the big softwash secret

hey everyone as you know there is alot of whispers and secrets about softwashing etc

i got a book from benz and have to say it is helpful

i brough it for my brother as he wants more to do with things and its goes thru step by step with pictures on how things get done and also on equipment

Peter could you put a link up for the book please? I'm intrigued by softwashing. I'm sure I'll get proved wrong but to me it looks like spray and agitate chemical then rinse off. So is it a case of the guys who got slagged off over the years for using hypo and underpowered pressure washers where actually sort of softwashing all along. I'm sure there's a bit more to it than that so I think the book would be an interesting read.

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Or just join the nasw forum online and softwash uk support on facebook and have all the info and advice you need from guys in the know doing the job..and @Taxlossloz /emoticons/tongue.png

wel wen i was on there no one is too forthcoming with info /.....

I'd just like to see a real filthy driveway or similar done from start to finish to see if it is a real alternative to pressure washing. Or is it just a maintenance thing for not so dirty drives etc. The videos I've looked at online so far basically show some guy spraying chemicals but not the full cleaning process. So in that regard it does seem quite secretive.

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It's all a big secret guys just forget about it leave it to the pros

It's the biggest load of guff :rofl:

I'd just like to see a real filthy driveway or similar done from start to finish to see if it is a real alternative to pressure washing. Or is it just a maintenance thing for not so dirty drives etc. The videos I've looked at online so far basically show some guy spraying chemicals but not the full cleaning process. So in that regard it does seem quite secretive.

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Most drives, all block paving ones especially need power washing cos the joints need cleaning out

So there's pressure washing plus Chem after ( bleach )

then there's just bleaching stuff - walls , flags , tiles

Then there's treating with biocides( no bleach ) which is interesting -

That's my next venture @Taxlossloz after holiday

I already have a candidate roof to biocide and leave to the elements

It's all a big secret guys just forget about it leave it to the pros

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so why do u do it for .....

I'd just like to see a real filthy driveway or similar done from start to finish to see if it is a real alternative to pressure washing. Or is it just a maintenance thing for not so dirty drives etc. The videos I've looked at online so far basically show some guy spraying chemicals but not the full cleaning process. So in that regard it does seem quite secretive.

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buy the book ...

if i was to do soft washing i wouldent do roofs my self but a bit of render cleaning blocking paving ect ide just use hypo, 5050 hypo and tap water for green algi on walls neat hypo on the rest gota watch out for lead as it can change colour and also leve a run down the wall ,best to aply with a wfp pole brush and a back pack goggles and a resperator is needed as hypo is nasty stuff ,if u wana play it safe use blackwasah as its safer im no expert tho only dable a bit on the odd job, also when cleaning paving brush on and leve it to dry let it vaporise on its own for best resalts tell custmer no pets aloud on it for 24 hours tell them to hose it down after 24 hours /emoticons/smile.png

No need for a respirator for hypo as it not harmful to breathe unless you mix it with acid and get a chlorine cloud

It's bad for the eyes and burns skin but on it's own is safe to breathe

Blackwash is not safer as it is just 10% hypo mixed with benz own surfactant as i was informed on here

It also stops working after about an hour as it breaks down into salt and oxygen so no difference if you leave it on all night

Need to do your research if you're gonna play with chems

Sodium hypochlorite: health effects, incident management and toxicology - Publications - GOV.UK

they go into alot of detail as to regards chems used ..

hey everyone as you know there is alot of whispers and secrets about softwashing etc
i got a book from benz and have to say it is helpful

i brough it for my brother as he wants more to do with things and its goes thru step by step with pictures on how things get done and also on equipment

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Hmmmm...... 95% Correct spelling amd grammer and 100% understandable post!

WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH @peter rogers ????

It's the biggest load of guff :rofl:

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This "load of guff" has put a good few ££s in my pocket over the last few weeks

I just think it's all blew out of proportion. I think it's being over complicated to just applying chemicals and agitating to rinsing

yes true it's not rocket science to bleach stone steps people been doing it years

But to say it's a load of guff is bit weird

Anyone with WFP should be offering softwash

Mark cave is making it accessible but Benz , Gavin Reardon ( softwash solutions ) are the original dudes look at there stuff online

Gavin will be at marks show he is the top man to learn off ( if you can keep up with his Welsh )

So it's just something I have been doing already just with a fancy name