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you used too much surficant. Thats what it looks like, from what ive heard. Honestly I dont know if rain will help or what. I suppose it should take care of it. I hope it does. Today I noticed dry surficant, apple butter, stuck to the side of 5 gal bucket? I had to use my fingers and water to get it off. May the roof Gods be with you and it turns out ok.

I'm going to guess the left hand side needed a second application. But, wait for the rain and lets see how it does.

If you left the left side like it looks in the middle pic, you'll need to go back and hit it again. And you might as well just do it before it rains, that way you know it'll look good.

Confident Roof Cleaning Houston TX wrote:

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If you left the left side like it looks in the middle pic, you'll need to go back and hit it again. And you might as well just do it before it rains, that way you know it'll look good.

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 True that on the left side. If the soap is dry and glossy that is too much surficant. I adjust my surficant by the pitch of the roof. That roof wouldve gotten 1 cap, then 2 cap fulls, then 1, per 5 gallons of mix. Pouring and topping off the 5 gal bucket pulling from. Averages cap and half. Very equal to just some squirts of Dawn per 5 gal. 

 Been a while since I used Dawn. A gallon of apple butter can last a while if you only do a couple a week.  

-- Edited by gutterdog on Wednesday 15th of September 2010 10:25:26 PM

yepppppers,  gonna have to the left again ,  no  biggie, a learning experience, when u  still see black  hit it again , if its light brown or beige mother nature will take care of it, i  really dont see where you are using to  much surfacant,a full bottle is to much if its over 50oz,  a half bottle is suffient,  no  biggie though

Great job  fellow  roof cleaner


Dave

Good start, go spray the bad areas again.  Lose the ISP, it isn't helping.


-- Edited by Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 on Wednesday 15th of September 2010 10:29:09 PM

Confident Roof Cleaning Houston TX wrote:

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If you left the left side like it looks in the middle pic, you'll need to go back and hit it again. And you might as well just do it before it rains, that way you know it'll look good.

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OMG Scott, where did your Signature go

Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa FL (813) 655-8777 wrote:

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Confident Roof Cleaning Houston TX wrote:

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If you left the left side like it looks in the middle pic, you'll need to go back and hit it again. And you might as well just do it before it rains, that way you know it'll look good.

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OMG Scott, where did your Signature go

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What do you mean? I can still see it...Or are you being funny cause I made it smaller? Dont you know that was hard for me too do?? Everythings bigger in Texas!!! lol

 

Hogwash wrote:

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OK so i had a 40 gal. tank and put 15 gal. of SH and 1/2 gal. of ISP with a big bottle of apple Ajax..  seem to work real good ,, didn't rinse but it left a film on the roof.. is that normal?  but its going to rain tomorrow so i hope it will be OK...  the pics are from today when it was still wet.. so how did i do?

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I think after you hit the left side once more you will be fine after the rain.  Rain is a good thing.  Not only does it make corn & corn makes whiskey, but it also helps us out in 2 ways in my opinion.  1)  It gives the previous jobs we've done a good rinse and afterwards you can really tell the difference.  2)  It feeds the algae of the roofs that are still dirty and need a cleaning making them look worse over time and therefore the homeowners are going to be more willing to call us!