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Hey fellas...

Thought i would fill you in on my latest commercial job....

Went and spent quite a bit of money on sh over the weekend for a commercial job i had this morning...

sh was blistering hot...great, strong mix but still wasnt enough to remove the caked on black crap from the terracotta tiles...

added some caustic to the apple cider to stiffen the mix but still didnt do the job...even tried straight sh...still not enough...

am having to hire a pressure washer wish a rotary head to get this crap off the tiles...

first time ive ever had to wave the white flag...sometimes pressure is the only thing to get crap of neglected tiles...

anyone else had a similar experience?

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Your not alone....Been there done that. One question though... what was the outside temperature when you were trying to Clean the Tile Roof?

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Caleb

I don't have any experience in cleaning tile, however I would try using hot water power washing before I use a rotary nozzle. rotary nozzle would be the last resort.

-- Edited by Walk on Friday 11th of December 2009 05:45:51 PM

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Hi Caleb,

As Larry said, Been there, done that too plus got the T-Shirt. No Fun.

Like the Rolling Stones, " I cant get no, satisfaction "

Do me a favor, would you?

Can you post some pictures of that Tile with the EXTREME FUNK from down under?

I would like to see it as I am sure so would others?


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no worries mate, ill get some shots when im out there next

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Caleb, sorry to see you had a sh####ty time with that roof.

I learned a long time ago in other businesses that as the "expert" you have to know when to say "No" and walk away before you start, It sucks but everything has it's limitations.

Hope you get the job done with out doing too much $$ If I lived around the corner I would give you a hand, but we are a bit far apart for that.

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