First driveway job!

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greenturtle05

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Did my first drive yesterday. Ordered a gal of EBC from Pressure Tek and it turned out great.
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Thanks guys. Surface cleaner started acting up on me in the middle of the job. Spray bar stop spinning.
 
Yea i but i just wanted to try it out, after reading so many good things about it..
 
Nice job. That EBC cleans real nice. Did those little black stains come out, Is there an oak tree above the driveway? They look like the ones around here. I use a high draw injector with straight 10.5% Sh and let it sit for at least 15 minutes before they start to fade. If that's what that is.
 
Ralph Q said:
Nice job. That EBC cleans real nice. Did those little black stains come out, Is there an oak tree above the driveway? They look like the ones around here. I use a high draw injector with straight 10.5% Sh and let it sit for at least 15 minutes before they start to fade. If that's what that is.
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The black stains didn't come out. And you are correct there is an oak tree hovering above the driveway. After I was done I used my pump up sprayer and sprayed it with 12.5% sh.
 
greenturtle05 said:
The black stains didn't come out. And you are correct there is an oak tree hovering above the driveway. After I was done I used my pump up sprayer and sprayed it with 12.5% sh.
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I have come to find that stains like that, the customer doesn't even see or acknowledge. And if they do, they know that they won't come out and don't even say anything. I just HAVE to get them out for my own peace of mind. It took me a while to have the patience to wait out the dwell time but the stuff does start to fade and if you wait long enough the stains will disappear. I usually clean and rinse sections at a time so I can post treat the areas and if you have to retreat until they fade. This also works with those phantom lines that sometimes appear.
 
CL Scott said:
1. Great job!
2. Did you figure out what happened with your surface cleaner? What kind is it?
3. Don't be shy - raise the camera and snap a picture of that rig! (all 3 angles!)
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Thanks. It's a 20" BE, never figured out what was causing it to act up, I don't think it has the right nozzles for my unit to start with. My rig isn't nothing facy, just getting my feet wet. Just a cold water 2.8gpm 3100psi husqvarna. Hopefully once I make enough money I can get an entry level hot/cold unit. Next time im out on a job I'll take pics.
ksroofs said:
Can't beat that for your first one! Looks clean to me
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Thanks. Still learning.
tigerwash said:
Great job!
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Thanks. How's things coming along for you?
 
Great job remember let the chemicals work for you and you will be on the right track in no time.Add a bit of caustic to your sh an the stains will be gone like the wind.
 
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