[Mike Stahmer 14]

I also downstrean all my chems. Once you figure out the ratios, it works like a charm! I use a %20 adj draw and adjust accordingly! I can get alot more product on the surface quicker. Around edges and the house, I use a splash guard.