[dandandan]

Priced and cleaned a job yesterday,told customer i could clean the dirt off but not the 3 layers of diy sealer he had put on it over the years,didn`t want the job but stressed to him his block was ruined,he was happy with clean and has asked if there is anything that can strip it to its base,is there a product to do this or has he got to live with it?

[drive surgeon]

had the same prob dan, you might be able to get a xylene solution to wash it off or abrade the surface and re seal but i would stay well away if i were you, if a drive has been sealed before i stay well away.  thats why i dont like sealing anymore. too many comebacks and it takes too long, quicker to just clean and sand and no comebacks, 

[dandandan]

Forget my next post then,ha ha.Quick question though,i have done a few jobs and sanded perfectly ,blew over to be belt and braces, drive pastr a few days later and theres sand blooms across job,i know it`s the rain and the custy should follow my advice and brush it themselves but i still pull over and give it a quick sweep as the jobs got my name on it if you know wat i mean,is keybond the answer to make the sand hard quicker?

[drive surgeon]

yes i heard as soon as you have sanded and i mean (neatly, no excess sand anywhere ) you spray the keybond on or poor on with watering can and it sets in no time. next day its hard, no weeds, no grass no ants nests and cos its not a sealer you get no shiny patches, you dont need rollers, masks etc, simple! sounds great. and cheaper for the customer as they dont like paying out. just need to find the stuff now.

[dandandan]

I got it in beesley and fyldes builders merchants in liverpool,haven`t opened bottle yet,if it costs £7 a litre do you charge like £20 a litre to cover labour or do you add say 50p a sq metre to job?

[drive surgeon]

did you get marshalls keybond? or what?  i would charge them your minimum charge for a job plus the cost of the stuff, you need a minimum charge , its no good laying keybond cheaper than pressure washing or sanding as you could have done another cleaning job in the same time, time is money!

[drive surgeon]

cheers clinton 

[lowesdarwen]

Keybond is around £25-£30 for 5 litres, which goes a fair way when mixed with water,

i usually charge the above price plus £20 for putting it down,

My local Jewsons and Travis Perkins stock it!!

[mark.laycock1@ntlw]

hi jim, gave me a buzz on that sealer job. mark

[dandandan]

ok mark,been up the wall mate,i still want to seal my printed drive,booked up for next 3 weeks and i`m like a lobster ha ha,went to price a job tonight and it was done last by a well known franchise who sanded and sealed back garden 30 sq metres block and left sand all over it,he then just cleaned the front 60 sq metres and never sanded,i told her she was lucky he never sealed this as well,right cock up,£650 he charged her,i gave her the number of his franchise suppier and they are saying he is abroad a lot,total tits mate,i have told her i can mint the front but the backs had it.bell you tomoz.

[drive surgeon]

sounds like the drive doctor dandandan!!  the f*** up everything! glad your busy dude. you been leafleting a lot? or just word of mouth?

[dandandan]

dead right,the head office are blanking the woman now,i have had nearly all my work from word of mouth and off the van graphics,like this week,done one job last wednesday in a road and i`m doing the fourth job in the road tomorrow,i reckon a good van with good graphics is the one,i only got 2 jobs from advertisement in local rag,i`ve had a few jobs from coloured carded flyers with a picture of fsc and before and after pics of cleaned block that i have put on counters of local shops.

[drive surgeon]

so what did you name yourself dude?   "dandandan the jet wash man"  ha ha   glad your doing well,  a good name is what you want, what have you got on side of van then just name or pics?  sounds good mate!

[drive surgeon]

did you get that dandandan? is it a good sounding name to attract attention or just pressure washing service?

[dandandan]

I`ve got  PATH CLEAR for a name and a big picure of a fsc putting a big clean stripe on a dirty block path,it`s an actual photo i got off the web,i then have a list of what i do and the phone number,it looks great,the van is silver and all the graphics are black and green,i always wear green uniform as well, seems to be working.

[drive surgeon]

sounds good mate, well done, path clear, like the weed killer, they could sponsor you hey?? ha

[dandandan]

Every one thinks mines a franchise,i advertise my new rotary cleaning system,it is new to joe public so i`m not lieing.I mailed your company site clinton by the way.

[drive surgeon]

sounds good guys!

[dandandan]

No,but yours is good,maybe next year,i couldn`t cope with more work as i`m only learning ,booked for a month now