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Hi All What of these epoxy sealers? Has anyone used them yet. Will they do the same as the poly sealers (SIKKENS) crack then flake. I have not used them yet just want to find out if anyone else has. Thanks Tim

What are you going to seal it with ? And how are you going to apply the sealer? Tim Highfield

Ken We have a 6x12 enclosed trailer with a vent out the top for the burner, ladder racks on top and double doors on back and a 36in side door , 2 vents, 2 hose reels, racks for guns,a 20gal chem tank for soap with a sure flo pump . throw the switch and you can fill your bucket. All kinds of...

Ken Just a thought. We just PW part time for about 5yrs now.We use a 5.5gpm 3500psi H/W unit inside a 6x12 enclosed tandum axle trailer with a 300gal water tank. Our setup works great. Except! If I were to do it over I would spend the extra money and get a 8 or 10gpm unit setup for either 1...

Hi Mike For the streaks on the trailer we use a citrus cleaner. It works great! For the house we use the same citrus cleaner / we brush when needed . Then we use oxalic acid ( deck brightner) to neutralize the citrus cleaner. It also does a good job to remove those brown dirt streaks from the...

Mark B I built my surface cleaner a couple of yrs ago for around 300-$400. And it works real well. Later Tim

We just did a heavy mildewed stucco sided house with wood eves last week. The house was 2story with a walkout. The only reason we needed a ladder was to get above the porch to the 2nd story. Anyway with the chlorine/linonene mix and a xjet we were in and out in 2hrs and I bid it at 5hrs so that...

Hi Tony I ordered the parts today from BeaverSmith Tools out of Brighton. Should be here in a week or two. Say how do you like the Makita? What do you use for pads? And what rpm do you like Kinda tough sealing decks lately here in MI. huh! Later Tim

Hi all We have not had to do this yet but want to be prepared. What is a good solid color stain to use if someone wants colored rails and natural cedar (RS) deck. Thanks Tim

Tony I just recieved my makita 9227c earlier this week. But I didn,t realize that the sanding pad and special nut and wrench did not come in the package. Where can I pick these items up locally? We live in Howell. Thanks Tim

Just wondering if anyone used a small floor buffer with a scuffy pad material on deck floors to remove fuzzys? We currently use a hand polisher sometimes but it gets tuff on the knees. Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks Tim

We have a customer that changed their minds about using the Natural Cedar Ready Seal. The wife wants a grey or taupe color to match the house. We have never used a colored sealer/stain. A contractor friend saud that he uses the Cabot decking stain with a 1 coat application. Just thought that I...

Hi All I am looking for a good mold killer that will require only light rinsing because we do not want to have to have customer repaint trim. 2 story on a hill with a w/out base. Stucco siding /wood trim. I plan on using my x jet to spray trim ( mold seems to be under the eves and on the...

Thanks Mark I really appreciate the help. You were right the new unloader had a #3 for both instead of a #1 for bypass and a #2 for inlet. It took right off after I changed the orifices. Thanks again Tim

Ok Guys here,s what we used We ordered the Scum buster it worked GREAT ! I just used a scuffy pad/ sponge and went over the windows then rubbed it off with cloth rags. We did all the windows! It took me 4hrs but it was worth it . Happy customers once more!!!! That was the goal. They even...

Hi All I have a problem with my hot water unit. It is surging when it unloads. We just put on a new K7 unloader and it still is doing it. The unit only has 500 hrs on it it also has a Cat 55 pump that all we have done is change the oil in it yearly. I have never rebuilt a pump yet not that I...

Hi All Got a question for ya. We currently run a 16hp vangard skid hot water unit at 5.5gpm at around 3500psi. With a Cat 55 pump. What is the cheapest way to upgrade to enable us to run 2 guns at 1500 - 2500 psi. A 4k to 5k pump at 8 gpm min? will a 16hp handle it? Would a 20hp...

I ordered the de etch and the scum buster as well as brasso. I pray that one of these will work. We just did 2 other houses with the same stuff but are REAL CAREFUL to Rinse,Rinse Rinse. Thanks guys for the advice I will keep you posted. Oh we are only in howell and we are Inc...

Hi All 1st time for this problem. I have some dried soap streaks on windows. Even after cleaning with limonene/ oxalic/ Cascade jell/ and brasso. I wonder if they are etched into the glass. We use Limonene and oxalic acid to neutralize. So chem is one of those. Looking for some help. I sure...

Hi Mike Nice job on deck. We use a electric buffer/polisher and 3m pads that we bought a couple of yrs ago from Jim Bileu out of Oregon or was it Washington. Work well till you snag it on a nail head. But makes job go quick . Kind of hard on the back bent over doing deck boards. Thought i...