Try sodium hydroxide.
Donât âtryâ chemicals. If you canât wash it with the proper chemicals, donât wash it.
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So what do you recommend to use?
Bleach, SH, Sodium Hypochlorite
Go to Walmart and buy all the distilled white vinegar they have, put in pump up and go to it. Let it sit for awhile. Try a gal and see.
You could also try citric acid if you have some. Vinegar, lemon juice, anything mildly acidic will work, ie the citric acid may work. Try a couple of things and see. Let sit for maybe an hour and should be able to rinse off low-med pressure
Thanks Racer! I will do some tests spots with white vinegar, always appreciate your willingness to help on this forum⌠Iâm sure some flack will be thrown my way for âtryingâ a âchemicalâ to see if it works.
Sometimes thatâs how you learn, try the hydroxide as suggested too, but the vinegar more enviro friendly which may be concern to client. If it works, explain to client what youâre going to have to do to justify the high price you should be charging him. Thatâs specialty work and donât be cheap when doing.
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You donât try stuff because you happen to have it. You came here and asked for suggestions. The way to clean it is with SH. If they donât want you to use it, then just donât clean it. Rick may be right and vinegar might do something, but you could have washed a dozen houses by the time you messed around going to take pics, but vinegar, sprayed clensol etc. Let it be someone elseâs headache while you go make money. And donât delete posts.
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that was for you personally, tried to DM it to you, not general population. I felt the need to poke you on this fine Sunday morning.
As for trying the BC Cleansol, I called Eaco Chem and asked about this specific situation, they said it was safe to use and see what happens.
I used vital oxide to kill the growth. It works, but is about $30 per gallon (although it does come in five and 50 gallon drums I believe) But you cannot dilute it you have to use it straight. You would have to apply with the pump up or battery sprayer. At $30 a gallon you wouldnât want to use your 12V because you would have probably $100 worth of it sitting in the line before it even came to the gun. Not sure that would even work in this case sounds like the growth youâre facing is different than typical. If vinegar or sodium hydroxide doesnât work may be worth a try.
They call that âwhiskey fungusâ here in KY. It coats everything within a 2 mile radius of a distillery.
Iâll be honest, a little surprised and skeptical that they want that removed. Itâs pretty much a badge of honor here.
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Thank you for deleting that
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since this thread was revitalized⌠I would ask if its ok to have a window of the SH use, and if so, neutralize it right afterwards, once its done its job.
a good alternative will be Sodium Hypocrite
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Iâm sorry but chuckled a little at that.
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Dry ice blast it.
