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I have a well used 77 Chevy truck with a bed that is rusted out. I can not find one in the salvage yards around here. Anyone have any leads? Would consider option of building/installing a flat bed; anyone had done that? Anyone ever replaced a van body?

We accidently sprayed some brick cleaning chem (muratic acid based) on some copper roofing on a new construction job. Any one ever removed tarnish from copper?

Anyone familar with Merbeau wood - South American I believe. Not wising to clean, but have a related question. Have been asked to clean brick on a house. Builder has already installed deck made of this material. Will brick cleaning solution (will contain HCl) stain this? Related question -...

Whiz, looking for some advice. I have a bunch of machines, including two CW that are key in my biz. Unit one is a 4000 psi/4.8 gpm machine (18HP); unit two uses same 2021 pump but configured for 3500 psi/5.6 gpm (20 HP - I thought the extra HP would increase longevity). Doing mainly brick...

Wiz, just purchased another persons equipment. Includes 3 hot water systems (my first). Have read some past posts on the subject. Would like your thoughts on the following: 1. What preliminary testing and maintenance would you perform? 2. Read several posts on kerosene vs. diesel - your...

Wiz, we experienced a leak on our small PW the other day. The unit is a Devilbis (sp?) with an AR pump (don't remember the model number). It is a 3500 / 4 gpm unit. Leaks is between the valve "head" and body of pump, and shows when water is turned onto the unit - saw the leak and did not...

Mark, currently have a CW machine built by USA Pressure - 4000 psi, 5 gpm (TS 2021 pump), 18 HP Honda belt drive. May be purchasing another machine and would like a little input. Looking at the same basic system, but will have configured for 3500 psi/5.6 gpm. Interested in your thoughts on...

Someone locally is selling hot water pressure washers made by Elite and Largo. Anyone heard of them? How about a Lander water cleaner?

Looking for a good source of information on fire and (especially) water damage remediation and restoration. Looked at this biz a couple of years ago, and backed away. Have a renewed interest. Particularly interested in good supplier sites for extractors, etc. Wanting to buy a box truck, and...

Was asked today to provide a bid to perform cleaning for a Dairy Queen (fast food rest). Here are particulars: 1. Concrete outside eating area and sidewalk. Some gum. 1800 sq ft. 2. Area around back door - 100 sq ft. 3. Grease container area - mainly concrete, some overflow to asphalt -...

Looking at buying a surface cleaner. Have several potential jobs coming up. Is a surface cleaner any less effective in cleaning exposed aggregate surfaces and broom brush or smooth finishes? A couple of my larger jobs are aggregate. Do you run with the same pressure and nozzles as for the...

Wiz - have seen a couple of posts regarding running machine at lower throttle. What impact does this have on the engine? Related question - is it ok to run carborator cleaner through these type of engines? Finally, what is the effect of running the equipment at full throttle and pressure...

Am in process of starting roof cleaning profit center. Performed a job on my father in laws roof yesterday. There were black streaks on several spots of the asphalt shingled roof. Tried 6% bleach mixed at 4:1 and 3:2 with water; left on for up to 1 hour. Non of the these mixes seemed to...

Does anyone know of documentation that roof and or house cleaning adds value other than ascetics? While it is evident that restoration and maintainance of wood (decks eg) lenthens the life of that asset, I have seen very little information about roof and vinyl cleaning. Would make sense to me...

IToday I took measurements on doing some work on a three 2-story houses in a row. How do you bid cleaning vinyl when it is only on the top story of the house (brick on bottom)? I was thinking of $1.33 for second floor only, and $1.50 per foot in cases where I need to get on garage roof to get to...

Wiz, what do you consider to be the acceptable pressure range for supply water to pump. My specific interest stems from the fact that I will doing a job next week using water supplied from a fire hydrant. I purchased a PRV and was going to set at 60 psi. I'll be using a 2021 pump, but I...

Whiz, I have pump GPM/PSI question for you. My PW has a General 2021 on it (Honda 18HP). Manufacturer states 4000 psi @ 5gpm. However, I see that the pump is usually spec'd at 3500 psi / 5.6 GPM. Please explain. Followup question - what is required to modify a system to get more flow out of...

Anyone converted their PWer to a water jetting machine? If so, any success in drain cleaning, etc? I am looking at doing residential drain cleaning, but am not sure what technology is best to use, or whether there is enough profit to justify the investment in equipment or marketing. Any input...

Was asked to bid on cleaning and sealing driveway. Portion under trees is very dirty - leaves, mildew, deer droppings, tire tracks, etc. I tested cleaning a small area; chemicals didn't help much compared to straight PW. However, still not very "bright". What approach are others using - psi...