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    Selling the job/Without lowering your standards or your prices/Newbee's READ

    I have gone through and read alot of different sites and heard alot of complaining about pricing and the fact of always having to lower there prices. Here are some good ways to sell and how to become more confident in your price. Here is the 1st rule in sales Once the price is given and you are...
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    Trading Secrets

    I've been cleaning decks forever it seems and I've been in this biz for 15+ and feel confident that the work I do is of the highest quality. I have been reading a lot of post about removing other stains and or sealers and I have a chemical I have used for 9 years that works great for removing...
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    bleach on vinyl

    Kevin, Galvanized soffits can leave a rust streak on the siding but it is by no means perminate, you can remove this stain with CLR (Calcium/Lime/Rust) simply apply it to the stain and follow normal washing proceedures and wash from the bottom up. Galvanized steel has not been used on houses...
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    New Rate Survey??? (long post)

    Craig, Great idea, I will help if you want. DD
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    A final thought on the PWNA, *LONG POST*

    Glenn, My intention was not to offend you and I must of in some way. I simply stated my over view of the entire senerio and offered an opinion. I did not state that I felt that Dan should just through his board in for free, I mistankenly said that we could always meet here, my fault and my...
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    Ready Seal Odor??

    Jim, I would agree with the fact that mildewsides have been around in many top quality sealers for years and I would also agree that the smell is not from that, but from either the solvents or oils in the product. I have been to Chris's site and read about his products and from what I hear...
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    A final thought on the PWNA, *LONG POST*

    Here is a different way to look at this.... Dan's board is great, we come here, we learn or help others to learn, we have made friends, got answers when needed, if we need someone we simply post (no hassles), we can see more than one side on a subject and make an educational decision on which...
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    What Can PWNA Do For Me? ...besides costing me $250.00.

    I am a realist by nature and Jon I'd have to disagree with you. Though numbers do hold Power, I truely belive if the PWNA was doing there job the numbers would already have been there. It seems to me to be very SELF SERVING and no matter what the members say nothing seems to change. I belive...
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    If you agree say I or disagree NAY(funny post)

    I have to admit that I notice everything that is dirty and wonder what the person is thinking about. I go by store fronts, gas stations, awnings and malls and wonder how they get any business. What pigs is the first thing that comes into my mind. Commercial business's should be the first ones...
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    Ron @ Exterior

    Here is something to keep in mind about aluminum siding and de-oxidizing soaps. Depending on the age of the siding, and lets admit they havent hung any aluminum siding in a while to speak of you may encounter a problem with it taking off what you think is oxidation. Sometimes on older aluminum...
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    Question about Deadbeat customer

    Here is some GOOD news, most of you are thinking to shallow. Up until the point that he wrote you that bad check the only thing that you could do is take him to small claims court (big deal! could be 3 years before you see a cent), here is the good news, he wrote you the BAD CHECK and it is...
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    Looks like a great board

    Thanks all for making me welcome, hope to help where I can help and learn where I can learn. After devoting 15 years to this business I can tell you one thing, you can always learn something. Dan to answer your question about where I'm from in Illinois, its LaSalle/Peru. My compliments on a...
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    Looks like a great board

    Hi All, Glad to join you on this board. Looks over all to be a great board and a positive way to help others with goals. I have been washing for 15+ years and the knowledge that you can gain from these types of BBS's are great. I only wish that they were around when I first started. I have...
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