Where to get good rain gear?

Envirospec-
 
I would look for those that they use on the fishing boats, those are used for up to 20 hours per day for months per season, that is a lot of wear and tear so they must be good to hold up to all that work and salt water/salt air.
 
Doug today I was cleaning some paint off of some brick at a school about 15' high and I was working off of some scaffolding that I had to put kinda close to the wall so I could put the chems on the brick to remove thr paint and I was about 10'' from the top of the wall which projected out about 8'' and if you don't wear a rain suit you will get soaked.
 
apple said:
The fishing gear sounds like a good idea.

Ive got a pair of rubber carhart bibs and jacket that are pretty tough.

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I post this and not 30 minutes later a snap ony bibs broke. Go figure...

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Benchmark said:
Doug today I was cleaning some paint off of some brick at a school about 15' high and I was working off of some scaffolding that I had to put kinda close to the wall so I could put the chems on the brick to remove thr paint and I was about 10'' from the top of the wall which projected out about 8'' and if you don't wear a rain suit you will get soaked.
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Tell us the equipment (wand, gun, etc.... ) you were using on the job. How long was the wand/gun?

There are lots of ways to wash and not get soaked, Unless it is raining or doing some heavy duty degreasing, I just wear jeans and work t-shirts.

I get soaked from sweat and change shirts a lot but I very rarely get soaked from pressure washing unless the wind changes direction and I cannot get up-wind.
 
apple said:
I post this and not 30 minutes later a snap ony bibs broke. Go figure...

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Duct Tape is my friend. hahahahaha

Duct Tape might help you out, maybe duct tape and some big staples.
 
Chris it was a three ft.wand that I was using on this job yesterday and I was close to the wall to brush on the paint remover and then wash it off with hot water,I've got wands from 2' to 13' and I could have climbed down and moved the scaffold back climbed back up and used a longed wand and not needed the rain suit ,I just used the rain suit .When you are cleaning brick it is not like cleaning vinyl siding where you can stand on the ground and shoot 30' high and rinse the mold and mildew off with a softwash system.
 
I understand what you are saying, been cleaning brick, concrete and other surfaces for over 20 years, over 8 years with my own company. Brick and concrete usually need pressure to clean as it is dirt that will not chemically clean where the mold, mildew and algae will clean up with chemicals so I know what you are talking about.

I just got rid of the last of my graffiti chemicals, the city has 2 trucks that clean it for free.

When I cleaned graffiti whether standing on the ground, up on a lift or on scaffolding, I would apply the cleaner, give it some dwell time and position the elevated support back further so I could use the longer wands and not get soaked, some of those graffiti chemicals are very bad for your skin.

I would use the scaffolds with the wheels so that I could lift up the end and move them but I would position them so that the narrow side was close to the wall and you could walk back further if needed. You still have a wand cleaning width of anywhere of 6' to almost 15' wide with the right length of wand going side to side. The further back you are, the less likely you are to get soaked. The pressure and gpm's will really not change when using a longer wand at the end of the gun.
 
I get my goodies from Gemplers.

Got to stay dry for when its cold!!!
 
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