THE COMMON SENSE THINGS WE ALL WOULD RATHER IGNORE TO JUST "GET TO IT" :
- PAY ATTENTION TO THE SPECS. HOW MUCH PSI DO YOU HAVE? YOU ONLY NEED 1500 TO 2800 PSI FOR MOST PROJECTS. A 3000 PSI MACHINE OR HIGHER IS FINE FOR HOUSE WASHING, DECK AND FENCE WASHING AND EVEN SOME CONCRETE. IT MAY TAKE LONGER THAN YOU EXPECT THOUGH, A HIGHER PSI AND GPM MEANS CLEANER QUICKER ( THINK OF IT LIKE A STRONGER SHOWER VS A WEAKER ONE).
- KNOW YOUR PRODUCTS. I DO NOT ONLY GO BY TRIAL AND ERROR BUT I ALSO LOOK AT THE MSDS FOR MY PRODUCTS TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIVE CHEMICALS AND HOW STRONG THEY ARE. THEN SOME BASIC CHEMISTRY AND RESEARCH TO DETERMINE WHICH IS BEST FOR THE TASK AT HAND.THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF CLEANERS FOR OUTDOOR PROJECTS ( IF NOT THOUSANDS ).
- FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS GUIDELINES. ALWAYS READ INSTRUCTIONS. KNOW WHAT YOUR SURFACE IS MADE OUT OF; SIDINGS ARE DIFFERENT, GUTTERS ARE DIFFERENT, WOOD SPECIES ARE DIFFERENT. SOME PRODUCTS MAY REACT AND OXIDIZE YOUR SIDING OR GUTTERS, SOME WILL REMOVE PAINT. SOME WILL BE PERFECTLY FINE.
OKAY- HOMEWORK DONE SO FAR? GOOD.
FIGURE OUT WHAT PRODUCT YOU WANT TO USE TO ASSIST IN YOU PROJECT. PRESSURE WASHING ALONE WILL LOOK NICE, BUT NOT TOTALLY CLEAN WITHOUT HELP. DECKS MAY REQUIRE A STRIPPER TO DISSOLVE OLD STAIN BEFORE YOU PRESSURE WASH AND REMOVE IT BEFORE APPLYING BRIGHTENER FOR PROPER PREP. OR A DECK MAY ONLY NEED THE BRIGHTENER PRODUCT TO PREP PRIOR TO STAINING. MAYBE ITS JUST A CLEANING AND YOU CAN USE A BLEACH BASED PRODUCT IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH IT ( I DON'T EVER USE BLEACH ON WOOD, EVEN THOUGH MANY PRODUCTS HAVE IT AS THEIR PRIMARY ACTIVE AGENT), OR YOU CAN USE A MILD DAWN SOAP IF YOU HAVE A TREX DECK OR APEX DECK. MAYBE A DIFFERENT CLEANER FOR JUST A NICE RE-WASH BEFORE THE SPRING SEASON KICKS OFF?
NOW, SURFACES. MOST WILL HAVE YOU USE THE SAME PATTERN / METHOD. I WOULD SAY TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, USE THE WHITE TIP - 40 DEGREE ( YELLOW IS 15 DEGREE AND CAN BE MORE EFFECT BUT ALSO A LOT LESS FORGIVING. RED TIP IS STRICTLY FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND ARE DESTINED TO CAUSE DAMAGE AND SEVERELY HURT THEIR FOOT- IT IS A 0 DEGREE AND HAS BALL BEARINGS SOMETIMES THAT JET THE WATER INTO A SPIRAL PATTERN FOR EVEN GREATER PSI).
WHITE TIP- 40 DEGREE- NICE, EASY FAN PATTERN. SO WITH THIS YOU CAN SIMPLY KEEP THE PRESSURE WASHER WAND AND TIP POINTED TOWARDS YOUR DECK, FENCE, SIDING, GUTTERS, CONCRETE AND WASH. DO NOT GO DIRECTLY STRAIGHT DOWN, BUT AT ABOUT 60 DEGREES ( 90 BEING DIRECTLY STRAIGHT DOWN). THEN MOVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED, AT A DISTANCE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH- ( BEING WHERE YOU START FURTHER MAYBE 2' AWAY, GRADUALLY GETTING CLOSER TO WHERE YOU FEEL IT IS CLEANING AND NOT DAMAGING ) KEEP IT MOVING WITHOUT STOPPING, SLOWING DOWN OR SPEEDING UP. WITH WOOD IT IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE FAN OF THE WATER, PERPENDICULAR TO THE WOOD GRAIN; HAVING IT PARALLEL WITH RIP THE WOOD FIBERS CAUSING THEM TO LIFT UP. ALSO, IF YOU DO GET TOO CLOSE TO THE WOOD, YOU WI;LL NOTICE MANY LITTLE FUZZY FIBERS UPLIFTING. THEY MUST BE SANDED DOWN BEFORE STAINING.
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