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For sale Sony Mavica FD-88 digital camera, 16x digital zoom, MPEG Movie, 1.3 MEGAPIXELS. Stick a 3 1/2 floppy in and go to town! I paid $967.00 including tax in January or February. Awesome to take job pictures with. Also for sale HP Photosmart 1000 printer. Bought at same time for $350.00 +...

Guys I just wanted to share what Ivwe been doing lately to get work. To you old pros youve been there and done that but Im excited because Im still a young buck at this. My wife and I saddled up the kids and went looking for dirty building in a town of 180,000 near ours. I wrote down the names...

Guys I have been seriously pounding on some doors here and have been getting QUITE aggravated! What I've been doing is driving around locating dirty buildings and stopping and asking to clean them. All Ive been hearing lately 7 out of 10 times is " we have our own guy that does all the stores"...

Guys I would like to share what I've been experiencing lately. Ive tried to get some gas staions to clean here lately and have been told that there is 1 guy that does ALL of them. The one gas station I go to is filthy! WHEN does he EVER clean it? I know I could clean it good but how do I get to...

Guys I recently had a large job that required the use of an x-jet nozzle. I bought 2 and only used 1 of them. The only thing I did was use 1 proportioner out of the new x-jets pack. I paid 159 for each x-jet. Let me know if youre interested in the new one that has never been used, Ill sell it at...

Guys I submitted a bid for a large job a week ago at a hospital. How long does it usually take to get a reply? I faxed it to the administrator like I was supposed to. I sure hate to call and bug them. What should I do?

Guys Im trying to see if its me or what? Now all I look for is dirt on something. Even taking my kids somewhere I'm either checking out the parking lot, the building, the vehicles in the parking lot, etc. I always have cleaning on my mind. I even started looking to see if I could see dirt on my...

Guys I dont know if you have heard it on national news yet but a Union Pacific train derailed about 1.5-2 miles from my house. 29 or 30cars are involved and 15 carrying hazardous materials. There have been explosions with mushroom clouds, and people have been evacuated for at least another...

Guys it seems that now that I have a rig full of logos and all, people arent afraid to want to run into me. Just last week a lady acted like she was going to turn and had her signal on also. When I started to pull ou she kept on going straight. Some people! BEWARE!

Guys, $$$ are tight for me right now and I check everything out before I buy it. Im sure the x-jet is a great tool but is it right for me for this particular job. I have to clean a hospital, 6 stories, north side, possibly some areas that are difficult to reach, stucco,thought x-jet might come...

Guys it always seems like I need something so why not ask for one more thing. Im not pleased with my insurance co. that I went with for liablity insurance. The insurance was recommended to me by a pressure washing co. that has their own board and starts with a D.(ha ha ha )I mailed my down...

Guys I dont know if you are having this problem or not but Im having trouble getting folks to let go of those dollars! Its happening on the residential end mostly. Many people have a friend with an electric pressure washer from a catalog that they get to wash their house or they bleach it...

Guys I just wanted to say that the labor or the hours of this job arent bad, its the BIDDING that is THE most difficult in my opinion. Ive done several jobs now and I still cant get bidding down right. You dont want to be too high and scare off the customer or too low and work like a dog either...

Gusy I need help with this. I was asked by a hospital administrator to wash the north side of a six story hospital. All I have is my wash rig and a 12 ft ladder! What in the HECK do I do? How would I price this? Would a manlift have to be added after the pricing? Please guys, I really could use...

Hey guys I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to ge a daddy again. I have 2 toddlers ages 2.5 and 1 1/4, boys. Business is picking up (Thank God!!!)finally. Going to have some good helpers for me before too long!

Guys, I'm out there busting my tail everyday trying to learn this business to be efficient and make a few bucks but I am having a problem. Ive tried all different kind of things on concrete oil stains like Aluminum brightener, straight Simple Green, heavy duty degreaser,high heat with turbo...

Hey guys, I'm still new as can be but I'm going through the ropes of this profession like being wet all day, underbidding, having to move my rig too much, etc. I wanted to share something I learned while washing my first LARGE white vinyl sided 2 story home yesterday. I underbid of course and...

Guys I'm having a lady put together some estimate sheets for power washing for my business and would like some pro opinions on the content of what should be on them. I know to put the items you are capable of cleaning but what about a place for dimensions, special instructions, notes? Can you...

OK you guys know there are pwashers that are riding around in an old beat up pickup, a small raggedy pwasher, some bleach, no invoices, no insurance and they are taking away work from the legitimate insured contractors. How, when you are pounding on doors of customers can you make them believe...

Hey guys! Im bidding on a large job thats all vinyl siding. Its a new building and 1-2 bucks per lineal foot would be too steep. Can you guys help me on this one. I would like to maintain it at a fair price, Thanks! By the way its hundreds of linear feet!