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Cheers Ron, but we do commercial work, hence we're chasing some industrial strength hand guns, since our usual manufacturer has taken the cheap options, costing us time and money.

Been a long time since I posted on here, probably too long, but pretty much been cleaning 6 days a week so I can't complain. I am having nothing but dramas lately (last 6-12 months) with the outlet nozzle on my gun (i use Vega 5000psi handguns) splitting after a couple of weeks. I have tried to...

Hi all, been a long time between posts, flat out cleaning! My main source of income down here is acid washing (muratic) brickwork on new houses, and business has been good.... until now! One of my main builders has been approached by a bi-carb soda blasting company who claim they can do exactly...

Hi been a while since I posted on here as things have been coasting along nicely until I came accross my latest job. Part of the work involves removing a permanent anti graffiti coating that was applied to the building, problem is that pressure cleaning alone (hot & cold) won't shift it. The...

Hi all, long time since posting anything, been flat out down here! I have had a builder mate of mine wanting me to fix up some stains to one of his clients deck. They had a backyard operator clean it but the galvanised screws have leached a stain onto the decking( around the screws), it looks...

great with advice, though trying to get a shipment to Australia is ni on impossible. Probably got a lot to do with distance, time zones and banking dramas though.:confused:

Hey Mark, just wanted to know if you got my email in regards to ordering some stuff? It was a while ago, been pretty busy down here with my wife having twins 2 months ago and my outlook express has been playing up as well. Looking to add to the list if you are still interested Brett

Been looking around for a web site publishing program, it seems as though frontpage is on its way out(can't get a copy anywhere here). what has replaced it? Any other good reliable programs out there?

Ok, without going out on a limb too much as your substrates etc are different to ours over here, but to me it looks like a calcite stain. Most brickwork (mortar) has a degree of silica and calcium residue in it which can form calcite staining when too much MURATIC acid is used to clean the...

Heya John, Yep Merry Christmas to all. Merry indeed since we are now looking down the tubes at stage 3 restrictions, with no serious rain forecast. Kinda make you feel guilty pressure cleaning a brickwall or factory, but the wife and I are doing everything possible to save water at home so it...

That sounds like the ignition coil to me! Had the same problem bout 4 months ago, drove me nuts trying to find out what it was.

G'day Ash, curious as to how you could re-claim the water from brickcleaning? Been thinking about that for the last couple of days and I feel it may be near impossible what with all the chems & grit/sand etc. Would be a fantastic idea if someone could work out how to as it's going to get worse...

That is the question!! Still searching the earth for parts for my first ever own build diesel unit. Had my heart on direct drive with a 32Hp engine, using a 'spider' coupling, until someone asked why I wasn't using a gear box? They then informed me that a gearbox would allow me to use a...

Ok still trying to find out what I can use...... oxalic will probably kill the grass, but I'm thinking everyone needs to make a sacrafice, and it won't be a large area that would be destroyed, though the patina being taken off would be a drama. I was thinking something like a CLR but that would...

stain removal blocks & granite Ok, I have just been down to the local cemetary who wants a quote on cleaning down their memorial walls ( where the departeds ashes are stored) which are over 20 years old and have been stained through years of neglect and dam water spray. The stains I can see...

bugger! we are at 47% atm, and the governmant is looking at placing stage 2 on early. This doesn't effect us, well you can't do driveway washdowns unless it's part of a construction job, but I hear stage 3 will really clamp down on the building industry. RAIN DAMIT, PRESSURE CLEANERS HAVE TO...

From my experience over here you will need to do some serious preperation before putting any chemicals onto the bricks. Sounds like the bricklayers have 'sponged' the job to fill in all the joints in the old bricks, which is a great idea, cept it basically seals the face of the brick. We scrub...

"Snake Removals (poisoned and non poisoned) Must be able to tell the difference for snake removals!" = gloves or no gloves Steve Irwine style! :)

Nope there is no Pressure Washers Association down here, there is just no-one to pull their finger out and get it organised! Basically it's forums like this that you get the most benefit from. As for pricing on your first job, I usually charge 2.50-3.00 (depends upon filth) for a concrete...

yep, fully insured, have to be these days to get the bigger jobs. Workcover is through Allianz, wasn't a bad rate, and 3rd party liability ($10mil) is through QBE Mercantile. They have a 'trade pack' and also insure all my equipment (including trailers). There are a few around, I think CGU also...