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Title: do i need to use chems
Post by: creighton foyle on April 08, 2014, 08:41:30 pm
i have a patio to do next week old grey slabs with what looks like birds mess all over them, seems a lot to me so wondered is it likely to be anything else. if it is just birds mess will it clean off with just water . is there a standard chemical i could buy a sort of one size fits all.
Title: Re: do i need to use chems
Post by: JetVac Cleaning on April 08, 2014, 10:02:22 pm
Quote from: creighton foyle on April 08, 2014, 08:41:30 pm
i have a patio to do next week old grey slabs with what looks like birds mess all over them, seems a lot to me so wondered is it likely to be anything else. if it is just birds mess will it clean off with just water . is there a standard chemical i could buy a sort of one size fits all.
The birds mess will come off with just water and a decent pressure washer but if the patio is covered in black lychin  ( little black spots that won't come off ) you can try thin bleach which might remove most of it but make sure you rinse it all off afterwards. You may need to leave the bleach soaking for about 45 minutes before hitting it again with the pressure washer
Title: Re: do i need to use chems
Post by: B Bailey on April 08, 2014, 10:14:47 pm
Probably isn't birds muck.
Title: Re: do i need to use chems
Post by: creighton foyle on April 09, 2014, 07:46:53 am
Quote from: B Bailey on April 08, 2014, 10:14:47 pm
Probably isn't birds muck.
That was helpfull, care to expand ? I have a photo but am unable to upload to here.
Title: Re: do i need to use chems
Post by: B Bailey on April 09, 2014, 04:42:19 pm
More than likely lychin, looks like birds muck.
Pressure wash first, then hypo if there's any left.
Title: Re: do i need to use chems
Post by: creighton foyle on April 09, 2014, 05:21:33 pm
thank you for that, is hypo bleach ?
Title: Re: do i need to use chems
Post by: Rob_Mac on April 09, 2014, 08:36:14 pm
Creighton

What size is  your pressure washer, flow & pressure?

Rob ;D
Title: Re: do i need to use chems
Post by: creighton foyle on April 09, 2014, 09:43:13 pm
Honda gx390 21lpm
Title: Re: do i need to use chems
Post by: Rob_Mac on April 09, 2014, 09:46:56 pm
No you don't need chemical.

That machine, with that flow & pressure should clean just about everything you put in front of it. Stick a turbo nozzle on it.

Rob ;D