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*Well it's 19 right now and going to get up to 46 this afternoon. I'm going to go out and put a heater in the box truck so everything will be nice and warm.

* It was about 42 the week before last and had great success with cleaning the roof!

*Do you guys do this also..

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*Well it's 19 right now and going to get up to 46 this afternoon. I'm going to go out and put a heater in the box truck so everything will be nice and warm.

* It was about 42 the week before last and had great success with cleaning the roof!

*Do you guys do this also..



I run windshied fluid through all my equipment, hoses and etc. Good for 20 below!

 



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The last roof I washed it was around 50 degrees. Had to go back 2 times for touchup. Are you using hot or warm water on the roof?

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I work in Delaware. Its been very cold here but gonna warm up Thurs and Fri so im going out to clean two roofs. I find Apple Cider with a bit more chlorine than normal mixed with hot water tends to work best in cold conditions. Sometimes if roof is really black you may have to coat a second time.

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Hey Mike! Year Im hearing that it is going to warm up Thursday-Friday too! Time to make some money!!

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You guys are HARD CORE!!!!!!!!!!! It is 37 degrees in Florida and bone chilling cold. I don't know how you do. I commend you on your determination. Lori

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We did a cleaning this past Friday. It was cold, real cold for us in Florida. But the cold weather acted as a great surfactant. We applied 2 coats and decided it was too cold to finish. The roof looked horrible. The homeowner understood our situation and readily agreed with our returning Monday.  Well after the rain, snow flurries and freezing rain, (yes, all of that here in sunny Florida) Friday and Saturday we returned yesterday to find a clean roof.

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Gotta love that!!

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You guys are HARD CORE!!!!!!!!!!! It is 37 degrees in Florida and bone chilling cold. I don't know how you do. I commend you on your determination. Lori




Time to take a little dip...



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RoofBright of Florida wrote:

We did a cleaning this past Friday. It was cold, real cold for us in Florida. But the cold weather acted as a great surfactant. We applied 2 coats and decided it was too cold to finish. The roof looked horrible. The homeowner understood our situation and readily agreed with our returning Monday.  Well after the rain, snow flurries and freezing rain, (yes, all of that here in sunny Florida) Friday and Saturday we returned yesterday to find a clean roof.




Yep, the cold really slows down the cleaning mix, and so does light colored shingles.
I ran out of chemical once on a gray colored shingle roof, returned with fresh chemical an hour later, and the whole roof was clean!
Lesson here - Don't leave before the miracle happens.
The colder it is, the more patience you must develop.
Coat the roof, get down, go eat, flyer the neighbors, get a haircut, etc, etc.
Do NOT keep spraying and re spraying.
Splash and Dash, come back in an hour or two, when it is real cold, and use warm or hot water for your mix.
The addition of TSP in cold weather really helps, though it is a PITA to use.
I have heard of guys with hot water pressure washers pre spraying a section of roof with WARM, not hot water first, then spraying a stronger roof cleaning mix tnen usual.
The  warm water automatically dilutes the chemical, and a warm roof cleans faster.
ALWAYS try for a sunny day guys, cloudy days that are cold too make our life tuff!

 



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I dont think I even going to try it I'm gonna wait till march or somthing just sold a roof job on saturday

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I dont think I even going to try it I'm gonna wait till march or somthing just sold a roof job on saturday




I think IF I lived in a cold climate, I would have me a hot water pressure washer, and apply WARM water to a roof, clean that way.
I live in Florida, cold weater is a very temporary thing here!

 



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ha you live in the warm you don't know what its like to freeze! just kidding

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