My Media Blasting Equipment

My Media Blasting Equipment

I have been asked lately by several in the industry to help them understand what "media blasting", equipment I use and why. This blog is on just the equipment I'm using, there are links to other entries in the blog that contain more information on "media or hydro blasting", please view them also to get a better overview on this type of blasting. I have been telling each contractor that contacted me much the same thing. Replying by phone and by email so I thought if I could put down here in the blog would be a good reference. What tools or attachments I use is the most asked question this is what I have been telling them it might just be a plus for all though wondering about this process. Helping each other in the industry makes things easier for all of us. Each of us has more or less knowledge on certain aspects of different aspects of power washing or in this case using a power washer as a tool to achieve a different goal, "media blasting". Again I am not a self appointed internet expert on blasting I'm sure there are others out there that know more, done more, achieved more and generally are smarter them me on this subject. Don't believe me just ask them, they will tell you. In any case for those of you who asked and are interested enough in what I have to say here it is.

This photo and description is from:  http://www.pacht.com/waterjetting/waterjetting.htm: (please check them out for other info on water blasting and cutting), it shows a basic rendering of what is going on with a pressure washer and a vacuum feed nozzle or head of a media blaster most of us will use. The media is being drawn into the water-stream then propelled out with the force needed to remove from the surface of the substrate we are blasting.

Wet Sand Blast, Vacuum Feed:
The sand can be made of various hard materials: Garnet, Silica, various oxides, etc. It is filtered and refined to a specific size, all depended upon the application.  
The sand is carried by the high velocity water that is generated in the nozzle. The high velocity water jet in the abrasive nozzle accelerates the sand. In this system the water jet inside the abrasive nozzle creates a vacuum that pulls the sand from the container to the nozzle.

Clicking on the links below should open a new tab taking you only to the information and place you want to be.

Cleaned by Pete hydro blasting set-up General pump BE older version.

Landa media blasting set-up Cleaned by Pete Springfield MO.

One of the power washers Cleaned by Pete use for the media or wet sand blasting in Southwest Missouri.

I have been "wet blasting" for years and mostly have worked in the field of machine and transportation. Wet blasting cars, bikes, new assemblies, motors and the like. Have also used this "wet blasting" on concrete, cast iron parts, gates, and graffiti to name a few other areas. Wet blasting has its good points and its drawback as does "dry blasting" or traditional compressed air blasting. If you want to read more on that here are the links: www.cleanedbypete.com look under the page media blasting. Also more info here on the blog at: http://cleanedbypete.blogspot.com/2013/04/attachments-media-blaster.html  or http://cleanedbypete.blogspot.com/2014/12/hydro-blasting-what-is-it.html . For more on different media: http://cleanedbypete.blogspot.com/2013/05/sand-or-coal-slag-for-media-blasting.html or http://cleanedbypete.blogspot.com/2013/04/media-what-is-difference-sand-soda-coal.html .

Medium grade of coal slag use to remove paint from this tractor grill, Cleaned by Pete Fairgrove Missouri, "wet media blasting".

Some of my conversations about wet media or hydro blasting went like this;

Sir, 

First off soda will not remove rust. I would use coal slag more info below from my blog. You will have to get a blaster matched to one of your washers to make it work the best. There is no need to have hot water for media blasting, coal slag is cheaper then screened sand and cuts faster and better. You can buy it in different grades get course or the course you can find. Tractor Supply handles it as does Orscheln farm store. It comes in 40 lbs bags it flows well and you don't have to worry about a larger rock as found in sand. I would use your 4 @ 4000 for blasting you have the needed power with less water. Several of the dealers handle the better ones Landa and Shark are the most expensive depending on what you want look at the one at powerwash.com it can do the job you want with out too much out lay "below". A tip when using keep the hose feed on top of the wand I tape it on in place and always keep the wand pointed down so water will not get into the feed when letting off the trigger. Wet sand, soda or slag plugs things up also if you get to close you can cause water to backflow plugging it up also then you have to dry things out and start again. Read the links and ask any question I'll try to help you out. 

Pete
 http://www.powerwash.com/industrial-sand-blaster-kit-with-wand-pipe.html


Sir,
While I use power washers rated at 4 gallons at 4000 psi and a 4 gallon at 3200 for blasting I'm sure you could use a higher flow washer. The problem with higher flow washers is water usage 4 gallons has been sufficient for all the jobs I have undertaken thus far. Since I do mobile blasting at customers homes and locations water flow may be and issue (a well or out laying area many not keep up with much more them 4 gallons per minute). Yes all my "media blaster" units or washers are on wheels. Getting to some areas is just hard here in the Ozarks.
Pete


Dan,
I have two power washing units that I use for blasting and their output is a close range I do use each of the wands or set-ups with both washers but they are matched to a machine. Most upper level systems or nozzles will be sized or ordered to fit your machine you intend to use it on. The one you asked about is a Landa brand wand, head, nozzle, lance and pick up tube they run around $650.00 to $750.00 dollars depending on the markup at a Landa dealer. I have seen the Shark brand available also it appears to be the same setup. The blasting nozzle is replaceable if needed. You asked about the other one it is a older model General Pump or BE that has been superseded by another one. I like this nozzle when using soda it seems to work well but also use the coal slag with it.
Pete
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Dan, 
here is the the link to the closest thing to the old General I believe this would work for you. I know other dealer sell them too. Look to find one to fit your washer. The Landa / Shark kit use to be found on Amazon too. The Landa comes with a thumb control valve to increase and decrease the media flow on the side handle very easy to use.
Pete
http://www.powerwash.com/industrial-sand-blaster-kit-with-wand-pipe.html
http://www.amazon.com/Shark-89044720-Pressure-Sandblaster-Carbide/dp/B005QZ4FOQ
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Yes it is different the newer one have a media flow valve on them and I don't know how well it works. I have made a flow valve at the pick-up tube in the system I use. A bit of a hassle till you get the flow you want have to walk back to the bucket a couple of time the flow at the nozzle may save a few steps and some time I really don't know. I use about 25 to 30 feet of feed hose,
Pete

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I have the two different units for different machines each is matched to the output of the pump. For the price if you were not going to serious about media blasting the General or BE style would be OK, Long term, easy to media flow adjustment and parts that will not be superseded I would say the Landa is the way to go. It is a bit heaver and I have had problems getting it in crevices where blasting is needed. The smaller head / nozzle of the General one was much easier to get into places, though the new style is bulkier too. I saw this one It is a little lighter I don't know who makes it but it may be OK to begin with due to the price. Again I do not know much about it since I'm not looking to replace anything yet so I can not recommend it but the overall design is very similar to my old one and has replaceable nozzles.
Pete
http://www.arkansas-ope.com/Wet_Sandblasting.html



Sir,
The silver tube looking thing as you called standing by the washer is my hopper it holds about 100 pounds of media. It is a gravity feed hopper (homemade by me) but soda does not like to flow to well in it maybe to skinny. I have to whack it a rubber mallet to keep the soda flowing down sand and slag work well since it weighs more. I use mostly a 5 gallon bucket with media in it now and throw a blue tarp over it when working to keep the water out. One tip I learned the hard way is to never let off the trigger unless you are point the tip down. I have had water back flow a bit and plug up the media flow. Stop and dry it out wet media does not flow and slows the job down. You can see I have buckets in the picture, I find them easier to use and keep the media in. It may look a bit more "unprofessional" but it works better for me.

Cleaned by Pete media blasting Battlefield MO.

These are a few of the questions I have answered I only posted my answers since I did not get permission to post the questions from the people who asked them. Posting other texts, emails and communications is just bad taste in my opinion. you can under stand what was being talked about and that is all that is needed in this case. I have not told you how to do it that is up to you each unit will react somewhat different you will have to develop your own technique and style of doing this, type of work. I was asked by one of the power washing groups if I would help by teaching a class on "media blasting" it looks like a growing field and I just may do it at one of the conventions if there is interest in it. I hope you find this blog entry answering some of your questions about this add-on service to your business. I'm still available for questions.

Hydro blasting Battlefield MO Cleaned by Pete.

I have given you some links to more info that I have written about blasting please give them a read and a view. I have listed some local resources for media also in hope to help. As I tell others you can do more with a power washer than you would think. I have also included some pictures of actual work done by Cleaned by Pete. Showing you I actually do this and what my results are. Expand your opportunity but don't just buy the cheapest blaster you see, unless you just want to try it, it's cheaper for a reason. Buying a better one and practice with and how to use it is a good path to take. Would I buy the Landa outfit first at the cost I would have to really think about it. Was the Landa blaster worth the cost I still have to say yes to me it was. I remember my first time I tried wet blasting! Yes it was a mess the learning curve almost sent it to the trash, but what took me hours then, is much faster now. I'm a old fat man and move at a steady pace the Mustang above took me 3 hours on site setup, blasting and breakdown just to give you an idea of time. There are more pictures at my google+ page if you would like to see them, and please visit Cleaned by Pete at our web site www.cleanedbypete.com and on facebook also. Please to like us on facebook and follow us on google+.

Wet Sand blasting Nixa MO, Cleaned by Pete.

In wrapping up I will list my blasting equipment so you can see what I use:

set up #1

15 hp Lifan motor driving an AR nickel head 4000 psi @ 4 gpm direct drive pump.

Landa sand blasting kit nozzled to the unit (I bought this to use on my Landa hot water skid which is 3500 at 4.7 so the nozzling is close enough to use it on both).

25 to 30 feet of suction hose to draw media.

several 5 gallon buckets to hold the media for  uses in blasting.

tarp to cover the media buckets

and about 50 to 75 foot of high pressure hose.

set up #2 

15 hp Duro Max motor gear drive a Hypo pump 3200 psi at 4 gpm  on the four wheel kart.

General or BE (older style) blasting head on just a regular gun and lance.

home made flow control valve on the sand probe to regulate the flow of media

and ever thing else listed above is the same.

It is not the equipment that does the job, it is a means to do the job. What does the job is the person running the equipment, who has the knowledge, practice and the time, plus a willingness to learn this trade and then to do it. One has to practice with it and understand the difference in the medias and what the substrates are to be effective in wet blasting. There are not a lot of mobile "blasting" services out there so it may be a good add-on service for you or your business.

Media blasting pump and Landa wet blasting set-up Cleaned by Pete Southwest Missouri.

The media control valve lets in more air or less air to the suction line causing a smaller or larger low pressure zone allowing more or less media to flow. To much media in the line means it does not pick up speed to impact the surface. It all comes out at once in a big gulp not a smooth stream you know you have this when the wand wants to putt putt  to little flow no cutting going on. The idea is just enough to propel each grain of media at speed hit the surface cut chip, or roll then bounce back in the water stream once again. To much media is like a heavy splat then just falls off in the runoff stream. This comes with using your setup I can show you but trying to explain in words is hard if you are trying and not having the results you wish remember sometimes a little is better than alot. Also the media needs to fit the substrate surface and what is being removed. That is the reason for all the grades and different medias out there. Don't give up on your first couple of tries it something new and will take some new techniques to do effectively.

Soda blasting Springfield MO, Cleaned by Pete.

Cleaned by Pete soda blasting a Honda Motor for a "cafe racer project.

Soda blasting BMW wheel centers for a restoration Cleaned by Pete.

Cleaned by Pete 

just a power washer trying to help others out

417.459.7869

serving the greater Springfield MO area

A few other links you may wish to visit about wet media blasting:

 http://www.ultimatewasher.com/water-sandblasting.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfA-IkaMRGE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zym-YMHYZzQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9AabQbhG84

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxQwr6UcVBI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl-muDjaKyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pj1jn_heVM

This entry will be ever growing as I add questions and information to it.

Selling That Attachment? Why?

Selling that attachment? Why?

I see alot of power washers selling off tools and attachments, I know sometimes we miss the boat and buy the wrong thing. A surface cleaner is a good example we buy a floater and find out that one with wheels would fit our needs better. We buy one to big for our washer and pump out put. Most times you take a big hit when you sell off your equipment or attachments.

I see lots of power washers selling their old X-jet, they don't use any more, I only down-stream now. Really why? I mean why sell it off it's paid for and it is not eating anything. There are times I use an item or tool that may have not been used for 6 months I have it and it is right tool for the job. When I was a motorcycle tech I many not have used my 1/2" wrench each and every day but would I sell it? No, the same thing now applies to my power washing tools. You may not use it everyday but boy is it handy to have when you need it.

I may just be a tool or attachment hoarder the more I have the more I want if for nothing else to see if they work. Why do you need all those tools an attachments some may ask? I can simply answer to do the best job. Sometimes a job throws you a curve and if you have the right attachment it will save you. One example is this since the "long range nozzles" came out there is not much need for the old water cannon. I was on a job a couple months back when due to the angle of the roof, a close fence and an ill planted tree I could not get to a dormer on the upper part of a home. It was covered with algae and need cleaning in the worst way. I could not get to it all with the long range nozzle no matter what I did. Some how the water cannon reached it and I was able to clean and rinse it with this tool. I did not want to crawl up on the roof or put a ladder on the guttering the fence was to close for this also. Having the right tool or attachment for the job saved me time and labor. You never know when a customer will have an add-on. The other day I did a house wash and up on completion they asked if I could was the RV? I had a brush and a foamer in the toolbox and it was a quick $50 dollars for having the tools to do the extra job.

If I had sold this or put it on the shelf I'm not sure what I would have done that day. Again back to working on motorcycles my fork seal drivers were use at least once a month but some sizes did not see use for a year or better did I sell them off? No I made money with them having them when you need them. Why do some sell off attachments or equipment if they are not using them on a regular bases? I'm not sure why do you shelf them if they don't see action daily or weekly? I would rather have it in the tool box just encase than a few dollars in my pocket to spend on something. Having extra tools and attachments may come in handy if something should break or go down. Finishing a job is a must it helps to show and prove to yourself if nothing else you are a professional. I know of a washer who sold his yellow noodle said he never used it cause of the uses of down-streaming and long range nozzles. He had to borrow it back from who he sold it to about 4 months later due to cleaning a wall over a open patio basement. It was an odd clean and a pole was the only way to do it. It had hung in the shop for a year with not action so he sold it, just luck he was able to borrow it back, buy another for a onetime job would have cut into the profits. I was looking at the local "want adds" the other day here was a almost new 12" surface cleaner it was one of the better ones BE brand I believe. Said "Used once now don't need", it was only $10 dollars off the original price. I asked the dealer that sells them about it he said ya we sold it to him (one of the other local power washing companies), he did the job now he wants to sell it. Why get rid of it will this be the only time it will ever be used? I found all types of uses for my 12" surface cleaner. Keep it in the truck all the time use it at least once a week for something. Did you not include buying or upgrading in your estimate? Do you need to sell it to keep your busy going tight margins? We all hope not.

Like I said selling off a large item you won't use as a surface cleaner that is too big or does not work with your set-up would make sense, but selling off an x-jet, the small 12" surface cleaner or say a foamer simply because you are not using it every day does not make a lot of sense to me. You may want to reconsider selling those tools, attachments, or equipment it may prove to be a better investment keeping it.

Cleaned by Pete

just a power washer serving the greater Springfield MO area

417.459.7869

Nozzling the Power Washer: explain to me why & how it works

Nozzling the Power Washer:
explaining why & how it works


I have been a bit under the weather here lately so to keep busy I thought I would put in a bonus entry.  The busier the week the less time I have to write here. I have written about nozzles if you need to review please refer to the entry: http://cleanedbypete.blogspot.com/2012/12/nozzles.html

I was asked to try to explain nozzling a power wash again. Had a question that need to be clarified. Since they did not follow what I was trying to convey on a few points. I'll try it again hopefully this time I can explain it better. Sometimes you can say something that makes all the scene in the world to you but others may not follow the point because of the writing.

We know that a pressure pump is employed to do two functions in the standard power washer. The first is to pump water the second is to put that water under pressure. We then get our ratings of psi and gpm. If for the sake of argument we are pushing out 4 gpm @ 4000 psi we can change one thing here that would be the pressure. If we have a constant water supply we will be putting out the 4 gallons a minute no matter what we do. We can take out the nozzle it will put out 4 gpm, we can put in a zero degree nozzle the same 4 gpm. This remains the same what ever the pump is capable of, it will remain the same as far as output, as long as the water supply that feeds it is up to the output level or greater. We can try to put in 8 gallons of water into the pump but it will still only pump out the rated gallons.

I would like to mention you can and are able to change this output on a pump by over-driving or under-driving it. This is achieved by changing the pulleys on the motor and or pump. Over-driving it we will turn the pump faster thus moving more water through the pump, under-driving the pump it will produce less speed thus less water will move through it. If this seems to interest anyone let me know I'll try to put together an entry on it.

Now that we have the constant water volume or the gallons per minute is static. By changing the nozzle we can change our pressure. Someone out there right now is saying I can change the pressure by screwing out the unloader that is all it takes. While this is true to a certain point once your unloader is set for maxim output it should not be touched!!!!! Let me repeat this once your undoader is set to the maxim output it should not be touched. I have most of my unloaders  set to the maxim output and then I will lock them down, inside the knob with a nilock locking nut, being able to turn the knob at maybe a half turn to free up the unloader if it sticks. This way it is non-tamperable if someone walking by turns the knob. 

This leaves us only one way to now change the pressure that is being developed in the pump is "nozzling". Our pump should be using a certain size of nozzle let just say for this case we are using a #5 nozzle this is the size of the hole in the nozzle. If we use this #5 nozzle we will be putting out our recommended pressure. No matter if we use a 0 degree tip or a 40 degree tip we will be changing the fan pattern but the pressure will remain the same if we use that #5 tip size. Use your nozzle chart and find what size tip you need to use and you will have your maxim pressure.

Now for us "house washers" we would like to have less pressure sometimes like when we wash vinyl or soft woods as well as paint. How? you are asking well we use an over sized tip we can use say a #40 or #50 we can have the advantage of changing the fan pattern to. Getting the cleaning power of a larger stream of water moving that dirt off. We are always cleaning with friction water moving over the dirt partials the force of the moving water is what really cleans. The fan pattern will not change your pressure but it makes you able to contain the stream for a further reach or to widen it for a larger rinse area. Let us look at it this way on your garden hose if we block off part of the end of the hose you can make the water squirt out further the smaller we make end of the hose the more pressure it has. A fire nozzle has a relative small hole in comparison to the size of the hose. If we use just the end of the hose the water comes gushing out but with out alot behind it. Any time we move up in the nozzle size by enlarging the hole will allows us to still have the cleaning power of the volume of water at a lower pressure.

When I first started there were not all the shops and supply houses out there and it was more of trial and error to find out what worked to lower the pressure. I  would used worn out nozzles or would go in and buy a fist full of correct size nozzles and start to drill them a bit larger with a numbered set of drills. Drill it out try it see if it was what we needed. On a side note, you notice these nozzles wear out sometimes you think you're loosing pressure in you machine but it could be the water has bored out the hole in the nozzle larger. The higher the flow the more the pressure the quicker the wear on the nozzle. Now as we drilled and tested we would find the hole size "oversized nozzle" that worked for what we were doing. You know when big is too big because it will have reduce the pressure enough to draw soap or cleaner. Now this is nozzling in it simplest form. Simply letting more water flow out the nozzle by making it bigger in diameter and in the process we also soften up its' cleaning effect on the surface we need to be more careful with. Surfaces as vinyl, wood, plastic, soft rock or any other substrate that cannot take high pressure. We here at Cleaned by Pete  smaller washers for certain jobs that will require less pressure. In using less pressure and gallon flow we also we not be able to reach and clean higher areas as two and three story houses. Nozzling the large units is what works for us.

Play around with larger sized nozzles and find what works for your washer and how you wash. Always go bigger the bigger you go the less pressure your washer will develop. You will want the greatest flow with out drawing soap. You are fine tuning your machine what works for another may not be optimal for you. Never go smaller than your recommended size unless you have a gauge and a special gun with pressure pop-offs to check things out. If you do not you may need to see your power washing repair shop to set the unloader and find the  approbate size nozzle. Please let me know if I need to try again of it this now make more sense. The power washer creates the pressure the nozzle just controls it.

Just a tip if you would like to try to see what may work for you to help to quickly get a range of what size tip you would like and what works, pick up a #30, #40 and a #50 all in a 0 degree and give them a try. If you draw soap or cleaner "downstreaming" you can use that tip shoot soap but you know what range your in for rinsing. Once you find the best size you then can get in to the fan pattern from 5 degrees to 25 degrees again what works for you.

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Winter is Coming

Winter is Coming

Yes winter is on the way, we have met it here in Southwest MO already. As it left its' calling card several times this week. Hitting the freezing mark this week a couple times and just the other day dropping to 28 degrees over night. Cleaned by Pete has not been blogging too much these last couple of weeks, as we try to get in as many cleanings as we can before we have to slow down for the winter season.

Power washing in colder temps is possible but the cleaners work slower and take more time to work. We can add a catalyst to most cleaners to make them a bit more effective. It take a toll on equipment and on a person working in colder temperatures. 

The main reason for this entry is important to any one that has or owns a power washer you need to winterize it. Yes you need to winterize it even if you keep it in the garage or storage room of your home or business. First drain all the hoses and turn over the pump several times, if you should own a heated unit you need to blow out the coils with air around 20 psi to 30 psi will do when the water is removed we pump in RV line antifreeze. We use RV line antifreeze because it is safe you can even put it in your drinking water lines of your RV. It is safe just encase one of the animals drink some, and it is more environmental friendly. Anything to help the environment Cleaned by Pete is all in, and it is easier to correctly dispose of it when spring arrives. Cleaned by Pete also pumps it in to our pumps. Even though we keep all our portable washers in heated buildings but just encase the power should fail it gives us piece of mind. If you own a pressure you should follow these same guidelines. You do not know how many times I have heard it was working last fall just fine and when I brought it out to wash that road salts and winter grime off the car it has no pressure or the hose just ripped when I started to wash. Take a few minutes now and it just many save you some money come this spring. Our bigger rigs on the service trucks will have to spend their winter out in the elemental. We take more precautions with these units, first we disconnect all the hoses, feed lines, filters and traps. All our hoses are on quick connect couplers, With all the hoses off we drain the system and blow out all the lines and coils with air pressure from an air compressor, then pump in the RV antifreeze. We have an insulated box that is fit around the skid and then we place in three 60 watt light bulbs one is fitted down the stack of the burner, one is affixed over the pump and third one in hung some place out of the way. The third one is not on unless it is needed or encase one of the other bulbs burn out and I can not get to replacing it right a way. We then place another sheet of insulated foam over everything. Just to be sure it will stay warm we place an old carpet over the entire unit and then a good tarp and strap it down with elastic cords. The heat from those two 60 watt bulbs will keep the pump motor and coil nice and warm through out the winter. Some may think that is just crazy to put in a heat source in there, Cleaned by Pete makes a living with these pumps and motors what ever it takes to keep them in top shape and safe is what we'll do. You can never know what old man winter has in store for you here in Missouri. If you are out trying to redo, add more heat, insulation, another tarp or doing more in the middle of the night during a snow or freeze rain you'll know for yourself I was not crazy or I did not go overboard.

Cleaned by Pete has several more units this year to winterize but rest-a-sure we will. Being ready for whenever the temps are. If it is at all positionable  through out the winter time, we will be power washing and cleaning if you need us. Our portable units attachments and hose are ready to go. We even keep two portable hot-water units ready to go if needed. Dirt and grime does not go away during the winter season neither do we, If you need power washing call Cleaned by Pete at 417-459-7869 and we can help.

Pete has several topics in mind to blog about this winter since he will have more time on his hands. Please stay with us here a Cleaned by Pete what a power washer does for what we see as some very interesting topic coming up. As always thank you for your support.

What's new at Cleaned by Pete

What's New

Sitting back and just working is not for us at Cleaned by Pete, we do all our own maintenance and up keep. I will also do any rebuilding of our pumps and motors if needed. If you keep your oil changed and all other maintenance on a regular schedule your equipment will last longer. This not only keeps your overhead down but also helps the motor running at peak which saves gas and oil. Keeping your pump up keeps it at a higher efficiency moving the most water and keeping up the PSI making its' cleaning power at the top.

Another thing I do here is build new units, if a need arises I will seek out what is needed and build a new unit I just finished one today. Cleaned by Pete has been doing more concrete cleaning lately. We started in the power washing business washing concrete, business fronts and sidewalks. The recession set in and a lot of business took a hit to save money and keep the profit line higher several let their external cleaning go or tried to do it "in-house". Today these businesses are coming back. Our residential customers are more concerned with that black algae and mildew growing on their driveway and sidewalks. Keeping your concrete cleaned has several benefits: looks, safety, and health being the top of the list.

If you see something growing on your concrete you know it is forming a layer or growth this growth gets slick anytime water is present. From rain to a heavy dew you are at risk of slipping and falling, and you need not put your customers or visitors at that risk. Cleaning and killing off the cause of the problem is what we do. Give that concrete some grip with a cleaning form Cleaned by Pete.

Looks: just having us clean your sidewalks and entrance makes your business or home more inviting and if your selling it has more "curb appeal". Your customers get a feeling that says you care and keeping up appearances it's important to your business, a good place so shop or eat.

Health with environmental change and strains of algae and mildew that is always evolving we are now seeing black streaks on our roofs and concrete. Some strains have become resistance to older cleaners. Cleaned by Pete keeps up with new cleaner and brings that technology to you. Some people are bothered by mold, mildew and algae to some it is more a health concern than just an eye sore. Let us help you with this concern with a cleaning.

In order to help you with these problems. I would like to introduce you to two new pressure or power washers I have built for cleaning concrete and patios. First one is a higher powered unit to enable us to use our to largest surface cleaners more effectively. Getting a "deep clean" helps us to root out that organism growing in the pours of your concrete. With this new washer we can get more water pressure to the point it is need.

Portable high pressure unit built for concrete cleaning, Cleaned by Pete your concrete driveway and sidewalk restoration cleaners.

Portable high pressure unit built for concrete cleaning, Cleaned by Pete your concrete driveway and sidewalk restoration cleaners.

Portable high pressure unit built for concrete cleaning, Cleaned by Pete your concrete driveway and sidewalk restoration cleaners. While you can buy a unit like this I prefer to build our own so I can customize one for the needs and want here in our local area.

This addition to our line of washers is to insure you, that you're getting the best cleaning you can when you use Cleaned by Pete.

The second unit we are adding to the lineup is for patio and areas we have had trouble or that were time consume getting to in the past. Hauling a washer to remote or backyard areas sometimes is quite impossible with the lay of the land or landscaping getting to that needed area, that needs the cleaning took several trips and time. Getting that washer, tools, hose, and supply lines there took time  and energy so to help I came up with this. A washer that is gas powered and will carry the high pressure hose, the supply hose, a cleaner tank, an adjustable flow setting for the cleaner, tools needed, on pneumatic tires, and a easy to move cart all in one unit all on-board and taking one trip to get it there and setup. Just think everything needed in one trip to and getting your cleaning under way quicker leaving little to no invasion on your yard or vegetation. While not quite complete, it still is needing the hoses attached and the new pump plumbed in here are some pictures. This is again something you may be able to buy but this custom made unit is all set up and designed to fit the needs of our customers and us here at Cleaned by Pete.

This will be Cleaned by Pete's self-contained patio and remote washer.

Two hose reels, gas motor, high pressure pump, chemical / cleaner tank, pneumatic tires and a easy to manoeuvre cart Cleaned by Pete is building this unit to aid in getting and cleaning those hare to reach areas.

Portable high pressure unit built for concrete cleaning, Cleaned by Pete your concrete driveway and sidewalk restoration cleaners.

Cleaned by Pete is always adding, updating, and building new power washers to help us to better serve you, our customers. Give us a call at 417-459-7869 and discuss your cleaning needs with us.