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10 yr old 3200psi 4 gal 11hp honda AR pump blew out the hose on thurs. My guess is the unloader valve failed and the pressure continued to build and popped the hose out near the gun. Is it ok to just get an unloader or would a whole new pump and unloader be wise. Keep in mind I just went out...

I have posted here before looking for suggestions on a new deck stain to use since my old money maker Uv Sunblock cedar bit the dust due to new VOC standards in Md. Deckscapes water bourne , its replacement is a joke. Here is my game plan for this year. Ready seal is a popular product here and...

does anyone know of an attachment I can put on the end of my extension wand [regular quick coupling for various nozzles] to low pressure wash shingles. I was looking at some of the attachments for concrete cleaning but I wil have to modify the angle of the wand since I plan on standing on a...

Fall is the time for me to try new stains on my deck. I have been using water based stain from sherwin williams for many years. I had great success as far as my customer base felt with repeat business every 3 years or so. I used their UV sunblock cedar for 95% of my work. I bought enough to...

anyone try the new cabot water based stain spf? it is marketed to last in different monthy intervals http://www.cabotstain.com/shared_frames.cfm?area=towoca&cabot=1

what do you get per sq. ft. when pressure washing and staining decks. If you have been in this business for some time I think you'll find its the easiest way to bid on decks. We did one thurs. @ $1.60 per sq ft for a repeat customer and have gone as high as $2.00 and got the bid.

I got a late season call last mon. to do a deck and siding. They forcast 55 degree temps so I said what the hell!!. Nice jolt of $$ but there was frost in the am. getting ready and the deck took overnight to dry.

the last detail before I bid on acontract cleaning storefront sidewalks is the question of water reclamation. I can't see where its a problem but I'm shure someone here knows the RULE .

I am going to bid on cleaning the sidewalks in front of a chain of stores. They are open from 7am to 9pm approx. Most stores are strip mall or shop centers where sq. footage is 500 to 700. My bid will be for time vs sq footage because of inconvience of work hours. I am going to bid very high...

I washed a house this weekend that had the dreaded BLACK SPOTS. I have read all the posts on the search I could find but there seems to be no easy method of removing this beast. Luckily the other power washers in my area are at a loss too as to what works. I've heard them called everything...

I do mostly deck washing ,sealing and staining . I have a neighborhood that needs the brick cleaned of white chalk that leached off the trim around windows. Anyone tried this? What cleaner have you used to lift the white out of the brick? http://jeffex11.tripod.com/deckdoctorpressurewashing/

For many years I have used cuprinol sherwin williams Uv sunblock cedar. It came pre-tinted and was my most popular color. Now that they have changed to deckscapes SW does not have the old tint formula. My store has experimented in trying to match it but they gave up after 3 tries. Other...

I do mainly decks however, I was asked by a neighbor at a job I wasdoing about removing the white stains from the brick on the front of his house . The white from his alum. windows has leached onto his brick. What chem.,and procedure,is the best for restoring his brick. It looks like the...

My latest edition of JOBSITE magazine lists a product by Muralo Paints that claims it is a waterbourne acrylic-urethane clear coating. It has sunscreens and is an interior -exterior product. I have always said that if I could find a product that was water based and gave a wet look finish that...

Several years ago I heard that the GOV was going to ban the current CCA pressure treated wood. I also heard some stain companies were developing a product that would prevent the leaching of the harmful chemicals from the already existing treated decks. I'm ready for selling this service. I...

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