Brandon.....the SoftWash chems will make the spider webs melt away and the spiders/bugs will fall off. I have the same problem here in central Florida with over 100 lakes in my county. It wont be a problem for you.
Danny Cronauer said
Aug 17, 2013
You want to rinse very well. And Softwash like normal
Hank Timmermann said
Aug 17, 2013
I agree with Danny on this. As he knows we get a ton of work up here in the backwoods of PA that have conditions just like this.
Hank
Brandon Vaughn said
Aug 17, 2013
Awesome! That makes me feel a ton better. Thanks guys. Do you bump up the percentage? I was thinking starting with a 2% and see how that does.
Hank Timmermann said
Aug 17, 2013
For me I always start with 1% and adjust accordingly.
Hank
Eric Owen said
Aug 17, 2013
Remember paint tint test first . I would use 2%.
AC Lockyer said
Aug 18, 2013
On bad bugs spot treat with a 2% solution. It breaks the spinnerette bond that spiders secrete. I'd go .25 per sq ft.
AC
Mark Fermoyle said
Aug 18, 2013
Brandon, go to Lowes and pick up a brass, solid bore nozzle. It basically is like a zero point on a power washer, but you hook it to your garden hose when rinsing. You can also make an extension with pvc pipe so that you can knock down wasp nests up in the peaks of the gable soffits.
Somewhere here on the forum, someone posted a picture of one. They're very inexpensive!
AC Lockyer said
Aug 18, 2013
Kristofer Wegner wrote:
Brgun.....the SoftWash chems will make the spider webs melt away and the spiders/bugs will fall off. I have the same problem here in central Florida with over 100 lakes in my county. It wont be a problem for you.
Dude, Kris how you doing guy?
AC
Brandon Vaughn said
Aug 18, 2013
Thanks Mark - it is on my to-buy list now!
Eric, thanks for the reminder. Fortunately, he is getting his house completely repainted the week after I'm done, so when I told him about the paint-tint interactions, he barely batted an eye.
I'll take some good before/after pics on this one, I'm excited about it.
One more question out of curiosity - do you guys typically spray down a wasp's hornet's nest with killer before you softwash? Or do you just hit it with the softwash solution? Curious how it affects bees and the like. I would figure it would kill them, but take a while to do so. What's your experience?
-- Edited by Brandon Vaughn on Sunday 18th of August 2013 11:59:17 AM
Chris Wegner said
Aug 18, 2013
AC...everything is awesome! I'm booked out a week and a half with an average of 2 descent jobs a day (i'm still doing everything by myself). Just finished a 12,300 sq ft commercial metal building yesterday in 4hrs from the time i pulled up to the time i left (forgot to take before and after pics). The owner lives in Orlando and wants me to clean his tile roof also 4000 sq ft...."crossing fingers". Thank you so much for introducing me to SoftWash it has made my life so much easier.
AC Lockyer said
Aug 18, 2013
Kristopheregner wrote:
AC...everything is awesome! I'm booked out a week and a half with an average of 2 descent jobs a day (i'm still doing everything by myself). Just finished a 12,300 sq ft commercial metal building yesterday in 4hrs from the time i pulled up to the time i left (forgot to take before and after pics). The owner lives in Orlando and wants me to clean his tile roof also 4000 sq ft...."crossing fingers". Thank you so much for introducing me to SoftWash it has made my life so much easier.
very cool!
AC
Eric Owen said
Aug 18, 2013
I just spray them with the mix it will move them out and they die.
Here's a house I am bidding for SoftWashing. It's COVERED in bug poo and spiders nests/webs. We get a lot of this around bodies of water in the area.
Here's a small sample of an area under the soffit. 2 stories. I'd like to shoot it all from the ground if possible.
How would you guys tackle this? I'm selling him on a full package - metal roof, gutters, siding, trex deck, concrete driveway.
Brandon.....the SoftWash chems will make the spider webs melt away and the spiders/bugs will fall off. I have the same problem here in central Florida with over 100 lakes in my county. It wont be a problem for you.
I agree with Danny on this. As he knows we get a ton of work up here in the backwoods of PA that have conditions just like this.
Hank
Awesome! That makes me feel a ton better. Thanks guys. Do you bump up the percentage? I was thinking starting with a 2% and see how that does.
For me I always start with 1% and adjust accordingly.
Hank
AC
Somewhere here on the forum, someone posted a picture of one. They're very inexpensive!
Dude, Kris how you doing guy?
AC
Thanks Mark - it is on my to-buy list now!
Eric, thanks for the reminder. Fortunately, he is getting his house completely repainted the week after I'm done, so when I told him about the paint-tint interactions, he barely batted an eye.
I'll take some good before/after pics on this one, I'm excited about it.
One more question out of curiosity - do you guys typically spray down a wasp's hornet's nest with killer before you softwash? Or do you just hit it with the softwash solution? Curious how it affects bees and the like. I would figure it would kill them, but take a while to do so. What's your experience?
-- Edited by Brandon Vaughn on Sunday 18th of August 2013 11:59:17 AM
AC...everything is awesome! I'm booked out a week and a half with an average of 2 descent jobs a day (i'm still doing everything by myself). Just finished a 12,300 sq ft commercial metal building yesterday in 4hrs from the time i pulled up to the time i left (forgot to take before and after pics). The owner lives in Orlando and wants me to clean his tile roof also 4000 sq ft...."crossing fingers". Thank you so much for introducing me to SoftWash it has made my life so much easier.
very cool!
AC