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Just been flicking around the web and came across a few cleaning forums talking about 2 step cleaning. A lot of people in the Truck wash industry are using this method to clean fleet trucks, they use an Acid pre-rinse then an Alkaline wash, buy putting acid on first then spraying an alkaline they say a c...

Hi Guys I know this is a personal opinion type question but I appreciate your thoughts. We've looking to built our 1st rig and have decided to use a truck vs a trailer type of set up. Following questions 1. Truck size - 3/4 ton or 1 ton, can a 3/4 ton truck handle a full load of product etc. 2. Flat Bed vs pickup...

I got 1 gallon at around $16.00 or so, but that was not enough to get a real feel for how well it works on a number of different roofs. I PM'd Lori 6 days ago, but maybe it didn't go through or something? No reply yet? Anyone know what the Ammonyx Lo costs for 20 gallons? I'm right here in Florida too. Thanks

Hey guys new service for contractors was advertised on Fox news channel I sign up then read reviews should of did that in reverse 90% bad reviews by customers and contractors so be careful !!

We cleaned a roof last week. About 5500 sf of shingle and my 1/2 inch yamada refused to prime on its own.... It worked well enough to make it 1/3 of the way. After that I did some fast replumbing and added a fitting to attach water hose to the end of the draw line. Every once in a while we have to pull a water hose...

I was searching roof cleaning in my area on google and found this site listed in the top search results. This makes me absolutely sick. This guy is pressure washing roofs, you can see the pressure washer in the back of his truck in one of the pictures, not including the ones of him blasting away the granul...

Ok guys, here is one of my older roof cleaning trucks, long since retired, and currently at rest in a scrap yard. Her 460 V8 gave life to someone elses truck, and her 5 speed trannie and rear end wound up in an off road mud truck. CAN you spot the mistakes made in the roof cleaning equipment ? -- Edited by Appl...

Hi, anyone here located within 4-5 hrs driving distance from Freeport, Fl. (which is near Destin) willing to let me spend a day or 2 observing and learning how to properly clean roofs? I'm short on cash so I'm not looking to pay for trainging, just someone willing to offer their knowledge and experienc...

GENTLMAN, has any one done a freebies in a hot location and was it worth it??? i have a spot picked out. but i am a little skeptic about it .need some advice.

Well guys, I just found this BBS. My name is Pat Norman and I have been a contract cleaner for a little over a year now. I do pressure washing and also have a Bobcat chemical pump that I wash roofs with. In order to stay busy in North Mississippi I kinda have to be a Jack-of-All trades guy for now. I do Roof Clea...

Hello all, First off, I wanted to tell you how much I appreciate this forum. I find this a fascinating field of work. I have a little knowledge of roof cleaning. I do a lot of moss removal here in the Seattle area. My profession is window cleaning. I've been tin the industry for about 16 years know. I start...

What is the actuall name of Ammonyx Lo? Is that the full name? Is it Aminoethylethanolamine? I am not having luck with searches for local distributers... Calling it Ammonyx Lo. Thanks -- Edited by Satcahr on Thursday 4th of February 2010 12:01:18 AM

I have recently started my business and some of the more promising prospects I have right now are some apartment complexes. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to bid these? Obviously these are more difficult due to height (3 stories), access to roofs, and extra ground help and covering tenan...

I just had a local competitor, a person I once helped too, actually take one of MY roof cleaning picture file names from a Google Map, use the file name as HIS "company name", and made a Google Local listing, complete with HIS phone number and webpage url! He then had the audacity to act like he had "nothin...

I tried to search this without any luck ..... can anyone pass on their experience? Scenario: You spray a roof with SH (between 4 to 6%) -- not overdoing it so there is not much run off from the roof -- minimal rinsing of plants is required. You are done spraying SH and do not rinse the roof. Shortly after you...

Does anyone have any promotions they offer that they have really good success with? Or was there one thing in particular that really helped expand your business when starting out? My thoughts are to run a promotion something along the lines of "Give me 3 and your is Free!". Basically, th...

If you wanted to clean concrete / painted concrete with basically a put on hose off chemical what would you use? Sodium Percarbonate? Sodium Hydroxide? Other something? what do you think works best I know a lot of you also do pressure washing so I thought you may have an opinion on this

I currently am paying for my web site and hosting. I have seen several of your websites out there. (your welcome for all the hits!) If I go elsewhere or create my own, I will loose my website. Is there a way to keep it? I currently use Vista Print. They charge me $20 per month, but I am limited on what I ca...

Thought Home owners in my area might benefit from this video. What do you think?

My roof cleaning career is at it's end, crippled by severe Osteoarthritis, I don't dare clean a tile roof anymore. So, this old roof cleaner lives his life through ALL of you. I rember many of you when you were new at RCIA, now LOOK at you You have taken whatI taught you about roof cleaning, marketing, and...

The Roof Cleaning Institute Of America Training & Certification Forum "Find A Certified Roof Cleaner Directory"

The Roof Cleaning Institute Of America Training & Certification Forum
"Find A Certified Roof Cleaner Directory"