The plot thickens, I got called today asking for my bid. It turns out it is not paint, it is some type of surface prep for dry wall. That explains why it is so clumpy in spots. Told them I’d do it for 2500.00 with the caveat that if it won’t come up without grinding I am out.
LOL, all this and it’s just sheetrock mud? Clean away
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Literally couldn’t be an easier thing to clean in all of construction minus sawdust. Lol
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I know, the primary guy in this was talking through the minions. The minions were “misinformed”…lol Again, thanks to all for the input, It made me learn some new things to consider when looking at jobs so for me it was time well spent.
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I can’t stop laughing about this. You need to get them to accept your px and get out there before it rains a lot on it and washes most of it away.
But seriously, this has been a good thread, some good info shared. What these forums are all about.
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Thicker and thicker it gets… “some kind of drywall prep”
Find out really what this is. We used to spray vapor shield primer and Latex wall prep. Lots of other products out there that could qualify as hazardous. Most of the threads on here preach about using the right chemicals or product for removing or treating different things. Stick to that theory.
Find out WHAT it is and clean it accordingly.
Admin, sorry about the sig. I replied off my email…
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Well I did the job in the subdivision. It took about 9.5 hours to do it on Saturday. Now they want me to do the 3/4 of a mile of brand new asphalt they spilled it on. I am going to pass. The pressure required to get it off was destroying the new asphalt and I don’t have enough years in my life to do it. I don’t know if hot water would make it release from it at lower pressure but it is beyond my capability. If any of you are in DFW and want to give it a shot let me know.
How did you approach it? Did you wet it first and let soak some or what? If it was hard, which it probably was by then, did you try scraping the big chunks or just soaking?
Still not bad for $2500. Before and afters would have been nice.
Heat would have helped
It was hardened up, interestingly the 15 degree fan tip worked as well or better than the turbo nozzle. The long stringers came up fairly quickly but the droplets were really stuck on it. I tried wetting it but it didn’t seem to make an appreciable difference and it was hot enough that water was evaporating pretty quickly. Here’s an after pic and a shot of what the turbo nozzle does to asphalt. The last is how I set up my gravity feed to go mobile. I will do a separate post with some close ups since it seems there are a lot of questions about using a direct drive with a tank. Gotta go stain a fence!
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Nice looking setup. I can imagine you get a lot of fence staining business with that trailer.Real nice graphics. Give us a shot of the inside when you get a chance.
If you do anymore of the road, just for kicks, wet it and put thin plastic over for about 30min to keep moisture in.
Thanks. I’m done with the road but I’ll keep that in mind for next time. The trailer is good for several calls a month, I get most of my work from my print ads in a local home magazine. My on line presence has started generating leads too though. I’ve had bids from Google, FB and Yelp in the past week. What the trailer really does is establish you as a being a serious business when you pull up at the curb. Cleaning fences today and staining a pergola.
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