What tips would you give to a member that wants to learn how to Power Wash. He knows how to do roof cleaning and has a biz in place, But now he wants to get into Power Washing. Should he take a class from one of the venders and get certified or would just reading here get him going. We are talking Power Washing, not Soft Washing!
Liberty SoftWash said
Jan 17, 2017
Read and follow someone from here.
Fred W said
Jan 17, 2017
Liberty SoftWash wrote:
Read and follow someone from here.
+1
Following and learning from someone who know's is the best IMHO.
Brian C Jackson said
Jan 17, 2017
Art
I think most of the guys here could teach someone. Most of the guys here remember what it was like to start off as a newbie. Most of the guys here also remember what it was like to have someone give hints and pointers and also advice.
Maverick Contracting said
Jan 17, 2017
The same way we all learned softwashing. Read many forums, ask questions after searching if answers are not fully clear, ask a fellow cleaner for some on hand experience for your free help and take your time.
This is what happens when someone doesn't know what their doing or doesn't listen and wants to get fired. (Most not mine but splintered wood on 130yr old porch got 2 helpers fired)
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Tuesday 17th of January 2017 04:04:51 PM
If they are serious then can always tag along with me or someone else for a couple of days. He must do the reading on here first. No need to reinvent the wheel. Just keep it simple. We do commercial and residential. They can stay at one of the local hotels up here. BTW...we have several casinos, too.
Hank
Diamond Roof Cleaning said
Jan 17, 2017
I cant really think of anything that really needs to be power washed besides concrete and pavers. Wood on occasionally but still using pressure tips that only put out about 600 psi tops. Downstreaming to me is soft washing using a pw. I would say take a class that has business techniques and cleaning techniques. It will cut the learning curve.
Maverick Contracting said
Jan 17, 2017
Hey if someone can build their own PW skid, what else is there to learn???
I cant really think of anything that really needs to be power washed besides concrete and pavers. Wood on occasionally but still using pressure tips that only put out about 600 psi tops. Downstreaming to me is soft washing using a pw. I would say take a class that has business techniques and cleaning techniques. It will cut the learning curve.
Rusty wrought Iron rails clean up nice with high pressure especially when using the right abrasive. Or patio furniture, trailers etc.
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Tuesday 17th of January 2017 05:45:48 PM
Power washing is fairly straight forward. There are basics,..like,..clean evenly,..use a surface cleaner for larger areas, know what you're cleaning and what it will handle, like residential concrete (2500 PSI) vs commercial concrete. (5000+ PSI),...understanding the damage you can do,..especially with a 0 degree nozzle or rotating nozzle.
Buying higher GPM machine so you can power wash with less PSI,..and still be as effective,..and you won't feel like you have to wave the damn wand all over the place to be "speedy"
Jeff
John Aloisio said
Jan 18, 2017
That is the best pic I've seen a long time
BlueRidge said
Jan 18, 2017
There are so many good points made here. I think Eric makes a lot of sense, there are so many people here who know what they are doing and you don't have to weed through any FB crap to find out what they know. Find someone or a group of people, read their posts, ask questions.
Start small and don't get all excited to become the biggest company out there before you learn the difference between some of the elementary things involving pressure washing, like which tip to use. Once I learned to use a larger orifice tip for wood, we always start with that tip first because everything just doesn't need a #3 when a #10 will do the cleaning with the chance of less damage. If we need more we just change the tip.
Good topic for new people to hopefully read.
Diamond Roof Cleaning said
Jan 18, 2017
Maverick Contracting wrote:
Diamond Roof Cleaning wrote:
I cant really think of anything that really needs to be power washed besides concrete and pavers. Wood on occasionally but still using pressure tips that only put out about 600 psi tops. Downstreaming to me is soft washing using a pw. I would say take a class that has business techniques and cleaning techniques. It will cut the learning curve.
Rusty wrought Iron rails clean up nice with high pressure especially when using the right abrasive. Or patio furniture, trailers etc.
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Tuesday 17th of January 2017 05:45:48 PM
Maverick these are more of a specialty than regular power washing. I though we were talking about everyday typical type of jobs. Yes this type of surface looks better with the high pressure and abrasive.
Maverick Contracting said
Jan 18, 2017
Well. We can just talk about soft wash roof cleaning but this forum like others expanded to include house washing, window cleaning, awning cleaning, gutter cleaning, snow plowing to some extent holiday decorating... etc.
So if this thread is about learning to add power washing to one's arsenal, why not list all applications a pressure washer can be useful for?
Almost every flatwork job that has crappy Iron railings embedded in the cement if I note since we are there, we can restore it far better and faster by media blasting it just by switching to a specific pick up tube we get.
As you know, the upsell can turn a one time job for a few hundred into thousands, heck 10 thousands of extra work. Seasonal repeat work.
Hell every year we are booked for 6 months plus with carryover property maintenance work. Any opportunity to make money is welcomed.
That's all I'm saying
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Wednesday 18th of January 2017 11:48:41 AM
Diamond Roof Cleaning said
Jan 18, 2017
Gotchya.
Diamond Roof Cleaning said
Jan 18, 2017
Double post edit.
-- Edited by Diamond Roof Cleaning on Wednesday 18th of January 2017 07:10:52 PM
Patrick G said
Jan 18, 2017
Anyone else notice mike is repeating himself?
SprayWash said
Jan 19, 2017
Agent Clean University has a pretty good power washing school.
Cleanupcrew said
Apr 30, 2017
Needs some decent signage to look professional.
Sorry that was aimed at Maverick Contracting -
their picture, and ended up here.
-- Edited by Cleanupcrew on Sunday 30th of April 2017 05:02:33 PM
-- Edited by Cleanupcrew on Sunday 30th of April 2017 05:31:23 PM
The best tip we can give is to buy the best turbo nozzles with an inline filter as well.
So, so much better than normal tips.
After trying many types we prefer this one.
You will have to match the orifice size to your machines flow rate. It is very important to get the correct size and pressure rating as if you get that wrong they just don't work nearly as well.
Turbo tip in the wrong hands will do damage if not used right.
BlueRidge said
Jul 13, 2017
Liberty SoftWash wrote:
Turbo tip in the wrong hands will do damage if not used right.
What he said!
joshuaguthrie said
Oct 17, 2017
These tips are amazing are very help for those who are new in the power washing as well as for the home owners. It will help home owners to know more about the power washing. Nice tips. Read more about Top 5 Perks Of Hiring A Power Washing Service.
-- Edited by joshuaguthrie on Tuesday 17th of October 2017 12:35:35 AM
annanoland said
Mar 15, 2018
while doing power washing at home make sure to protect all those areas where power washing meant not to be performed. make sure to protect plants and other pets while doing power washing. wear some protective gloves and shoes to protect yourself because your own protection is very much important. Power washing if do not done carefully it may lead to serious injuries. Its a good option to hire some professional power washers.
What tips would you give to a member that wants to learn how to Power Wash. He knows how to do roof cleaning and has a biz in place, But now he wants to get into Power Washing. Should he take a class from one of the venders and get certified or would just reading here get him going. We are talking Power Washing, not Soft Washing!
+1
Following and learning from someone who know's is the best IMHO.
I think most of the guys here could teach someone. Most of the guys here remember what it was like to start off as a newbie. Most of the guys here also remember what it was like to have someone give hints and pointers and also advice.
The same way we all learned softwashing. Read many forums, ask questions after searching if answers are not fully clear, ask a fellow cleaner for some on hand experience for your free help and take your time.
This is what happens when someone doesn't know what their doing or doesn't listen and wants to get fired. (Most not mine but splintered wood on 130yr old porch got 2 helpers fired)
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Tuesday 17th of January 2017 04:04:51 PM
If they are serious then can always tag along with me or someone else for a couple of days. He must do the reading on here first. No need to reinvent the wheel. Just keep it simple. We do commercial and residential. They can stay at one of the local hotels up here. BTW...we have several casinos, too.
Hank
Hey if someone can build their own PW skid, what else is there to learn???
Rusty wrought Iron rails clean up nice with high pressure especially when using the right abrasive. Or patio furniture, trailers etc.
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Tuesday 17th of January 2017 05:45:48 PM
Buying higher GPM machine so you can power wash with less PSI,..and still be as effective,..and you won't feel like you have to wave the damn wand all over the place to be "speedy"
Jeff
That is the best pic I've seen a long time
There are so many good points made here. I think Eric makes a lot of sense, there are so many people here who know what they are doing and you don't have to weed through any FB crap to find out what they know. Find someone or a group of people, read their posts, ask questions.
Start small and don't get all excited to become the biggest company out there before you learn the difference between some of the elementary things involving pressure washing, like which tip to use. Once I learned to use a larger orifice tip for wood, we always start with that tip first because everything just doesn't need a #3 when a #10 will do the cleaning with the chance of less damage. If we need more we just change the tip.
Good topic for new people to hopefully read.
Maverick these are more of a specialty than regular power washing. I though we were talking about everyday typical type of jobs. Yes this type of surface looks better with the high pressure and abrasive.
Well. We can just talk about soft wash roof cleaning but this forum like others expanded to include house washing, window cleaning, awning cleaning, gutter cleaning, snow plowing to some extent holiday decorating... etc.
So if this thread is about learning to add power washing to one's arsenal, why not list all applications a pressure washer can be useful for?
Almost every flatwork job that has crappy Iron railings embedded in the cement if I note since we are there, we can restore it far better and faster by media blasting it just by switching to a specific pick up tube we get.
As you know, the upsell can turn a one time job for a few hundred into thousands, heck 10 thousands of extra work. Seasonal repeat work.
Hell every year we are booked for 6 months plus with carryover property maintenance work. Any opportunity to make money is welcomed.
That's all I'm saying
-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Wednesday 18th of January 2017 11:48:41 AM
Double post edit.
-- Edited by Diamond Roof Cleaning on Wednesday 18th of January 2017 07:10:52 PM
Needs some decent signage to look professional.
Sorry that was aimed at Maverick Contracting -
their picture, and ended up here.
-- Edited by Cleanupcrew on Sunday 30th of April 2017 05:02:33 PM
-- Edited by Cleanupcrew on Sunday 30th of April 2017 05:31:23 PM
The best tip we can give is to buy the best turbo nozzles with an inline filter as well.
So, so much better than normal tips.
After trying many types we prefer this one.
You will have to match the orifice size to your machines flow rate. It is very important to get the correct size and pressure rating as if you get that wrong they just don't work nearly as well.
Hope that is useful.
What he said!
These tips are amazing are very help for those who are new in the power washing as well as for the home owners. It will help home owners to know more about the power washing. Nice tips. Read more about Top 5 Perks Of Hiring A Power Washing Service.
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-- Edited by joshuaguthrie on Tuesday 17th of October 2017 12:35:35 AM