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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Terry A on August 27, 2015, 03:38:32 pm

Title: Jet washing Tarmac?
Post by: Terry A on August 27, 2015, 03:38:32 pm
I've not cleaned tarmac yet but I've been asked to quote to clean a drive with lots of moss.
Should I use turbo lance or flat surface cleaner?

Thank you

Terry
Title: Re: Jet washing Tarmac?
Post by: samson on August 27, 2015, 03:50:06 pm
Be careful it's not crumbling or you will blast it away !  If not too bad I use 25, but used a turbo this week, as it was only thing that would shift it  :D
Title: Re: Jet washing Tarmac?
Post by: Smurf on August 27, 2015, 04:48:50 pm
That reminds me of a job as was browsing through my pics earlier as was a bit cold that day  ;D

Title: Re: Jet washing Tarmac?
Post by: Smudger on August 27, 2015, 08:36:04 pm
Nicely done papa smurf.

Flat surface cleaner and 25 degree nozzle, I always pretreat mossy Tarmac a couple of days before with hypo solution. it can be difficult to remove depending on the type of Tarmac your cleaning when using the nozzle (edges a hard to reach areas) I start at a low pressure and increase as required
Title: Re: Jet washing Tarmac?
Post by: Rob@Blast off on August 27, 2015, 09:17:20 pm
I once blew a big chunk of tarmac off next doors drive when rinsing off some overspray, so ever since then its been a case of softly softly catchy monkey.
Title: Re: Jet washing Tarmac?
Post by: Smurf on August 28, 2015, 11:46:48 am
I once blew a big chunk of tarmac off next doors drive when rinsing off some overspray, so ever since then its been a case of softly softly catchy monkey.

Well you lived up to the blast off name that day for sure  ;D

I've also found out that using a washer can do a lot of damage too if not careful. It seems my favourite trick is when using a vario nozzle is that I inadvertently have it on full pressure when wanting to rinse down then proceed to destroy a bit of fencing etc.
Tip: Best not lean on the lance tip with a vario nozzle fitted... Oops!  ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CURMNtWv4Ec
Title: Re: Jet washing Tarmac?
Post by: Rob@Blast off on August 28, 2015, 07:39:17 pm
Glad I'm not the only one that does that with the vario nozzles my other trick is not clipping nozzles in properly.
Title: Re: Jet washing Tarmac?
Post by: Smurf on August 28, 2015, 10:35:57 pm
Glad I'm not the only one that does that with the vario nozzles my other trick is not clipping nozzles in properly.

 Yep me too,,,, then you feel a right plonker trying to find out where it went  ;D