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Wood Restoration Photo Contest

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Extreme Solutions, Inc. is holding a wood restoration photo contest for our customers. Whether you use our products every day or have only tried them once, you are welcome to participate. The contest is being hosted right here on TheGrimeScene.com!

To enter, simply post any wood restoration picture showing the use (or results) of any product in the Extreme Solutions, Inc. wood restoration suite found at www.esproducts.net Include a brief description of what your photo shows. Once posted you are in the game!

Each photo will be assigned points based on a predetermined scale. Each photo will earn up to 80 points. The reaction your photo brings from viewers plays a big part in it's ranking. Photos will also earn points for creativity, composition, image quality and product representation among other things.

Each Photo will also be assigned to a category. After the entry deadline, the top 3 photos from each category will be posted in a Grime Scene Poll for final judging by your fellow contractors who use this site. You don't have to use our products to vote or share your opinion so even if you are not entered in the contest let us know which is your favorite photo!

The categories include

Best Deck Picture

Best Wood Home Picture

Best Series

The winner of each category will receive a $500.00 credit in our online store at http://www.esproducts.net/

In addition three photos will be selected from the entire field for a wildcard category. This can include one of the pictures from the other categories or any other wood restoration picture that is submitted. The top 3 wildcard photos will also be posted on The Grime Scene for final judging by your fellow contractors who use this site.

The winner of the wildcard category will receive a full years supply of restoration chemicals including HD-80, EFC-38 and Citralic Brightener/Neutralizer. That is over a $1,000.00 value!

If you have any other questions about the Extreme solutions, Inc. Photo Contest, feel free to post them below, or call 1-866-536-7393 for official rules and regulations. If you have trouble posting or prefer to remain anonymous you can e-mail the picture to imrcc1@aol.com and I will post it for you. The deadline for entry is December 20, 2006.

Best of Luck!

Russell Cissell

http://www.esproducts.net/

imrcc1@aol.com

1-866-536-7393

The fine print

ESI is collecting pictures for educational and marketing purposes. The goal of this contest is to add to the ESI image archive and all entries will be considered for that purpose. If your entry is selected for use either in ESI's educational or promotional programs you will be asked to issue a release for such use. All participants in the ESI Photo Contest reserve the right to deny permission to reproduce their image for such purposes. Permission is not required to participate in this contest.

ESI will select and post the three finalist in each category by January 1, 2007. The final contractor vote will be open from January, 1 2007 through March 1, 2007. Each $500.00 first prize credit can be applied to any product in our online store. The credit can also be used toward shipping. The credit will be issues immediately following the end of the voting period on March 1, 2007.

The Grand Prize winner of the Wildcard category will receive free restoration chemicals for the entire 2007 season. This includes HD-80, EFC-38 and Citralic Brightener/Neutralizer. This product is for the winners use only and is not to be sold or otherwise assigned to a third party. Product will be delivered monthly on demand based on scedualed/antisipated work.

You may enter as often as you like and may have multiple photos in the final judging. Photos do not have to be recent. As long as they show the use/results of any ESI wood restoration product they qualify. If you would like to enter a photograph that is not in a digital format you may do so by mailing the photo to: Photo Contest Care of Extreme Solutions, Inc. 955 LeFaivre Street Portage Des Sioux, MO 63373. We will scan and post the photo on your behalf. If you would like your original photo returned, please include a self addresses return envelope.

You may enter the contest anonymously if you choose, however in order to be selected for the final three you must grant permission for your name to be announced if you are chosen as the winner of any category including the Wildcard category.

Point System

Complexity of job - 10 Points

Product Representation - 10 Points

Image Quality - 10 Points

Overall Composure - 10 Points

Creativity of Shot - 10 Points

Description - 10 Points

Viewer Reaction - 20 Points

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It's there, Shane. It's not just big in Texas, you know! Below deck, that is. 10x10x15s add up real quick. Say, do you get ladybug hatches down Tejas way? If I were a trout, and loved ladybugs for lunch, I'd have been a fat and happy fish Wednesday. We lost a good 6 hours from these lady*****es....LOL.

/neil

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Damm that would suck all them bugs what did you keep a fan blowing on them? we have the love season that can be a PITA or if i'm working at the beach at night the bugs get bad.

You count your railing as sqft also huh?

Nice and level ground around there i see! :rolleyes:

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Shane this one measured up 1,650 decking/steps, 550 railing, and 900 vertical supports. This railing was an original design by the carpenter. Top cap was 2x8 cypress lam'd and screwed to a steel inner plate. It's a beefy handrail...measured up to about 30"/LF so a LF factor of about 2.3.

later,

/neil

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That must have been fun to measure in the first place as cut up as that deck is!

I'm guessing it took you 15-20 gallons and how much were able to spray?

Is the rail 2 2x8's on the top cap it look a little thick? I love cypress we had a lot in the swamps in Louisiana.

Oh yeah that rail better be beefy or you going to be camping with the bears and the deer if the rail falls over that looks like a long way down :D

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Nice job Neil.

Here is a pretty neat deck from yesterday. Sorry the picture isn't any better, but a pretty neat deck for PTP. Look at the posts up front. WTW applied and looked fantastic. I guess a broke "industry standard of $3 a square foot" on this job. The homeowner was soooooo happy he bumped the the price up from the orginal quote. Not by a little, but by a lot.

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I'll know more when I get on it this morning. As hard as ipe is, i'm finding it's peculiarities with showing the slightest of wand marks. Had to touch up a few spots yesterday. 4oz at 20min worked for the intact stuff. Weather service says it gonna be a great day to sling some stain:)

/neil

"3/4ths redneck"

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Snapped this yesterday during an ipe strip. HD80 caught in action on some Messmers UV.

Matthew, you've probably got your answer already...WoodTux will cure on wood temps down to 40 degrees. Best to call up ESI directly.

/neil

Neil, I hadnt gottne an answer... Thanks for the info!

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LOL- Beth I used the other wood tux. Ken, I have to watch it for a while. Easier to use than non drying oils and I think the wood should of sat another month or two.

Off to stone school back sat,

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This ipe deck had failed Messmers. Mild strip with HD-80 - temps were great so minimum chem with minimum dwell :) Brightened with Citralic. Stained with Wood Tux Wet blend - no additional tinting! Customers are so pleased they've signed an annual and are on the books for next year :) More pics to come of this one!

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Is there a tinting catalog that wood-tux offers or is it a basic standard color? I have never used their products before and am considering introducing them to my customers next season. From the looks of this post the results are magnificent. What is the durability of these wood tuxed decks may I ask.

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Gorgeous! That's a nice deck design, too. What I wouldn't do for a GROUND level deck right about now.

Celeste, do you know what brand of ipe that was...ie. Anvil, IronWood, etc?

What pressure/tip did you use, just curious?

/neil

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I can find out what brand on Sunday - we're going back over to help the customer with a slightly crooked playset :)

Used a 40 degree tip at about 400 psi. That 9.6 GPM rinse doesn't hurt either :)

Celeste

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