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Title: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Blast Away on February 25, 2014, 05:47:13 pm
A couple of Derby's operatives caught on camera here removing gum with low pressure steam from 3:48 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2RKS2P5a_c

Street Pride
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: BDCS on February 25, 2014, 06:14:31 pm
1.25 was that drive surgeon  ;D
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Simon@Pristine Pathways on February 25, 2014, 06:34:24 pm
I am doing my first gum removal job tonight, should be fun. All the gear no idea!
Any tips?
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: BDCS on February 25, 2014, 06:39:06 pm
If your using steam take your i pod and a flask
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Simon@Pristine Pathways on February 25, 2014, 06:53:09 pm
Was thinking more like sony walkman and 8 cans of stella this is the north!

Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Neil Jones on February 25, 2014, 08:19:39 pm
How did you even find that Lee?
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Blast Away on February 25, 2014, 08:27:01 pm
How did you even find that Lee?

He's a fellow TV License Resister whom I subscribe to mate.
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Aqua Power Solutions on February 25, 2014, 09:37:28 pm
Simon, Redbull !!!!!! Ed
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Jettaway on February 27, 2014, 01:44:32 pm
How'd you get on with the guming Si?
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Simon@Pristine Pathways on February 27, 2014, 06:01:32 pm
Worst job of my life!  >:(

Stepped out of my comfort zone, he who dares Rodney!

I am happy working 9 till 4pm 5 days a week for £2000

This commercial lark....perhaps I need a leason in time management and pricing cause I dont think iam in the right ball park.
Any advice is welcome.

Simon
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: trevor perry on February 27, 2014, 07:09:21 pm
Worst job of my life!  >:(

Stepped out of my comfort zone, he who dares Rodney!

I am happy working 9 till 4pm 5 days a week for £2000

This commercial lark....perhaps I need a leason in time management and pricing cause I dont think iam in the right ball park.
Any advice is welcome.

Simon

 are you underpricing the jobs simon or not having the right equipment, if you are trying to cover a really large area with low pressure steam then you will definately struggle. What surface are you removing the gum from and what problems are occurring that is making it take longer than you thought it would.
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Jettaway on February 27, 2014, 08:35:26 pm
Was it steam So? I thought you'd use high pressure hot water?
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Simon@Pristine Pathways on February 27, 2014, 08:49:40 pm
High pressure hot, twin set up. 2 of us on it for 5 hours.
Paving stones were easy the block paving was a pain clay block really old as we were cleaning it seemed more was appearing.
I think because it was a first using the set up.
It was a lot quicker than the low pressure steam I borrowed of you Trevor that was an experience not to be repeated.
Any way did 3/4 of the job back next week to finish then might get paid!
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Jettaway on February 27, 2014, 09:19:37 pm
Gonna say, steam would take forever.

Out of interest, did you use hot water when using fsc or just use hot with the lance to gum?
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Simon@Pristine Pathways on February 27, 2014, 09:29:11 pm
Gonna say, steam would take forever.

Out of interest, did you use hot water when using fsc or just use hot with the lance to gum?

Hot on both fsc and lances
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: trevor perry on February 27, 2014, 10:20:58 pm
what size of nozzle you using Simon when i have two guns running at 10 litre a minute each and at 200bar pressure i find an 03 nozzle with a 15 degree angle works best
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: chris scott on February 27, 2014, 10:27:20 pm
Do you not need steam for gum...?
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: Simon@Pristine Pathways on February 27, 2014, 10:29:46 pm
what size of nozzle you using Simon when i have two guns running at 10 litre a minute each and at 200bar pressure i find an 03 nozzle with a 15 degree angle works best

Yes thats what size I was using
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: BDCS on February 27, 2014, 11:12:35 pm
Do you not need steam for gum...?

If you pressure wash gum you need hot water and with steam you need the heat and a chemical - I would have thought you would have covered this on a course  ::)roll
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: chris scott on February 28, 2014, 06:42:50 am
Do you not need steam for gum...?

If you pressure wash gum you need hot water and with steam you need the heat and a chemical - I would have thought you would have covered this on a course  ::)roll
No never done gum cleaning/dont ever want to do...could not think of anything more boring.Why do you need chemical with the steam.,,,because there is no flow?
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: BDCS on February 28, 2014, 08:23:54 am
The detergent when hot breaks down the veg oil in the gum leaving mostly powder.
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: chris scott on February 28, 2014, 01:41:38 pm
The detergent when hot breaks down the veg oil in the gum leaving mostly powder.
OK
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: BDCS on February 28, 2014, 07:13:10 pm
Do I win a prize or can we argue for weeks  ;D
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: chris scott on February 28, 2014, 10:49:55 pm
Do I win a prize or can we argue for weeks  ;D
You win ...I know nothing about gum removal (nor wish to).
Although I am slightly disappointed in the choice of your new steed ..that might cause an argument.
Title: Re: Derby City Council - Gum Removal
Post by: BDCS on March 01, 2014, 10:30:33 am
Believe me I am also