Colorado Pressure Washing News & Notes
Keep up to date with news about our company, the pressure washing industry, and some of our latest jobs.
Concrete and Stomach Acid: Pressure Washing Sidewalks At a Shopping Center
One of our property management clients called us to pressure wash a mess in front of one of the stores in their Denver shopping centers. When we got there, we found - A cascade of corrosive stomach contents creates continual color conversion in concrete! Most people...
Pressure Washing A Three-Story Apartment Building
A few weeks ago, we pressure washed the outside and courtyard of The Boulevard, a three-story apartment complex in Downtown Denver. One of the issues with cleaning residential buildings is working around the people who live there. You can’t start early in the morning...
Pressure Washing Special Equipment Turns Into a Wild Goose Chase!
Gradall Industries contacted us in early August to set up pressure washing of some specialized equipment they were bringing to Denver for a convention at the Colorado Convention Center on September 16th. They were planning well ahead, but this time it didn’t quite...
Pressure Washing Sidewalks In Downtown Denver to Clean Up After Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is synonymous with beer, brats and pretzels. With over 350,000 people attending downtown Denver's Oktoberfest held in Larimer Square, a mess is bound to be made. No matter whether the beer is an ale or a lager, when they’re spilled they leave a sticky...
Cleaning An Emergency Grease Spill At A Restaurant
We got a call last week to clean a grease spill at a restaurant. But when we got there, we found that someone had tried to clean it with a hose and the greasy water had run down the alley for almost a block. Every restaurant that cooks with grease – and most do – has...
Pressure Washing For The City of Longmont
We recently won a contract with the City of Longmont, CO for pressure washing services. Out of five companies, they chose us because we specified a 3-man crew to do both pressure washing and waste water recovery. The other companies were unclear as to how they were...
Sports Authority Gears up for Sniagrab by Pressure Washing the Sidewalks at the Denver Sports Castle
Following a 57 year tradition started by Gart Sports, Sports Authority will hold one of the biggest ski, snowboard and winter sports apparel sales in the nation. Every year, Sniagrab, which is “bargains” spelled backwards, draws thousands of excited winter sports...
Special Truck Wash In Denver On A Two Million Dollar Tractor-Trailer
We got a call last week for a special truck wash when the driver passed through Denver. He had a two million dollar tractor-trailer he needed clean. And he didn't want a typical truck stop wash. Any truck driver who has had his truck washed at a truck stop – in Denver...
Pressure Washing At Denver’s City Park Plaza
The City & County of Denver Parks Department rents the plaza in City Park next to Ferril Lake for different events - such as weddings, fundraisers and concerts like City Park Jazz. And they charge a damage deposit before it can be rented out. Besides the normal...
Cleaning 750 Train Windows Inside And Out
Every year since 1908 (except for 22 years from 1970-1992) The Denver Post has sponsored a train that runs from Denver to Cheyenne Frontier Days. It comes in late Thursday night and the passengers start boarding early Saturday morning. This year, they boarded at Coors...
Construction Cleanup Using A 65 Foot Boom Lift
We recently cleaned a 3-story building in Boulder that had been remodeled by GH Phipps Construction. The building had a unique shape that took some extra time and planning to get everything clean. Some of the work was done from the ground with ladders. And some of it...
Testing New Pressure Washing Products To Stay On The Leading Edge
Pressure washing takes more than just blasting dirt off with high pressure water. Many jobs require special soaps and solvents to get the job done. Grease and oil spill cleanups, graffiti removal, and removing concrete splatter from cars are good examples. So we...
John Hickenlooper at Wash On Wheels? Automating Customer Service Is A Really Bad Idea
Our company just got a letter addressed to John Hickenlooper at Wash On Wheels offering a free trial to Google Apps. (Click the letter to enlarge it) I'm fairly certain the Governor of Colorado isn't moonlighting at my company in a capacity I'm unaware of. We're not...
Denver Truck Detailing – A Sleeper Tractor That Had Been Abandoned
We had a driver come through Denver today with a Peterbilt tractor that had been abandoned by the previous driver. He wanted to get the interior detailed while he was waiting for his next load so it didn't cost him any time. We were able to adjust our schedule to get...
Wash On Wheels Mobile Website Updated
Every web designer knows there are a limits on what shows properly on the small mobile phone screens. But predictions are that as early as 2012, more people will be searching on mobile phones than computers. So it's important that your website be setup to work on...