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Welcome Dan!!

Welcome Dan.

Welcome Dan

Theres a few other PA guys here.  Are you near any of them?
http://rcia.uglyshingles.com/roofcleaners.htm

If your getting ready to start in Spring I have a tip to do in the comming months to make getting jobs easier. PM me if interested.

Welcome Dan, if I can help you in any way just call.

Roof Cleaning Severna Park MD wrote:

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Dan, welcome.

How did you apply your cleaning solutions? Those #'s are high for a house wash, unless your SH is VERY weak.

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Said houses, meant roofs.

I'm only in the roof cleaning biz. Not houses.

Roof Cleaning Severna Park MD wrote:

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What was wrong the the roofs that you tried to clean? Were you applying with a pump up sprayer or with a chemical pump?

Hopefully the SH is hot and ready to roll from Master Chemical.

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 I used a hose and chemical pump My mix was more like 25% it cleaned, but there are still black streaks. Lets say if I was the customer I wouldn't have been happy.  My technique used was simply spray from top down, I think next time I'm gonna highlight the real bad areas first and then do a full top down. We had 20mph winds today so, I never got to try out a higher SH and some IPA.  Hopefully tomorrow.  

Mentally this is where I am, I have seen you guys all do it, so I know it works, but I need to be able to do it myself, so I can confidently knock on some doors. 

Ya I asked about the SH they typically don't have it, at this place, I got one of the last barrels, next time they told me to place a direct order and hopefully I can get the price down from 3.30/g.

 

Dan

garyw wrote:

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Dan;

Just you know, all 55 gl. drums have a sticker on them that says lot number with about 8-10 letters and numbers. The first 2 letters tell you where it was made (CI=Cincinnati OH) the next set of numbers tell you when it was made (101411=oct 14 2011) The shelf life for SH is 30 days before it quickly ldegrades down to about 5-6%. If you got the last barrel, it was probably severly degraded. Check the label.

Gary

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I'm away from home right now, but I really need to check this out.

Buckmann's is the Chlorine supplier and they are located about 2 hours from me, so I'm happy to known it's coming from PA, but i really need to check that label and look to into more suppliers.

Thanks everyone for the help.

i use them too, i drive out there & they fill them in front of me so it's definitely strong. matt mutter is my rep, i pay $2.25, how about you guys?

Ok so i buy threw master chemical at 3.30 a gal. Master chemical buys threw buckmans. I am 2 hours away from buckmans so I don't know if they would deliver to me. I definitely think my sh was weak. It still worked fairly well, but not perfectly. My 55er could have been sitting at buckmans for 3 weeks then master chemical for a month, I dont know.

How many barrels do you have for them to fill? Is there a quota?

You guys that use buckmanns where is the date on it? I tried looking on the label and barrel.

Thanks, Dirty.