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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: david washbrook on February 11, 2014, 07:06:01 pm

Title: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: david washbrook on February 11, 2014, 07:06:01 pm
I've got a lot of pw to do for a very good customer some of it block paving which is no problem and some of it Tarmac again no problem but some of the Tarmac has a lot of moss on it

What's the best way to handle this as I'm a bit concerned that just using high pressure might damage the Tarmac.
Is there anything I can put on it first that will help

Thanks
Title: Re: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: chris scott on February 11, 2014, 07:15:17 pm
Shameless plug   ;D  http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=180945.0
Careful pressure washing Tarmac it generates a load of mess (per sqm) and stripes easily.
Title: Re: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: Rob_Mac on February 11, 2014, 07:39:04 pm
Put a fan nozzle on Dave

Get some bags for the crap and a stiff broom/shovel.

Clean as normal - you could go across it the opposite way or put a FSC across it when you're done.

Helpful Rob ;D
Title: Re: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: Simon@Pristine Pathways on February 11, 2014, 07:49:41 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Vqb1jNR64&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Found this, think it one of them cowboys, but looks like he knows what hes doing.   ;D

Title: Re: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: Rob_Mac on February 11, 2014, 08:22:33 pm
Lee

On that McDonalds roof - why didn't you use a turbo nozzle & cold?

Rob ;D
Title: Re: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: Blast Away on February 11, 2014, 09:01:27 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Vqb1jNR64&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Found this, think it one of them cowboys, but looks like he knows what hes doing.   ;D



Farting around filming again instead of pulling the hose back for Chris!  ;D

Lee

On that McDonalds roof - why didn't you use a turbo nozzle & cold?

Rob ;D

Have you seen what a turbo does to them sheets mate?  ;D
Title: Re: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: Rob_Mac on February 11, 2014, 09:02:22 pm
I didn't look properly, are they the asphalt ones

Rob ;D
Title: Re: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: Blast Away on February 11, 2014, 09:18:06 pm
I didn't look properly, are they the asphalt ones

Rob ;D

No, they're metal panals coated with crushed stone chips with acrylic over-glaze(when new)Turbo rips the coating off.
Title: Re: Moss on Tarmac
Post by: Gordon_Taylor on February 13, 2014, 07:49:14 am
I did a job recently which had a lot of moss on, I used a snow shovel to scrap the top of the moss off, because the shovel is plastic it did not damage the surface and certainly stopped it turning in to a mudfest.

Regards,

Gordon