Colorado Pressure Washing News & Notes
Keep up to date with news about our company, the pressure washing industry, and some of our latest jobs.
Pressure Washing Services For Boulder Hospital’s MRI Trailers
Two Boulder Hospitals needed our pressure washing services recently to clean their MRI trailers. The trailers are used as a backup unit for the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) units inside the hospitals. They are a cost effective alternative to building a whole new...
Why Tanker Truck Washing Is Different
Truck washing and trailer washing is usually the same procedure, no matter what kind of truck it is. But some kinds of truck washing takes special procedures to do the job right. Tank trailers, more commonly called tankers, are one kind that takes a different...
Pressure Washing Truck Catches Fire
Photo provided by the Vernon Fire DepartmentPressure washing trucks are usually safe work environments. But recently, a pressure washing truck was engulfed in flames while the driver was outside washing a front end loader. He was working at the Regional Compost...
Shopping Center Sidewalk Cleaning In Winter
Sidewalk cleaning at Denver shopping centers in the winter requires flexible scheduling. You have to wash while the stores are closed and in Denver's winters, its usually too cold. If it isn't well above freezing, you create a skating rink for the next day's...
2013 Graffiti Removal Increases 34% In Pueblo, Colorado
Image from Fox21 NewsThe graffiti removal program through Pueblo's Community Service removed 3000 more tags in 2013 than in 2012. Fox21 News in Colorado Springs reported on the growing problem. While most of the graffiti was in secluded areas like alleys, under...
Pressure Washing In Denver Winters Can Be Challenging
The forecast every day this week was for temperatures warm enough for pressure washing Denver auto dealer cars and all the other jobs on our schedule. Our week was jam-packed from the cold temperatures we had last week. Some of the jobs couldn’t be finished because...
Oil Spill Cleanup With Water Recovery
We got a call for an oil spill cleanup with water recovery last week. A delivery truck leaked oil for more than four blocks down an alley. His engine eventually ran out of oil and seized up. The City of Longmont called us to clean up the 4½ blocks of oil drips before...
Free Truck Washing – What Does It Really Cost?
A new fleet manager called us when he realized his "free" truck washing was costing him way too much money. Many fleets lease their trucks from companies like Ryder, Penske, Paclease, Nationalease, and others. While there are different ways the lease can be...
Cleaning Up After Unwanted Guests at Voodoo Doughnuts
Foothills Commercial Builders, the construction company that remodeled the building at 1520 E. Colfax Avenue called us to clean up the alley that runs between the building and the one behind it on Humboldt Street. Like many other buildings in downtown Denver, the back...
Pressure Washing Denver Sidewalks In The Winter
Pressure washing Colorado sidewalks in the winter can be a real challenge. But when one of our clients is having a grand opening, we do whatever it takes to get their sidewalks as clean as possible. Dunkin' Donuts opened a new store the second week of December in...
OIl & Grease Spill Article In November Cleaner Times Magazine
The editors at Cleaner Times asked us to write an article on oil and grease spills for the November 2013 issue of their magazine. The article will also be used as a new chapter in the revised Power Washer's Guidebook, titled: Oil And Grease Spill Cleanup And...
Pressure Washing With Water Recovery At A Construction Site
A construction company working on a new hospital south of Denver needed pressure washing with water recovery to remove the dirt from a parking lot. The dirt had washed onto the parking lot during the heavy rains that had caused so much flooding around Colorado. And...
Pressure Washing Company Lets Their Client Down
He had a restaurant that was supposed to be cleaned that day and the other company hadn't showed up or called him. He was pretty angry and didn't understand how they could treat their clients that way. It's unfortunate this happens. But - more unfortunately - it's not...
How To Pressure Wash A Restaurant
They wanted them as clean as possible for their grand re-opening. Like many restaurants, there were a lot of oil stains in the drive-thru area from dripping cars. And many drivers had dropped their gum out the window as they pulled up to get their food. There were...
Pressure Washing Heavy Equipment For The Colorado National Guard
The Colorado National Guard called to schedule one of our trucks for pressure washing heavy equipment. They were finishing their cleanup of the washed out roads and other flood damage in northern Colorado. They had an assortment of heavy construction equipment and...