Pressure washer hack from next town over FAILS to clean the Hampton Inn exterior

[Bob Keenan]

So today, I drive by the local Hampton Inn in Aiken, and I see a ratty pickup truck with a tiny magnetic sign, with a roll around pressure washer, up on a rental man lift high pressure washing the stucco exterior of the building. Take a look at their handi work

 

[FullBlast]

I sure hope the price was right!!!!!!

 

[Doug Rucker]

Looks like they got what they wanted

 

[Diamond Jim]

oMG !

 

[Larry Millette]

Thats Drivit. That exterior should NEVER EVER EVER be cleaned with high pressure up close and personal. I sure hope they have insurance cause it looks like they are gonna be buying a new paint job.

 

[dieseldad97]

Wow does that look terrible. I don't get it. Why does the guy continue to wash KNOWING he is damaging the surface?

 

[Reider]

Wow does that look terrible. I don't get it. Why does the guy continue to wash KNOWING he is damaging the surface?

The sad thing is that he probably thinks he did an outstanding job. There are just too many people running around with "Homer Simpson Syndrome" nowadays.

 

[HighTide]

Heck, if I lost a big job to a hack I might be inclined to send those pictures to the contact at Hampton Inn and let him/her know to call you next time for professional results. Very sad!

 

[Vince Wood]

You get what you pay for in this business. Maybe the wanted the $300 hack job just to say it was cleaned.

 

[Tony Shelton]

Look at these guys! They don't even have a magnetic sticker on their truck!!!!!!!

Wait a minute, that's us......

One Restore and light pressure worked great, But the damage was coming from bad sign corrosion and it just came back in a month or so.

 

[Rance]

Nice Lift Tony! Is that yours or a rental?

 

[Tony Shelton]

Nice Lift Tony! Is that yours or a rental?

It's ours now. We painted black and white like our trucks as soon as it was paid off.

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[Guy Blackmon]

While most guys laugh and say yea they got what they paid for, I'm more concerned at what their regional or corporate people now think about pressure washing Contractors.

Bob this would be a great opportunity to get in touch with their regional manager and do some education. Not being negative but explaining the proper way to clean these buildings. You just might be able to grab some work out of it, or at least let them know that this is not the work of Professionals in our Industry.

Dang Shame.

 

[Tony Shelton]

Great point Guy!

 

[Kiloman]

Good Advice Guy turn a negative into positive.

 

[Bob Keenan]

Thanks Guy.... Yes, I m going to stop in tomorrow to see if I can find the right person, maybe even see if they are happy, or care about the results they got, and offer a demo of the right way to do it..

 

[JoshM]

Right on the Money Guy, That is what i would do.

Bob, keep us posted on what you find out.

 

[AZ PowerWash Pros]

You def have a chance to pick that property up! We pick up properties all the time right after they are cleaned. I would try to talk to someone and print out the pics and put them in a portfolio of some sort.

 

[Ron Musgraves]

Happens all the time around here, I see it over and over.

 

[Christopher]

I would think that the local management would be upset if they even really took a good look at all.

Chances are they might not even want corporate to find out and make up excuses later on about paint failing or something like that.

Bridges would probably be burned if you went straight to corporate but it also might give you the opportunity to educate them on the right way to clean the building as the local management dropped the ball and hired someone that did not know what they were doing but I am also guessing that management in hotels often changes like it does down here.

Great point Guy.