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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: CleanerCarpets on February 20, 2017, 08:30:00 pm

Title: How good is soft washing?
Post by: CleanerCarpets on February 20, 2017, 08:30:00 pm
I've been reading through the posts for pressure washing driveways/patio's etc and also been looking at the soft washing.

Question is - is soft washing with the chems and dwell/rinse a stand alone system good enough without pressure washing or is it really a part of the process for some jobs along with the pressure washing?

From someone who has never done driveway/patio cleaning commercially but looking to maybe add it, i'd be interested to know what the experienced guys think?
Title: Re: How good is soft washing?
Post by: Smurf on February 21, 2017, 12:19:15 am
Would be interesting to hear the views of suppliers that just sell softwash gear & chems.

Title: Re: How good is soft washing?
Post by: Matt. on February 21, 2017, 11:37:24 am
Well, it's not suton am guna set up but if I was ......

There's a 210 litre tank on eBay this would be ideal ( it's only for adding the chems a 25l barrel will do ) if u have the space next to wfp tank, rig a shurflo pump upto it and run it to ur wfp hose reel, out the brush and onto the surface, ur wfp tank is running water Into ur smaller tank/barrel to fill as u emptying it, ok dilution rates will be a bit variable but u there.
Once the area is all treated the second tank is being cleaned by the water from the first tank running through it and then u can just switch back to the wfp tank to do a rinse/clean down.

I have used my wfp tank and just disconnected everything after the pump and just gone direct to the hose reel from pump, once finished just a good cleaning of the tank is required.

Little bit different if u planning on going the the honda engine route say.