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Home owner wants me to clean 2400 Sq/ft of his Cedar home. He stained it back in 86 with CWF Cedar Tone UV and plans on doing the same after I clean it. The wood is pretty dark with some obvious black mold areas but does'nt look too bad. He mainly wants the dirt off and has no interest...

I know this has been asked often but I have never done one and I have to go give an estimate. What is the proper procedure as well as helpful do's and dont's? Zing

Have a stadium that wants the interior concrete cleaned. Around a 10 K seater. The bottom floor is not a problem to figure its the circular area with all the seating. How can I calculate the estimate for this? Zing ------------------

I'm looking for Oxalic Acid and have called everywhere in my town. NOBODY sells it! I have found a place that sells Citric by the 50 lb bag for $125.00. Is this just as good as Oxalic? Where can I buy Oxalic acid? Zing ------------------

This is my second year in the biz and have only been using Wolman F&P to seal. Some customers want more color (I assume a stain) on their wood. I don't want to give the customer too many choices though. I do not currently want to purchase my products via mail but want to find a good product...

Tried to strip a deck today and most of the stain came off but there are areas it wouldn't budge. I even tried to strip it twice without diluting the stripper and still no luck. Is it true that Sodium Hydroxide will take this off and if so how do I mix it and apply it? Where do I get it...

Have a customer that wants a deck done. It's a simple rectangle, ground level with a 500 Sq/ft base. I have a surface cleaner and have heard contractors use these at times on decks. Compare and contrast a wand cleaning and a surface cleaner cleaning. Thanks Zing ------------------

I want to learn how to repair my pump (packings, etc.) How can I learn how to do this? Books, Video? I have a General TS2021 ------------------

I want to learn how to repair my pump (packings, etc.) How can I learn how to do this? Books, Video? I have a General TS2021 ------------------

Was washing with the burner on and let go of the trigger which lets the unloader recirculate back into my 65 gallon tank. Within minutes the relief valve blew letting out lots of steam. I shut the machine off and held the trigger to let out all the steam (and lots of it). I assumed my burner was...

This is my 2nd year in the business and I must admit that I am uneducated when it comes to chemicals other than degreasers. I got a weekly truck account that has (2) Aluminum looking trailers. The degreaser did nothing to clean it. Should I use Aluminum Brightner for this and how should I...

I work out of a van and only have a 60 gallon tank. I was wondering if it would be possible to have a 500 gallon tank on a trailer? (machine would remain in van) Can the pump suck the water this distance? It would probably have to travel 15 ft and would be lower since it would be on a trailer. I...

Have to give and estimate tomorrow on removing Algae from boat underbody. Any precautions or steps for this? I've never done this before. Zing ------------------

Was doing a fleet today and was 1 hour into the job when the water out of the nozzle started to sputter out as if it was not getting enough water to the pump. When I got to the machine there was plenty of water in my 60 gallon tank. The engine was not knocking and sounded fine. I disconnected my...

Was doing a fleet today and was 1 hour into the job when the water out of the nozzle started to sputter out as if it was not getting enough water to the pump. When I got to the machine there was plenty of water in my 60 gallon tank. The engine was not knocking and sounded fine. I disconnected my...

Kinda confused and was wondering if anyone else had this experience. Bought some Zep(Blue) at Home Depot and used it today. It was green and had a different oder. Did they cahnge something? I'm waiting on a reply from Zep. Just curious. Zing ------------------

I started my business last spring and have been washing a fleet of (18) 18' stepside vans weekly. To be honest, I just told the customer that I couldn't wash when the temp is 30 or under. Is this the norm? When can you realistically not wash due to water freezing when sprayed? It's been 4 weeks...

It was 35 degrees today and I had to wash trucks. My fingers can't seem to stay warm. Any suggestions? Zing ------------------

How do yo guys protect your equipment from weather damage? Doesn't the rain and morning condensation rapidly deteriorate the appearance as well as operation? This was my first year washing and I had everything in an van. I loved the setup (protected from rain and prevented theft) but I get...

A potential customer painted his garage floor with Behr paint which has bubbled up in areas. He contacted Behr and they are going to absorb the fee to have it removed. What is the best way to do this? Is it just hot/15 degree or should I use a chemical? Zing ------------------