@Firefighter4hire - Great suggestion - that’s used in hangars a lot for tire marks on concrete.
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Its great soap. I have recommended it a bunch of times. I think the name makes people think im messing with them
Who sells it I can’t seem to find a supplier?
I might end up testing 10 products because this whole subdivision has this issue.
You dont need 10 buy cleano.
Update. Went back and got the tire marks off. It was actually asphalt sealer he drove through. Used an stripper for epoxy and paint and it came off with scrubbing and just 5 min dwell time.
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I’m going to assume the answer to this is yes but when you all encounter heavy stains that require extra chemicals on say a driveway wash you are up charging for the chemicals and not just charging for a basic driveway wash correct?
You dont upcharge for the chemicals you up charge for the service that now requires very specific chemicals.
You personally aren’t making any money, your services and experience are making you money. If they don’t want to pay the price a professional gives them then they can pick up a phone book or head to Lowes. My logic is, if its not something pressure or a housewash can do, its now a specialty service. Why would I not charge more if I’m introducing chemicals which in turn, increase the liability of the service im providing. Same reason i charge more on nicer houses. Its not because I know they have more money, its because their landscaping, windows, siding, outlets etc are all going to cost me more to replace in the event i damage it.
If someone wants me to come strip their concrete sealer, the majority of the cost will be because of the liability of dealing with xylene(If its oil based). I can spray it on, spray it off, but it might land on the siding, might kill the grass(more like it WILL), it might start running down a drain and now we’re in a rush to contain runoff…
Or it may not hurt anything at all…
Nobody can account for all the possible variables, the more variables the more im charging. Ive got to the point with sealer stripping that im pricing myself out of xylene stripping and just doing bio friendly strippers. I make less money as its way more expensive product wise than xylene and customers are only going to spend so much on that type of service when the weather will remove it for free in a few years. But i dont have to worry about neighbors complaining about the smell, the city coming in to look and see what that smell is to now ask me why there is runoff and what it is eventually ending in a fine or worse, the community finding out your dumping nasty ■■■■ into their water source. You will have a hard time putting that in the past.
Dont like it, i understand. Im here to help if you need me. Here is my card.
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Agree. I explained to him exactly why it’s more money but it went in one ear and out the other. Explained to him there is a big difference between a dark mildew covered driveway so one that has a lot of a specific staining. He even tried pressure washing it himself so you would think he wound understand.
Just told him if he changes his mind to call me.
I actually need to strip my own pool deck of a xylene based stain and I don’t see how it won’t be the mother of all messes. Pool deck is surrounded by landscape rocks and a aluminum fence.
I hope your not on a well or near a body of water. Xylene does the most damage when its introduced to water. Im assuming the deck is butted up to the house, thats gonna be a nightmare to deal with.
I would consider a bio based stripper. They typically require tarping for thicker coats buts since its ur house you can get away with just misting it(i heard that directly from a rep whose product labels say to not do that so take it with a grain of salt).
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No not near water and it’s a concrete pool deck, closest to the house is 10 feet. Fence is about 5 feet.
