Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

Chris Mozick · Approved Exteior Cleaner

What is a good mix?

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

Are you applying with a roof pump or a pressure washer?

Hank

Chris Mozick · Approved Exteior Cleaner

Using a pressure washer for this one.

waxman18324 · Founding Member Rest in Peace

In theory you do want more than 1 to 2% hitting the surface. If it is wood I would I would lean towards the 1%. Stucco or dryvit might need a stronger mix. It depends on how bad the infestation is. Is this painted wood surfaces?

Hank

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

its gonna be tough to get a strong enough mix to clean stucco using a DS. Maybe look at getting an x-jet attachment.

Chris Mozick · Approved Exteior Cleaner

Thank you for your info. The wood house is painted presure treated wood I'm just cleaning mold and dirt off the contracted said he is going to go after and sand he just doesn't want a lot of white powder left behind I believe that us the old paint residue

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

You better check and make sure its not lead paint.
What happened to your introduction post that I asked you to do twice?

Patrick G · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I don't Power wash but i had a friend who did. He power washed a home for a painter....I think in less then a year or two the paint fell apart.....the painter blamed it all on the power washer. It was a tuff situation for him, I believe the home owner even went after him. He did finally beat it but it was ugly for him....he said he wouuld never again PW for a painter again.

Chris Mozick · Approved Exteior Cleaner

Sorry where do I do the intro ar

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Chris Mozick wrote:
Sorry where do I do the intro ar

http://www.nationalsoftwashalliance.com/f602060/new-members-introductions/

gutterdog · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Patrick G wrote:
I don't Power wash but i had a friend who did. He power washed a home for a painter....I think in less then a year or two the paint fell apart.....the painter blamed it all on the power washer. It was a tuff situation for him, I believe the home owner even went after him. He did finally beat it but it was ugly for him....he said he wouuld never again PW for a painter again.

Good info Pat! I've been asked to prep for paint. I tell them we soft wash. its not, maybe, what the painter had in mind. Dodged a couple of bullets, I guess???

Patrick G · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Maybe Mike, or maybe get somthing in writing that the painter takes all responsibility?

Fred W · Guru

I recently sold a job....then lost it to the painter. He said there would be no warranty on his paint job if he didn't clean it first. Never found out what he was charging but we must have been close in price. I just used good business practices to land the job.....he used a scare tactic to get it back.

I'd probably do the same though. I would never warranty where someone else has been.

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I have had that happen a few times this year as well.

Doug Rucker · Vender

Baton Rouge Roof Cleaner wrote:
I recently sold a job....then lost it to the painter. He said there would be no warranty on his paint job if he didn't clean it first. Never found out what he was charging but we must have been close in price. I just used good business practices to land the job.....he used a scare tactic to get it back.

I'd probably do the same though. I would never warranty where someone else has been.

When ever a customer calls me for prepping a house to paint it, I ALWAYS tell them to hire a painter that does his own cleaning and prep work. I will not prep or clean houses in preparation for painting. There is a difference in cleaning a house as we do, and prepping (cleaning) a house for painting.

I do get the customer on a once a year cleaning program after the painting is done though.

SprayWash · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Doug Rucker wrote:
Baton Rouge Roof Cleaner wrote:
I recently sold a job....then lost it to the painter. He said there would be no warranty on his paint job if he didn't clean it first. Never found out what he was charging but we must have been close in price. I just used good business practices to land the job.....he used a scare tactic to get it back.

I'd probably do the same though. I would never warranty where someone else has been.
When ever a customer calls me for prepping a house to paint it, I ALWAYS tell them to hire a painter that does his own cleaning and prep work. I will not prep or clean houses in preparation for painting. There is a difference in cleaning a house as we do, and prepping (cleaning) a house for painting.
I do get the customer on a once a year cleaning program after the painting is done though.

AMEN!!!!!!

Michael Wedge · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Well said Doug!

Chris Mozick · Approved Exteior Cleaner

Job went good. Thanks everyone for your info;) have homeowner my card and told her a regular year wash will keep your house looking great. He seemed very pleased an said she will inform her neighbors. When I was done she wanted to call the painter back and tell him not to paint because the house looked new again ;) lol hopefully I get more calls she said she would tell her neighbors. Thanks again everyone. I'll send pics later heading to LA Disney vacation with family.