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Hello Everybody, I will soon be cleaning a kitchen floor. I wonder if my surface cleaning and hot water from my rig will be enough. If you have had experience in cleaning restaurant kitchen floors, please advise me. I would think that chemicals are a risk due to the proximity of food...

Hello Everybody, I know this is in the wrong forum, but here goes. I am being employed by a property manager that I do presure washing for to remove the mold from a large vacant department store. I plan to use outdoor clorox bleach and water. I will apply it to the walls with an extention...

Hello Everybody, I know. I know. I have been told. A turbo nozzle will wear the cream off of concrete. I have been using a turbo for a while to get the concrete cleaner. This is mostly on gas pads. Well... I may have found out the hard way why NOT to use a turbo nozzle. Horror Story: I...

Hello Pressure Gurus, I am cleaning the inside of a drive thru car wash. The wax build up is heavy on the wall. I sprayed a degreaser and let it dwell. Then hit it with a 15 degree tip at 200 degrees. It took me 10 minutes to make a difference in one cinder block!! The cinder block walls...

Hello Everybody, I am cleaning a business with cider block and stucco. What would be the best way to clean these. I am planning on using hot water as a test, then a mixture of POWER STROKE from Envirospec and bleach which I will x-jet up onto the wall. I have a 32' extendawand and the blue 24'...

Hello Everybody, What will remove the tannin left on concrete from the berries of Crepe Myrtles? I have tries degreasers and brighteners. Thanks, Scott

Hello Everybody, Has anyone ever gotten a sore elbow from pressure washing. I have a sore elbow and my middle finger is sore when I bend it. I am going to make an appointment with an Orthopedic specialist to see if I need physical therapy. I have permanently tied my surface cleaner so...

Hello Everybody, I am bidding on a stucco wall that has a tint or dye in it.I will try a test spot- have not done so yet. I was wondering if concrete cleaner would work on it. I know that I do not want to wash the dye off. Thanks, Scott

Hello Everybody! Do you normally break a quote up for flatwork cleaning into: 1.) price for gum remover 2.) price for no gum removal/cleaning only I have found that the gum removal stage is time consuming.The rinsing and gum removal are the time consumers. Chemical injection,dwelltime...

Hello Everyone! I have a rust removal question. When cleaning dumpster pads I have a hard time removing much of the rust stains. I tried a product that supposedly removes rust etc... I let it dwell for 1 hour. I came back, pressure washed and it didn't do any good. I am thinking that the rust...

Hello Everyone, I am bidding on washing every surface within a high school football stadium. It has lots of concrete. The bleachers,steps,walkways,walls,score box etc... are all concrete. There are many surfaces that will not be accessible to my Landa Water Jet. I will either have to wand it or...

Hello Everybody, I will be estimating a price for pressure washing a brick patio with grease,moss and grime at a local restaurant. They want me to pressure wash the plastic chairs and tables as well. The bricks have sand inbetween them. Will this be an issue? Is there any specific...

Hello Everyone, Delco RK-43- $3995.00 Largo 5635 $4165 Delco RK-43- 5.2 gpm Largo 5635 6 gpm Delco RK-43- 12v Becket Burner Sys. Largo 5635 120v 2500 watt gen. to run system Delco RK-43- 18 h.p B.+s. Largo 5635 20 H.P. B+S...

Hello Everyone. Has anyone heard of "THE BLACK MAX" hot high pressure washer from Wholesale Parts and Supplies in Ellendale, Tenn? 6 gpm, 3500 psi, 20 hp B+S emgine, 400,000 BTU Oil fired Burner, 2250 Watt Generator $3899.00 If you know anything, please post. It is obviously an off brand...

Hello Everybody, I have another quandry. If you have a cold water machine with a hot box attached I would appreciate some feedback. Question #1: Will it helpto have two 40 lb. lp tanks so that the propane does not freeze up? Or should one have one large tank? 200 lb. tank. Sales reps. from...

hELLO eVERYONE, I have read that belt driven is the best because of smooth operation. I have heard that the belts may get out of line or break or out of alignment. I have heard that Direct Drive is no good. I have heard that direct drive can only be used for a short time ---50% service factor...

Hello Everybody. I want to purchase a hot water unit. I have heard that Landa is the best. I can not afford them. I was thinking of buying a hot box, but for a little more I could get a hot water machine. I want at least 5gpm, 3500 psi and 190 degrees. I am thinking of the RK-43 from Delco...

I have the opportunity to pressure wash the yellow paint off of a number of curbs. I t was sloppily spray painted on . There is a product called "Tagaway". (That may not be the name. It has the word "tag " in it.) I need advice on this matter. Thanks in advance. Scott

I have an opportunity to clean Dryvit. I may have the name wrong. This is the exterior, stuccoeque, covering on some homes and /or businesses. What is the best approach? What chemical. Low pressure? Thank you in advance. Scott

Hello! I am not sure if my last post made it through cyber pressurewash space , so here goes again. I am still a newbie who has amassed some equiptment (trailer, 230 gall. tank, c/w machine, x-jet, 24' extention wand, Landa Water jet, etc...) I am so busy at my day job now that I can not...