Lol roger that. It’s my go to solution. I do a complimentary scrubbing of the entryway and if I get any complaints about surrounding areas I’ll go into the explanation and additional service charge spiel. I do remove it for the painting company I prep for but they’ve been a great customer year around. I do a lot for them that I don’t normally.
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Avoiding risk is all about knowing what’s in front of you and adjusting technique accordingly witch comes with experience (16 years) to not damage what’s in front of you, I have over 11,300 residential house washes in my data base not including commercial and not a single one has ever been damaged due to pressure, including commercial. I find it hard to believe that doesn’t mean anything to you. I think bad advice is instantly associating danger with “pressure” when in reality there’s nothing wrong with pressure it’s the execution And method of approach. I bet you don’t tell a customer “hey i would love to clean your home, BUT there is a chance i could kill all your plants, would you like me to go ahead and schedule you? So why would using pressure be any worse if I know what I’m doing?
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A lot of people on here swear by “softwashing” @MuscleMyHustle
Selling “new way” vs “old way”
Pressure = damage blah blah blah
It’s B.S of course. Softwashing is low pressure application and low pressure rinse. It’s just doesn’t work in the real world. You need pressure.
The only real-world advantage of a dedicated softwashing set up is the ability to spray concentrated chemicals onto roofs.
@anon26752184 soft washing is so commercialised it’s not even funny, even pressure washing companies are developing there “own” systems that have Already been around for many many decades called a “pump” Lol, attach a few ball valves and it’s ground breaking technology. Look at the “proportioner” very high tech in our industry but it’s been around for many decades in the pest control/horticulture sector. A lot of people don’t know any of this it’s all new technology to them and when a new ball valve comes out they have a seizure from excitement. I have nothing against the use of soft washing it absolutely has its place in our industry minus the commercialisation but pressure washing will always be an important method in this industry.
I’m thinking about using this chemical on my next paint prep with fall out. It’s used for fleetwash. Got it locally without an msds. What do you suppose this is based with chemically?
No idea BUT keep in mind that safe for truck paint doesn’t necessarily mean safe for gutter/house paint… totally different animals
Roger that. That’s why I’m testing on paint prep job.
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I believe aluminum brighteners are usually acid based so might be worth a try since someone said F9 Barc melted fallout right off. I’ve never dealt with fallout on painted siding. It has always been vinyl for me so I can pretty much try whatever without too much worry. I would think the results on the fallout would be the same no matter what it’s on so be sure to let us know how it works out. It will be interesting to see what all Hotshot has to say about it.
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Roger that. If it works I’ll get a msds and dig further into it.
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Yes there is lol. There are guys on here who have been doing it the proper way longer than you have been in business. Just because you miraculously got away with washing houses with high pressure for some years before learning the proper way, it doesn’t make it safe or correct. Please refrain from spreading garbage advice on here that some newbs may see and follow…
We’ll of course not because that just isn’t reality. That being said, I’d rather risk killing a plant than damaging siding with high pressure.
Just because you think it may not cause damage, doesn’t make it right. For someone who’s supposably been in business for 16 years, I shouldn’t have to explain that pressure isn’t necessary when washing houses.
Come on now, this is unnecessary guys.
@MuscleMyHustle originally said:
“let it dwell for 15 minutes then rinse or pressure wash”
@anon37135677 maybe you read it wrong and assumed he meant blast it all off with high pressure?
“Don’t ever use high pressure on any house”
He didn’t say use “high” pressure, just “pressure wash” Which is what all downstreamers are using, a pressure washer.
Just crossed wires 
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I’ve learned just about everything I know from the good people on here. Sorry, it just grinds my gears when randoms come along and give misleading advice.
Maybe you’re right @anon26752184 I’ll let it go. I’ll keep reading as long as you promise to keep reading @MuscleMyHustle 
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@anon37135677 it’s not misleading advice you just don’t have the experience, at least be honest with your own ability, you can’t just piggyback off experienced people on here and make whatever they say an “absolute”, that’s there experience not yours. As far as being a “random” I’m not entirely sure what makes you a household name? If post counts mean “knowledge” and nearly 2 decades of experience doesn’t mean anything then it’s a very sad day for your industry unfortunately.
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Lol now you’re just blabbing on nonsense. Just keep on “muscling your hustle” and I’ll continue to do my best to keep randoms like yourself from spreading poor information on this forum. You can stop trying to justify your point now.
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Agh a good old fashioned pecker measuring contest. Ide join in but I’m built like a 30 cent stack of dimes so not much use. .
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What is going on tonight on this forum!?!? Sheesh! Is it a full moon?
@MuscleMyHustle Here’s your crown. 
You’ve been on here for 12 hours but apparently think you’re king.
@anon37135677 backed way off but you just had to keep after him. I don’t get it.
Share some valuable info and show you have some years of experience. Guys come on here all the time claiming 20 years of experience and then you find out they’re running a 2.5/3k, just use water to wash houses, and clean concrete with just a wand.
Oh, and welcome to the forum! 
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