hey all i hope maybe some of you can help me out.
recently started my own buisness as a handyman kind of thing, so please excuse my ignorance, although i did use the search option and have visited many web pages refered from there im still not positive what i need.
ok here is the deal i landed this contract to repaint a apartment complex consisting of 13 buildings. the buildings are located in central florida about 2 blocks from the ocean.
i purchased 2 dewalt power washers rated at 3750 psi. ( sorry i do not know the gpm ) to do the cleaning before prep and paint.
the problem ..... they are great machines ( though they like to drink gas like its happy hour) i have a 4 man crew 2 per machine so they dont rest when in use.
anyway these buildings were built in 1968 and have never been realy touched since.
okay okay to the point .sorry im long in th tooth.
using the machines i have and using the 40 deg tip supplied , seems to get most of the ie: dirt. the problem is the peeling paint and the more i do the more concern i am having
when i hit a "pocket" were 40 tip peals the paint i switch tips as far down to the zero deg tip which is fine but know the other problem.
one is a zero tip takes forever to clean a wall aand the other is that is a stucco finish and if you get to close you start carving out the stucco. (again these are old buildings and the stucco is old and failing to some degree)
so what to do... i have reaserched different tips and from what ive have found i think i might buy a suttner turbo spray nozzel.
the size of the pattern concerns me though.
these are big buildings and time is is money but i want to do it right
but i dont want to carve the heck out of the building which i hve to fix before repainting.
recently started my own buisness as a handyman kind of thing, so please excuse my ignorance, although i did use the search option and have visited many web pages refered from there im still not positive what i need.
ok here is the deal i landed this contract to repaint a apartment complex consisting of 13 buildings. the buildings are located in central florida about 2 blocks from the ocean.
i purchased 2 dewalt power washers rated at 3750 psi. ( sorry i do not know the gpm ) to do the cleaning before prep and paint.
the problem ..... they are great machines ( though they like to drink gas like its happy hour) i have a 4 man crew 2 per machine so they dont rest when in use.
anyway these buildings were built in 1968 and have never been realy touched since.
okay okay to the point .sorry im long in th tooth.
using the machines i have and using the 40 deg tip supplied , seems to get most of the ie: dirt. the problem is the peeling paint and the more i do the more concern i am having
when i hit a "pocket" were 40 tip peals the paint i switch tips as far down to the zero deg tip which is fine but know the other problem.
one is a zero tip takes forever to clean a wall aand the other is that is a stucco finish and if you get to close you start carving out the stucco. (again these are old buildings and the stucco is old and failing to some degree)
so what to do... i have reaserched different tips and from what ive have found i think i might buy a suttner turbo spray nozzel.
the size of the pattern concerns me though.
these are big buildings and time is is money but i want to do it right
but i dont want to carve the heck out of the building which i hve to fix before repainting.
Good luck