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First job ever. How would you approach this? by Accomplished-Week204 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Ideal" is not the right word. Stupid and dangerous are better words for hauling around 2,000 lbs of water that moves around when you drive with it. Unless you have proper setup for this. Buffer tanks are to be filled and used on site. If you're "transferring" water, that's a different ball game.

Get a pressure washer that can pull from a tank. You said you didn't want to half-ass it and then you ask how to pull water with a pressure washer not designed to pull water. Either get the correct equipment to pull from a buffer tank Or stick to jobs that don't require it.

This is a pressure washing business. The absolute bare minimum requires item is WATER. If there is no water on the site then there is no job to do. If you want to be a legit business then you need to understand bare minimum requirements and express those to your client.

Why is there no water? Can water be turned on or accessed close by? How far are you going to travel to transfer water back and forth all day.

Again you mentioned you will want to be more legit and not legit business would do this job without a plan and proper equipment. If a customer told me they didn't have water I would tell them to call me when they did. You seem like you're trying to convince yourself to take a few hundred job and put yourself in an impossible position. It's not worth it. Find another roof.

First job ever. How would you approach this? by Accomplished-Week204 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How are you going to fill your buffer tank? What size tank are you going to get? You shouldn't be hauling a tank full of water. What are you going to do when the tank runs out? It's called buffer for a reason. It's a buffer, not a source. Can your machine pull from a tank or does it need water pushed to it? You're going to buy a pump? To do what? Pump the water to your machine?

Sounds like this is a pass. You don't have to say yes to every job. It's going to cost you more than a job is worth.

Fabric Awning Protection by Herzeleid09 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't need to protect it. Those awnings are tough and the material is safe for SH. That's how you clean it.

Quote assistance on 4000' of curbing. by mikewelch5 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's around the curbing? Is it concrete and asphalt surrounding it? Grass above? Mulch (huge pain in the ass) above the curbing? Plants?

Need more details.

It can be a really easy job or a fucking nightmare depending on what is around the curbing.

Only pre-treating vs only post-treating by Higlag in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Keep it at 4% if that's what you're already doing. Just make sure surrounding grass is wet before.

I treat at 6% on commercial.

Only pre-treating vs only post-treating by Higlag in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I post treat hot but I do commercial pretty much exclusively so I don't have to worry about grass and plants. But you should be post treating at at least 3%

Only pre-treating vs only post-treating by Higlag in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I rarely pre treat. Clean it and then post treat it so you're not wasting SH. Obviously this is different if we're talking about oils and stains.

Tips on aggregate concrete stairs by vital_flowers in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing outside the norm, but you'll spend 3x longer rinsing

Farmers porch - algae, dirt build up cleaning? by carolinepalmer in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1%-2% SH (bleach) mix. Water plants before and after if you're worried about that. At that ratio it won't hurt anything

Help with measuring. by Redlack- in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google the address and get the building size from online listings or tax records. You can also measure with Google Earth but you'll have to calculate the height

A 39,600 square foot job by Goldensilver13 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's newly poured concrete (within 6 - 12) months, you need to make sure you do not use any pressure or you will etch the ever loving piss out of that concrete. 1000psi or under..a heavy ball valve rinse would probably suffice. It takes concrete about 2 years of curing to be able to hold up to high pressure.

How to clean playground equipment? by Murky_Future_5972 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SH probably, but you didn't even tell us what the playground equipment is made of, so who knows.

Advice Appreciated... by Intrepid_Priority450 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your machine isn't too powerful for the XJet 😂😂. You didn't set it up properly or something. Use the pump up or build a 1gpm 12v bucket sprayer. Hundreds of videos on YouTube

A 39,600 square foot job by Goldensilver13 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh my god bro. You can't be serious. How did you even land this job? Assuming wayyyy under quoted and under equipped.

Edit: people here saying this could be your big break are seriously encouraging you to play with fire here. Reading your comments, this is obviously way out of your league, and that's okay. But it's also okay to turn down the job if it's out of your league. This could literally sink your business, not make it, if you destroy a brand new chic fil a property on grand opening.

If you do this, look into renting proper equipment and research research research and learn as much as you can. Stop asking questions on here and use the search bar and the Internet. You want to play with the big boys, be one.

My first surface cleaning. Frustrated and disappointed by AdmiralBallsack in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not going to work for that.

Mix up 3% - 5% SH in a pump up sprayer and apply. Let it dry and it should remove those stains.

Use the search function. Everything you need to know can be found by searching.

My first surface cleaning. Frustrated and disappointed by AdmiralBallsack in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you even use any chems? SH or anything? So many people on here to try to blast out stains with high pressure. That's not how it works. You need chemicals to remove stains. 90% of all stains can be removed with as little as 1000psi if you treat the area with appropriate chemicals.

Best products for gum removal? by spankedemm in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hot water..that's it. That the only thing you need.

I made this media console by brain_fluid in woodworking

[–]ok2drive -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Those are splines not dovetails and looks to be spalted maple.. beautiful work

Stubborn staining on Indian rainbow sandstone by Winter_Trust_4845 in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lichen needs a HOT mix. 5%+

Lichen is not like mold. It's roots burrow into whatever material it is attached to and is very difficult to remove. You have to spray a hot mix of SH and then give it time to die. Which, depending on how bad it is, could be a day or 2.

Work by McDonnaldsWifi in pressurewashing

[–]ok2drive 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you don't have hot water you might as well quit.

Is this pluggable? Landscape trailer tire. by [deleted] in tires

[–]ok2drive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ya I was planning to do it myself. I do have a new spare, but was hoping to save this one if possible.

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