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Just finished a metal roof on a home that was heavily faded. It came out good but was a lot of hard work. I am working with a chemical company to develop a spray on and rinse off that will get rid of oxidation. Will keep you posted. RoofKleen Roy Lawson (931) 273-8113 Tennessee

I was surfing the internet looking for information about some of our roof cleaning chemicals when I stumbled upon this forum that had a thread about TSP use. I wanted to check it out - I always like to see the public's perspective on the chemicals we use. Low and behold I run into a post from a girl (screen n...

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I had a question. I am going to make 40 gallons of Apple Cider Sauce. However, the SH I have is only 10% instead of 12.5%. Should I use more than the normal 15 gallons of SH since it is weaker or not? Will 10% SH even work? I have never used 10%, but cannot get my hands on 12.5% right now. I still have 6 gall...

I thought I would share this great info with all of you. A new service I came across is helping empower mini-groups of roof cleaners to keep from typing their fingers to the bone and still allows a great networking tool. MAGIC JACK CONFERENCE CALLS are a FREE SERVICE that Roof Clean USA has used for talki...

Looked around various websites and local dealers for a stake truck. Spent about 3 weeks in the hunt. Finally bought a new 14' 2009 GMC. Now I"ve got to get it equipped. Any suggestions on people who do the assembly near PA? Closest builder I could find is an outfit called Gregson Clark near Rochest...

According to All-Flo's literature, EPDM is a 'B' rated material for SH, sodium hypochlorite. The Max-Pass will shrink away eventually. On the contrary, the KE-038 is 'A' rated for SH and is offered for the same price. For more information, please check out the following page: http://allflo.co...

How should I mount my Delavan pump? I had mine mounted up side down and mix leaked out into the pressure switch. Needless to say, the pump died. Is there a better way to mount this?

Here are a couple of roofs I cleaned one in Dunedin I believe this is my first and a shingle one that was my second .

I just wanted to say how nice it is to have RCIA and its members available to me as a resource. You guys are great. I have felt welcome and not belittled for being a newbie with dumb questions. We all gotta start somewhere, huh? Gary Boyd of Roof Bright Florida and David Westerman of Roof Clean USA have bee...

Got a call yesterday from a lady with severe mold alergies and she wanted here roof cleaned. Apparently she got my name from someone here that is in Bowling Green, KY. It was not Kipp but whoever it was thanks, she is happy now. I just happened to have time yesterday afternoon and I got it done for her. She t...

Welcome back gentleman,he is a door hanger i just had made. i ordered 1000. give it your best shot and good luck.i will post the price in 3 days...

Hello Everyone, I have been reading many of the roof cleaning forum post over the past several months. I quickly realized that this is the place to be for gaining roof cleaning knowledge. I am in need of some info if possible. I have been cleaning here for almost 10 years and I would like to add Roof c...

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I can't test this yet, since I don't have my pump yet. It seems like it will work. I know that bottom draw tanks have advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that the bulkhead fitting sits several inches above the tank bottom. This means that the draw tube would run dry with 20 or more gallons s...

I had a roof sales manager call me the other day and ask me if I would come and spray a half roof because the insurance would only pay for half of the roof to be replaced. This was the first I have heard of this. Has anyone else heard this? It would be good for us to get in good standing with the roofers in our area...

I was checking this stuff out and it says its a general purpose pvc air and water hose. Is this the stuff I want? Is this what everyone else is using?

We would like to offer special pricing on red and blue Kuri Tec brand hose (Series K1154 and K1156). These are prices are NOT advertised on our website. Please call/email and mention 'RCIA' for special pricing. The price is the same for red or blue and by the foot. The hose will not come with ends. Cri...

After reading sveral posts. I went back and took a long hard look at our spreadsheets. Although we are currently in one of the deepest economic turndowns that most of us has ever witnessed, I took measures early on and have revisited my decisions several times since. Every time I walked out of my office...

Has anyone used a sealer of any sort to help in granule loss? We have a customer who has called searching for a method to possibly slow down his granule loss. He asked if I could apply Thompsons water seal. I've never heard of this and am not sure even if it will make a difference. Thought I'd seek out a littl...

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