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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: neil s on July 04, 2011, 07:31:25 pm

Title: painted decking anyone had probs ?
Post by: neil s on July 04, 2011, 07:31:25 pm

Well there I am cleaning upstairs windows wfp . Brings pole down and notice I'm stood in what appears to be wet paint. Seems green paint on decking has been dissolved by water. Anyone had similar ?  Customer ok about it but can't find any reason for it

Title: Re: painted decking anyone had probs ?
Post by: barry mallett on July 04, 2011, 07:57:18 pm

sounds like youd peed yersen ;)

Title: Re: painted decking anyone had probs ?
Post by: Ian101 on July 04, 2011, 11:20:12 pm

I tell yer that purified water is like acid !!

Bet the decking all full of holes next time you call  ;)

Mind u dont get it on your clothes

Title: Re: painted decking anyone had probs ?
Post by: d s windowcleaning on July 04, 2011, 11:45:29 pm

decking boards are pressure treated , when a new decking paint is applied it takes much longer for the timber to absorb this .
if the decking was only done recently any splash back will cause a hole mark on newly applied decking paint .

Title: Re: painted decking anyone had probs ?
Post by: Neil Gornall on July 05, 2011, 08:45:37 am

serves them right for painting it. why would anyone want to put down a nice timber deck and then paint it GREEN!  ::)

Tell them not to be so cheap next time, and use a proper oil.