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    Water Resevoir/Tank Bid?

    Hey Guys, I got a call the other day from one of the local water authorities. They wanted to know if I had ever done or if I was geared up to pressure clean water tanks. I told him that I hadnt done one yet but that I would be happy to come out and take a look at them. These arent the small...
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    Need help fine tuning my downstream injector

    I am fairly new at using these downstream injectors. I was wondering what is the best dilution ratios with liquid soaps and degreasers. My chemical supplier told me to mix 1.5 gals of his liquid soap or degreaser in a 5 gal bucket and fill the rest up with water. I did this but the mix seems too...
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    Winter fleet washing/ Got light?

    I know its about spring time and its lighter later but what about the winter months? How do you guys go about setting up your accounts to wash in the light? Or do you just use BIG lights? Thanks, Chris ------------------
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    Fleet washing when trucks parked too closely?

    Yep, I knew there were other ways of going about this! Thank you all for your responses, I think that letting the person in charge that we need more room by faxing them the day of is a good ide-er. ------------------
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    Fleet washing when trucks parked too closely?

    Man o live is it difficult to do a good wash job when the trucks are parked too closely! What are the best ways to go about washing them like this? I usually use a long wand, but when they are parked too close I have to use a short one and a ladder. This takes too much time. What do some of you...
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    Stains left on painted cedar siding?

    I am new to the house washing biz, I did a house with painted cedar siding with just truck soap and cold water. The house wasnt that dirty. Everything went fine as far as washing it but when I went back to look at it after it had dryed completely there was a sorta rusty colored weeping stain in...
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    2 steppin

    Hey bigboy, I was planning on using my adjustable down stream inj. to apply this mix. Do you think It will be too diluted to do anything? If there is a better ratio please let me know. Appreciate the help!! Chris ------------------
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    2 steppin

    Thanks Bigboy, I have a 35 gallon chemical tank and a guy that has experience with this method told me to mix 5 gal of HF to 30 gal water and it would be ok to cover the entire truck, adviously I will take precaution to the windows and use a different formula for polished aluminum. Do you think...
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    2 steppin

    I have a few questions about the 2 step process. I was wondering how long I can safely leave the pre-soak (HF) on the substrate before neutralizing with detergent? Is it ok to use a heavily diluted (HF/alum-brightener) on the cab of trucks? Any other information on this process would be...
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    Carrying extra fuel in vans, etc

    Hey wiz, I have a landa HW skid mounted in a 3/4 ton cargo van with a sliding door and several windows. My question is what options do I have for carrying extra fuel? I have heard that I might be able to plumb my PW fuel line into the vans fuel line, will this work? Also my burner is diesel...
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    soliciting to doorsteps?

    I wasjust wondering if it was legal to drop flyers on doorsteps? ------------------
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    DROUGHT?

    Hey there Jim, Jon lives in CA and I live in WA up north. The everett area. I would be interested in talking with you. My e-mail is cmstrick@mindspring.com ------------------
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    DROUGHT?

    This will be my first season in the PWing business. There has been talk of a drought in my state this year. I am wondering how this will effect the business? If anybody has had experience working through a drought? And if a substantial amount of business is effected? All comments appreciated...
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