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garyw · Nov 6, 2010

RE: Ammonyx Lo Surfactant.

gutterdog · Nov 6, 2010

I pay 600/ yr (rounded) 2 mil liab. Always trying to save money. Maybe 3 or 400 for a record of no claims past 5 years? RCIA discount?

Ugly Shingles LLC · Nov 6, 2010

Made it.... biggrin

I found the Ammonyx lo 30% local for $10 a gallon. I think it was 15 + shipping from PWP ouch... At this time we are testing an 100% thickeners to mix with 30% Ammonyx lo? But it is cold and chitty testing weather! wink

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Bob Jr wrote:

Made it....

I found the Ammonyx lo 30% local for $10 a gallon. I think it was 15 + shipping from PWP ouch... At this time we are testing an 100% thickeners to mix with 30% Ammonyx lo? But it is cold and chitty testing weather!

Man that was fast Bob. I just watched you put the check in mail LOL!

garyw · Nov 7, 2010

landisconstruction wrote:

Bob Jr wrote:

Made it....

I found the Ammonyx lo 30% local for $10 a gallon. I think it was 15 + shipping from PWP ouch... At this time we are testing an 100% thickeners to mix with 30% Ammonyx lo? But it is cold and chitty testing weather!

Man that was fast Bob. I just watched you put the check in mail LOL!

It pays to have friends in "high places"! LOL biggrin

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landisconstruction wrote:

Bob Jr wrote:

Made it....

I found the Ammonyx lo 30% local for $10 a gallon. I think it was 15 + shipping from PWP ouch... At this time we are testing an 100% thickeners to mix with 30% Ammonyx lo? But it is cold and chitty testing weather!

Man that was fast Bob. I just watched you put the check in mail LOL!

What is the other surfactant Bob ?

Ugly Shingles LLC · Nov 7, 2010

The other surfactant is amide.

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Ugly Shingles wrote:

The other surfactant is amide.

Did you find Ammo LO at a local store we may have here in Iowa?

Ugly Shingles LLC · Nov 7, 2010

Central Iowa Roof Cleaning 515-971-1430 wrote:

Ugly Shingles wrote:

The other surfactant is amide.

Did you find Ammo LO at a local store we may have here in Iowa?

No... Bruce try looking up local soap manufactures in your area. We have an account at Univar however it was $850 for a 55 gallon drum.

garyw · Nov 7, 2010

Hey Bob, I see you got your name changed.

Ugly Shingles LLC · Nov 7, 2010

I sent a PM to Chris and he changed it for me today. I am currently listening to the radio show because I missed it.

Roof Cleaning Katy Texas (281) 392-2304 · Nov 7, 2010

Ugly Shingles wrote:

Did you find Ammo LO at a local store we may have here in Iowa?
No... Bruce try looking up local soap manufactures in your area. We have an account at Univar however it was $850 for a 55 gallon drum.

In Houston Texas the Univar here sells the Amm Lo at $556.75 and Mo at $629

Ugly Shingles LLC · Nov 8, 2010

Roof Cleaning Katy Texas (281) 392-2304 wrote:

Ugly Shingles wrote:

Did you find Ammo LO at a local store we may have here in Iowa?
No... Bruce try looking up local soap manufactures in your area. We have an account at Univar however it was $850 for a 55 gallon drum.

In Houston Texas the Univar here sells the Amm Lo at $556.75 and Mo at $629

$10 a gallon is a good price but are you stuck buying 55 gallons?

Our base price from Univar was a little higher and then the shipping from Chicago to Texas to Michigan killed it. I kept calling and trying to get a better price but I kept getting the same answer.

Univar told us it had to be shipped here from Texas :)

Reliable Roof Cleaning Jacksonville FL · Guest

I started using ammonyx lo when Billy Jensen introduced it to RCIA last year. I like the ammonyx lo much better than dish washing soap. Some of the guys described it as making the mix stick like glue. I could never get my mix to stick like glue untill I started using a foaming wand at the end of my gun. If you walk roofs to apply the mix, a foaming wand will lay the mix out and it does stick like glue. Runoff is almost non-existent.

I didn't change anything with my mix. It's a combination of H2O, SH & ammonyx lo.

I started a thread in the members section where I posted a youtube video showing the foaming wand in action. I haven't figured out how to make the youtube video a part of my post here. Maybe someone will tell me how to do that.

Charles

Ugly Shingles LLC · Nov 8, 2010

Reliable Roof Cleaning Jacksonville FL wrote:

I started using ammonyx lo when Billy Jensen introduced it to RCIA last year. I like the ammonyx lo much better than dish washing soap. Some of the guys described it as making the mix stick like glue. I could never get my mix to stick like glue untill I started using a foaming wand at the end of my gun. If you walk roofs to apply the mix, a foaming wand will lay the mix out and it does stick like glue. Runoff is almost non-existent.

I didn't change anything with my mix. It's a combination of H2O, SH & ammonyx lo.

I started a thread in the members section where I posted a youtube video showing the foaming wand in action. I haven't figured out how to make the youtube video a part of my post here. Maybe someone will tell me how to do that.

Charles

Just copy the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ihXhLnyn9Q and paste it up top in the video link. How far will it shoot?

Reliable Roof Cleaning Jacksonville FL · Guest

Thanks Bob for the how-to on getting the video imbedded in the post.

This nozzle is called the bullet from Lafferty Equipment. It will only shoot 5-7 feet in the test I did in my driveway. I have a roof tomorrow and hopefully will shoot some video. I'll give it a distance test on the roof. This nozzle could not be used to shoot a roof from the gutter line. Walking required to get full coverage. Lafferty has a number of options and can shoot foam 40 feet. If distance is a requirement it would be best to contact Drew Lafferty and let him go over what he has.

Charles

Roof Cleaning Cleveland (216) 323-0552 · Nov 8, 2010

Thanks for the earlier post, I called to order one today. Waiting for them to get back to me.

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