Colorado Pressure Washing News & Notes
Keep up to date with news about our company, the pressure washing industry, and some of our latest jobs.
Our New Video Shows Three Different Levels of Parking Garage Pressure Washing
Until recently, most of our parking garage customers wanted either a basic rinse or a deep clean, but lately we’ve had a lot of people wanting something in between. To help our customers understand what to expect from each level of clean for parking garages, we...
PRESSURE WASHING CLEAN UP AFTER THE BOLDER BOULDER
The annual Bolder Boulder Race went off without a hitch this year with several interesting race finishers and the millionth person to cross the finish line. However, after the race was done and the crowd had dispersed, there was a mess left behind at the east end of...
WINDY DAYS AND SCRATCHED CARS
Nature has many ways of affecting anyone that does outdoor work. For pressure washing, especially when cleaning cars for car dealerships, even just a windy day can put a halt to our work. In Colorado, where the humidity is usually low or very low, when the wind...
EPA Updates And Changes
EPA Updates Recent EPA Changes Now Affect All Colorado Properties We’ve covered the topic of water recovery and the EPA regulations affecting pressure washing in other posts, but now we have a video to clarify what the changes are as they affect pressure washing and...
It Takes More Than Power To Power Wash
Anyone that’s used a commercial grade power washing machine knows it can do some serious damage if not used properly. They can chew up brick, asphalt, even concrete! You have to know how to use the equipment the right way or you’ll tear the surface up instead of...
SPRING CLEANING: PRESSURE WASHING PARKING GARAGES, SHOPPING CENTER SIDEWALKS, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, APARTMENTS AND CONDOS
It’s that time of year again when all the grimy remnants of winter need to be washed away from parking garages, shopping center sidewalks and commercial and residential building exteriors. It’s time to renew and revive the appearance and curb appeal of your property...
Flexible Truck Wash Scheduling
In the Denver Metro area, northeast Denver and Commerce City have the highest concentration of trucking companies and most of our truck washing is done on the weekends along the I-70 corridor east of I-25. However, we have many customers that are not in this area and...
Graffiti in the Spruce Mountain Open Space
When you get tagged with graffiti, don't make it worse! If you use some cheap consumer product that partially dissolves the paint, it can get smeared around - or much worse - soak in deeper and make it impossible for us to remove completely, especially when you're...
New Denver Truck Washing Account – FedEx Freight
FedEx Freight recently went through a major expansion and the truck wash company they were using couldn’t handle the increased volume. FedEx now has about 320 tractors and trailers they need washed on the weekends, with more on the way. They called Wash On Wheels to...
Pressure Washing Concrete Splatter From a Car
Many of our one-time pressure washing jobs are the result of other companies making mistakes. It’s part of life and for us, part of the job. One of our recent jobs was cleaning concrete splatters off a car. The car had been parked next to an area where concrete...
Pressure Washing a 32-Story Trash Chute in Downtown Denver
At Wash On Wheels, we’ve cleaned and pressure washed many trash chutes. It’s amazing how much gunk gets stuck inside them over the years. Eventually the whole building starts to smell. What made the trash chute for Barclay Towers in downtown Denver such a challenge...
Denver Power Washing with Water Recovery in the Winter
We had two clients that needed power washing with water recovery yesterday - and it barely got above freezing! One of our contractor clients was taking care of a multi-million dollar mansion for his clients - and they were having a large party that night. So they...
Pressure Washing A Hydraulic Spill From A Tow Truck
Many trucks use hydraulic systems to get their job done: dump trucks, cement trucks, building material delivery trucks, trash trucks, tow trucks, car carriers, and cranes. But when a hydraulic line blows, it leaves a big oily mess. When a hydraulic spill happens, you...
Pressure Washing a Hydraulic Spill From a Street Sweeper For The City Of Lakewood
The City of Lakewood called us out to clean up a hydraulic spill from one of their street sweepers. The street sweeper had a leak in its hydraulic lines that the driver couldn’t see because of the water he used as he swept the streets. Because he didn’t know the...
We washed trucks at the Colorado Convention Center for the International Sportsmen’s Expo this weekend.
This time of year with the snow flying and the roads covered in muck, the trucks bringing in the equipment and displays for this year’s annual International Sportsmen’s Expo were filthy. It’s important to get as much mud, snow and ice off as possible so it doesn’t get...