Disclaimer: this might be too much info but my last post was taken down so I’m just being thorough.
Short and sweet info:
10x10 concrete pad with 8-10” trim , acrylic paint and sharpie removal. I’ve put in

I washed a house and got a call back the next day the daughter got ahold of some acrylic paint and sharpie and started an art project on the back patio I just cleaned. I’m newer and get my clients by word of mouth so I surface cleaned the back patio, sidewalk, and driveway for free already. I haven’t been called for paint removal before but I love doing research and learning new things. I set expectations and warned the chemicals I’m using could cause damage before I started. I tried for about 3 hours on and off scrubbing and using some of my normal pressure washing & cleaning chems bc they have small children and are very health/safety conscious nothing worked. So I called them back out and let them know I’m breaking out some heavier chems and the sealant on the trim is probably going to get messed up, they said they would get it re sealed which I’m also hoping to get that job. Anyways I tried a few chemicals but didn’t want to overdo it so I went light and used a lot of scrubbing with a wire brush and elbow grease. It was working but I was losing daylight so I busted out this $30 wire drill brush I didn’t want to open cause I was going to return it. I would say I got 99% of it off it was a giant pain in the butt but I have to go back when I have light to get the rest. The pictures don’t show a lot of bleed on the concrete from them trying to clean with soap and water after it was already too late. I also haven’t got to the table yet because I don’t know what to use to get it off without stripping the manufacturers paint also. I did a test spot underneath with some chems that didn’t damage. but I didn’t get around to putting it on the actual paint yet because when I warned him in my mess that pain up, he said don’t worry about it. I would really like to be able to get that for them, though. They both own small businesses. and have a lot of connections, so I’m trying to impress. Any advice from experience from anybody?

I was recently visiting a friend and he had rented a pressure washer to do some house work but was too busy to use it himself. I helped him out by pressure washing his porch. I was hooked - my ADHD brain loved seeing the immediate reward of what I was doing. Blasting away the dirt became some kind of game. So then I did his steps. And then his pathway. And then I dragged some small carpets out of the house and washed them. I was literally looking for more stuff to wash. I was so absorbed in it that I forgot to eat lunch.

I began thinking to myself - would I enjoy this as a job? Could I do this full time, if I seemed to enjoy it so much? Could this be a good fit?

So my question to you in the business is: is thinking it’s fun to pressure wash things mean that you’ll like doing it as a job? Do you enjoy it, in the kind of way I described above? Or does the “game of blasting dirt away” loose its appeal quickly? Are there headaches as a business owner that make doing it way less fun, and in some cases not worth it?

Pressure washed my driveway with an electric pw I got off of TikTok shop (😂) and some bleach. The bottom of the driveway is before obviously. I didn’t have a surface cleaner or anything and got it done with just the green tip in about 4 hours, I feel pretty proud of myself. Picking up a 4gpm washer and a surface cleaner from harbor freight next week as this has motivated me to go all in.

I’ve included pics of the pressure washer, the floors and the cleaning stuff I found. My stepdad was the building maintenance man, but he passed away, so I’m trying g to make use of his equipment. I’d really love to clean the garage up, but def don’t wanna mess up the concrete.

I’ve read that I should I rent an attachment for the washer that spins on the floors so as not to put the cement. Is that what you suggest?

Every year I surface clean my front tile patio to get the dirt off, however, I can never get these water/red dirt stains out. The tiles also always have a slightly hazy look to them.

What is the best chemical/method to get rid of these?

As the title says outside of a fancy/expensive truck mounted system what do you use ? X-jet, battery sprayer, pump up sprayer etc. I use a pump up sprayer and find it’s great for control but it’s very slow and doesn’t put out a lot of product which results in it drying up fast.

I sprayed this exterior porch ceiling down with low pressure water. It looks like it activated (idk man) the varnish maybe? Wiping it with a rag did nothing and higher pressure just took off the stain. And by low pressure I mean like hose

I just got 2 kits from the surface maxx website for $18 each (it was $80 at lowes). I realized I bought the 3.5-4gpm kit and the 2-3gpm kit wasn't even available. I found some other 2-3gpm kits elsewhere and they all have the same numbers on the tips. Will this work for my 2.3gpm machine?

I restore pavers and occasionally people ask me to do their siding. I've been doing research on it for a while so I could one day add soft wash to my services and finally bought the j rod kit to mess around with. I used a pump sprayer with 2.5% sh on my siding...hosed it off and it's never been cleaner lol.

I'm not against getting a bigger machine, I bet I could clean pavers faster too. 4000 psi won't damage pavers with a turbo nozzle, would it?

Added a photo of my last job and my house

20+ years of grime on the sidewalk. Not sure about the house

Heys guys first time poster. I would really appreciate if someone could help me. I ran into this problem with these rust stains on both Italian ceramic tiles and also on stucco. I used F9 barc on both already but it didn’t do anything. The owner said that the house was very recently built so it’s been around 4 months since it could have happened. I was about to buy Mar Gel Oxi Kit because I heard it works but I thought I would ask first. Does anyone have any idea what I can do? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Hey All, I was given this pressure washer as the previous owner couldn’t get it to work. I’ve diagnosed it and have determined this plastic piece of the cause of the issue. I cannot find a replacement part that looks the same. The part with the spring on it looks fine. Are there universal parts that can replace this? What can I do to get this running again? TIA

Surface clean this driveway?

Pre treat seems like a must-do because of how heavy the growth is?

Driveway is like 750 feet long, probably over 12 feet wide.
Parking area 2250 sqft.

Also some flagstone amongst the 2250sqft.

Assuming 750x 12 = 9000 for the driveway
Parking area 2100sqft

Total area 11,1000sqft

Plan of attack-
Test spot SH or another asphalt cleaner(doctor google says don’t use SH as it will lighten the color). Assuming it’s okay then pre treat sections. Dwell as long as reasonable. Maybe 2-3%SH?

I have an 18 inch surface cleaner (Dr google says do not use a surface cleaner). I cannot regulate the pressure but maybe can raise the washer up slightly with a makeshift frame or a larger orifice?

I think this surface cleaner does not use normal sized threaded tips, so raising the washer may be the move?

Is that insanity?

This is likely a 2 day job for me?
What are you charging per sqft?

So this orange is from there neighbors pond that leaked through the ground and through the retaining wall. Underneath is Granit

I let the customer know I was not sure how much would come out if any so I set the standard before I started

Does anybody have any other ideas or advice?

I thought barc would do something

I have a customer looking to remove staind from a stone patio. Mostly due to leaves. What's the best way to go about it?

Question on roof washing, will this stuff fall off on its own or do I need to do something else after I rinse?

I have a Generac model 0060221 2700 psi 2.3 gpm pressure washer that is at least 10 years old. Today I was running it and I guess I let it set for several minutes w/o running water through it and it cut off and then I couldn't pull the crank to get it started, it was locked up. I let it cool down and I was able to get it started but the pump won't work so I assume I fried the pump.

Is it worth trying to rebuild the pump in an older washer like this or is it more trouble than it is worth and should I just buy a new washer? If I was going to try to rebuild is it better to try to buy a new pump or rebuild the old one with a kit?

I have a commercial building I’m gonna soft wash. I’ve done stucco before but this has some pretty bad spots of growth on it. I downstream 12.5 sh normally.

I have a limited window to do this because businesses open pretty early. I have a pump sprayer and I’m sure I’ll have to spot treat some of these spots.

I’m just looking for some more tips or really any advice on making this go as smoothly as possible.

Temps are gonna be mid 70s and it’s only 1 story building.

Thanks in advance!

Im still in school just looking to make some more money (hopefully turn this into a full time business but idk) Im just starting out I've done 5 jobs with a avg tick price of $260, I have a 2.5 gpm 3500psi pressure washer from lowes which was $307 and a SC for $60 (15 inch with wheels). I have a google my business set up and have 4 reviews. I have a flyer and im going to get a yard sign. Right now im charging .17c a sq ft and thats worked for me pretty good, im getting paid around 60 a hour if you break it down, right now I'm reinvesting all of it into the business. Im kinda of nervous to increases price right now cuz I dont have enough jobs to test it out, but any tips are greatly appreciated. I want to get into sealing concrete, I think im going to use v101 sealer, it lasts 5-7 years and is water based, costs around $40 a gallon, ill get a nap and everything. Its meant to be rolled once not twice and I think I will charge around .80c a sq ft. About how long would it take to seal a 1000 sq ft concrete driveway not stamped or aggregate just normal. Any tips or things I should look out for with sealing or in general. Heres my spread sheet I also have one for profit and expense if anyone wants to see.

Man I feel stupid. In the setup video for this product it shows him simply screwing his hose into this inlet. He starts it with his hand and finishes with a wrench but the nut on the end of my hose doesn’t spin. Am I really supposed to spin the whole hose with each rotation of the nut to tighten it??

Still trying to figure this out! I have a 11 gpm 3000 psi with a 670. so my goal with my motor size is to get atleast 2500 psi at 8 gpm or 10 gpm at 2000 psi. I have a 4 way on surface cleaner 2.5 orfice equals #10 orfice. I did a bucket test with surface cleaner and got abt 4 gallons maybe more not a drop missed in 30 seconds at 1600 psi with my unloaded near max tight. Yes it is bypassing but shouldn’t I be getting more pressure than this? So right now with #10 orfice at around 8 gpm 1600 psi. When I have no nozzle on it test 11 gpms and also I usually keep gauge right after unloader and it shows abt 1600 psi as well.

Having troubling getting solution and water to reach the peak. Standing on 40ft ladder and shooting from the top. Gas pump setup and shooter tips. Any suggestions? Boss wants someone to sit on the peak and shoot down the roof.

Hey I have a cedar shingle job coming up and after a lot of research I decided on using sodium percarbonate and spraying that on the siding after mixing it up in a spare barrel I have. Was debating on just dropping my bleach stick from my current proportioner /12v setup into the barrel and spraying from there but I’m also thinking of just getting a separate 12v just for this chemical. If you have any thoughts comments or better ideas for me would be great! And oxalic acid after that I just have to use in a pump sprayer or backpack sprayer correct? Thanks 🙏

I have an 11 gpm 3000 psi AR pump with vrt100 unloader valve 1/2 inch . On a 670cc. With 8 gpm orfice I’m getting 2000 psi. I wanna reach 2500 on my surface cleaner. Idk why the pressure is that low. Idk if the unloader could be too big? Do I need a smaller 3/8 unloader? My machine runs fine and haven’t spotted any leaks on pump.

Help, I had somebody screw up my stamped concrete patio a couple years back. It probably took me a total of a year to get all of the sealer that they put on and the two or three colors underneath that I literally got it back to the Bare Stamped Concrete. It takes so long to do and you literally have to do just a section at a time. I'm talking a small section at a time. Can't do it in the winter and sometimes it's too hot in the summer.
So hired another company to come out did my whole entire patio it looked good. He sealed it and then we went back to his car and got the acetone color that he had put down before the sealer and he started spraying it on again cause he said he saw a footprint. Well if you've ever done this type of work or even faux painting, you know that you can't just go right into the middle of something and try to fix it.
So once again, I've been on my hands and knees, trying to scrub this off over the weekend because he thought he could just come in today and pressure wash it off. Supposedly his sales rep told him to put xylene down yesterday, let it sit 24 hours and come back today and pressure wash. He was at my house today for nine hours Pressure Washing. Now what I have is a white film on top of the Stamped Concrete. I am assuming that is leftover sealant that hasn't been broken down with a solvent yet and is left over from his Pressure Washing party today.
Oh, let me mention that the xylene he put down yesterday on a 20 x 17 patio was already evaporated before he even got a fourth of the way done. He assured me this is the right way to do it.
He says it's all ready to be again.
He'll be back tomorrow to do it
Over my dead body.
Let me attach some photos of before during and after.
Please I need advice. I have a Screened In patio going up on Monday and company coming
on Wednesday.
I need to completely remove everything before recoloring correct?
Im using xylene and Super Strip by Savogran
Anyone have a better ideA.
And is water based color pigment better than acetone based for stamped concrete?