Black lichen......and its removal without Hypo (eco warrior customers)

[Ben23]

Good morning all.

I've recently acquired a customer with a decent sized patio, approx 90m2 which is rife with black spot lichen, its the bane of his life and he will happily pay to have it taken off, problem is from experience I know that the pressure washer alone will only temporarily make a difference to it if it takes it off at all (21lpm 3000psi, still dosent take the **** off) Hypo would help but with the fact he's all about the environment he is reluctant to let me use anything other than water.

Ive used a product called patio magic with limited success and am currently looking into wet and forget as a solution, has anyone any experience with wet and forget or a similar product for dealing with this stuff without resorting to hypo?

Cheers

Ben

 

[peter rogers]

Likes of things to be used is all chems but it's one of them things mate can't please all folk. If the Eco warrior wants it rid tell him go away for the weekend and ask no questions of How removed it

 

[kevinc250]

benz biocide will remove the black lichen over time mate,its relatively cheap and comes pre mixed ready to dilute for use,the added bonus with this is that you could make a date the following year to call back and re-apply to keep everything nice and lichen free,

 

[Williams Jet Wash]

Some jobs are not worth taking on Ben tell him honestly the results you expect to achieve with pressure washer alone and when he agrees carry on if not leave it

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

benz biocide will remove the black lichen over time mate,its relatively cheap and comes pre mixed ready to dilute for use,the added bonus with this is that you could make a date the following year to call back and re-apply to keep everything nice and lichen free,

Contains SH. (Or renamed equivilant)

Just be level with the customer. Do a square with just the PW (don't go overboard on it, no kore rhan you'd normally do. Show him an give him the hard facts. That's as good as you can do without chemical.

 

[sllab]

Wet an forget will do the job over a few months and depending how bad it is you may need to re-apply it in 6 months time to get it really clean. Their product is all about being environMENTALly friendly which this customer should get along with just fine.

He just needs to know he will not get instant results.

 

[kevinc250]

Contains SH. (Or renamed equivilant)
Just be level with the customer. Do a square with just the PW (don't go overboard on it, no kore rhan you'd normally do. Show him an give him the hard facts. That's as good as you can do without chemical.

benz biocide contains ddac as one of its ingredients green pro,please please please don't say it has sh in it as someone somewhere would take your advice and add a bit of sh into it "for that added bite",what that will create is for want of a better word is mustard gas which killed and maimed thousands of british troops in the trenches during the first world war,ddac and sh do not mix-ever-period full stop,i probably seem like i'm going over the top on this or being arsey but guys do not mix sh with ddac-ever

 

[Taxlossloz]

Green would know that if he had a proper softwash T shirt like us Kev ....

 

[Taxlossloz]

I used Benz bio this week for first time absolutely brilliant stuff

They says give at a few days to work but customer was delighted on day 1

No hypo in it

Saying that there's prob some other deadly chemical in it I expect

 

[Taxlossloz]

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[Taxlossloz]

benz Blackwash contains SH

Benz bio wash is DDAC biocide

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

When you re-read it @kevinc250 , what I said was 'SH or equivalent' I did not suggest mixing SH into Benz.

However DDAC is probably not that good for the foliage either. That was my sole point.

 

[kevinc250]

Green would know that if he had a proper softwash T shirt like us Kev ....

i agree mate,what we both learned that weekend was awesome

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

£595 for a t-shirt and you're bragging about having paid that?

Man that American saw you coming!

 

[Taxlossloz]

It's a proper cool t shirt

 

[kevinc250]

It's a proper cool t shirt

oopps think we've rattled someone luke

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

oopps think we've rattled someone luke

Not a chance.

I got some hoddies, winters coming. Come sit in a small hotel and listen to me waffle for a while and you can have one for just £295. Total bargain compared to the softwash tshirt! I'll toss in limp sandwiches and a coffee for lunch to help you feel you got a bit more value. /emoticons/smile.png

 

[Taxlossloz]

Im there - be good to listen to your rants in person green

hope there's some home cooked still warm cookies like at the Hilton

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

Im there - be good to listen to your rants in person greenhope there's some home cooked still warm cookies like at the Hilton

Holy smokes..... who was at the Hilton? Bet their t-shirt was pricey!! I was at the Holiday Inn but damn yes the cookies were good. Going again on the 9th..... you in or has Mrs Tax revoked your manhood? /emoticons/tongue.png

 

[Taxlossloz]

Ha am not allowed

she's the boss - I'm getting hands on training with the top dog anyway (AB jetting lives round the corner )

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

It's not about the training. It's about something a shed load more valuable than that. /emoticons/smile.png

Can't talk here, walls have ears. /emoticons/smile.png)

Will catch you on whatsapp tomorrow