Poll, of sorts

Scott Stone

Scott Stone

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What do you feel is the most difficult type of pressure washing? It could be the sales part of a particular field. It could be dealing with customers, it could be the type of work.
Personally, I think that the most difficult area of pressure washing is fleet washing. It is the most physically demanding, every driver is a customer and critic, and there are a million competitors, and a large competitor that are all willing to cut your throat, and give a cheap price.
So, which do you think is the toughest, and why?
 
Scott Stone said:
What do you feel is the most difficult type of pressure washing? It could be the sales part of a particular field. It could be dealing with customers, it could be the type of work.
Personally, I think that the most difficult area of pressure washing is fleet washing. It is the most physically demanding, every driver is a customer and critic, and there are a million competitors, and a large competitor that are all willing to cut your throat, and give a cheap price.
So, which do you think is the toughest, and why?
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I agree Scott!
 
Jonathan Ellis said:
having good trustworthy employees.
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I was looking for the most physically demanding aspect, such as wood care, fleets, hoods, flatwork, etc. We all know employees are a royal pain.
 
I will have to say KEC. Always a ladder, sometimes a lift. constant strong chems. And always the worries of setting off a suppression system. Always the worry about a non code conforming system not being perfectly cleaned. Fire,,, Fire,,,, Fire... What other type of pw business is that stressful. Constantly thinking life safety. OK, and the climbing in, on or around hoods, in ceilings.
 
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You have never had a smelly, ignorant, foul truck driver looking over your shoulder and telling you everything that you have done wrong.
That being said, The only thing that could possible compete with fleet washing, in my opinion, is hood cleaning. The rest is just way easy.
 
mbryan said:
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True dat!

The thing about Hood Cleaning is it's always on your mind. I am one of the deepest sleepers I know, I have never had any kind of sleeping problems or anything like that. I can go to sleep anywhere at anytime - Until I owned a Hood Cleaning Business! I still sleep well, but there are many times that it was very hard to fall asleep because FIRE is always on your mind.

I wouldn't think fleet washing would be that stressful other than the complaining customer. It's gotta be physically demanding, but the stress can't even come close. At least if you care about your customers' exhaust systems.
 
Fleet washing is the toughest, especially if you want to work for me. Second would be crwling around, under, inside and over heavy equipment.
 
None of it is easy. Working all night long and come home to get a couple hours of sleep just to get up and do a little maintenance pick up some chlorine or supplies maybe throw in a house wash. Get another couple hours sleep and go back at it around 9:00 or 10:00
 
mbryan said:
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Yuck, does it pay that good to do that??
 
Hood cleaning or heavy equipment cleaning for paint prep that is the worst. Fleet washing is tiring as you are on your feet all day constantly moving but not overly difficult...Each is bad in its own way.
 
Any area of pressure washing that you are in as a "QUALITY" contractor is difficult as we should all be striving to do the very best job possible. In wood, the devil is in the details and knowledge of what you're working with to produce the best possible outcome with the factors you are given to work with :)
 
I would vote for several different things.

Brushing almost every square inch of dirty, greasy trucks.

Degreasing dirty, greasy trucks. No matter if you wear the throw away coveralls, grease will get all over you no matter what, face shields get covered up in about the first 1 or 2 minutes of work so they are about useless. No matter how careful you try to be, that grease has a red dot on your whole body and it will not miss! Even lowering the pressure and some prayers........Nope! The grease wins again, every time. hahahaha

Scrubbing grease filled rims, that channel inside the rim where the grease collects to about 1/4" to 1/2" thick of grease that you have to scrape out then brush with degreaser and soap so they can get clean, pressure washing them will not get all that grease out of there, you will put in a lot of elbow grease. hahahaha

Degreasing engines and transmissions are easy, it is the grease that is caked on up to a couple inches thick on parts, swivels, pivots, arms, around hydraulic parts, etc... that flies and slings everywhere is what I don't like. That grease just found a new home and it is called the
Fleet Washer and it will be home for sure! hahahahaha
 
Christopher said:
I would vote for several different things.

Brushing almost every square inch of dirty, greasy trucks.

Degreasing dirty, greasy trucks. No matter if you wear the throw away coveralls, grease will get all over you no matter what, face shields get covered up in about the first 1 or 2 minutes of work so they are about useless. No matter how careful you try to be, that grease has a red dot on your whole body and it will not miss! Even lowering the pressure and some prayers........Nope! The grease wins again, every time. hahahaha

Scrubbing grease filled rims, that channel inside the rim where the grease collects to about 1/4" to 1/2" thick of grease that you have to scrape out then brush with degreaser and soap so they can get clean, pressure washing them will not get all that grease out of there, you will put in a lot of elbow grease. hahahaha

Degreasing engines and transmissions are easy, it is the grease that is caked on up to a couple inches thick on parts, swivels, pivots, arms, around hydraulic parts, etc... that flies and slings everywhere is what I don't like. That grease just found a new home and it is called the
Fleet Washer and it will be home for sure! hahahahaha
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That grease doesn't maybe have roaches, or smell, and you are using a wand. Our first tool of choice is a scraper, the chems, then a wand. Some times just a hose will do to.
 
mbryan said:
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That's pretty bad. You hood cleaners definately earn your money! Much respect!!
 
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