How to clean gas stations using COLD WATER!

[@kajahleak9864]

One of the realist buisness owner out on KZbin. Forget power washing but buisness owner that share his value to others

[@TexasWatchman]

John... we all truly appreciate the time and effort you put into making these videos. I've learned more from your videos in a few minutes than what I could have learned on my own in a week. Much respect to you and your guys. Thanks again.

[@JohnLange]

Bless you 🤙 hope you and all those close to you are well

[@aceshigh235]

RiP John. We will miss you. Thanks for all the help. It was an honor to meet you. In our prayers.

[@mentisdrew25]

What???? He passed away?!

[@lvl-savage-lvl6659]

What are you talking about !!!!

[@aceshigh235]

Yes John passed away.

[@lvl-savage-lvl6659]

@@aceshigh235 how what happened??

[@ericrump9703]

That's a big job man, I did my first canopy last night, only 4 pumps. Started with only water and quickly went to SH. Really broke all the cobwebs up fast

[@michaeldenyes9098]

Just bought my pressure washer for a business in Tulsa ok. I’m from Illinois and it’s great to see your progress. Thank you for the inspiration

[@shawnmichael4449]

Awesome job John! Thanks for your time & sharing the knowledge! Looking forward to more...

[@EricThomasBland]

Another great video brother keep the hard work, dedication and time management up. You’re doing fantastic work

[@BR-hu7ne]

Nice man! just did a chevron over here on the west cost last night. Hot water all day. if you got room on your trailer should add a hot box for your machine or your older truck rig definitely has room and the unit for that is way cheaper.... WASH LIFE!!

[@JohnLange]

yea hot water is pretty awesome for the grease n oil n stuff

[@BR-hu7ne]

John Lange Yes it is! Around here people don’t really let you go all duke Nuke with the chemicals around their house or really frown upon it that’s when the hot comes in ,big sidewalk full of moss would think sh but wait nice grass exotic plants and one anal homeowner? that’s when the hot comes in whips it right off like a blower moving leaves. I can count on two hands how many times I’ve use sh or chemicals for that matter. in the long run hot water will pay you back tenfold just in chem saving alone and no offense to anyone reading this but everyone has a cold water machine and you can do great work with one and get just about any job done with it .but hot is good selling point and hear in California huge selling point is I won’t be using any chemicals on your house. But I love your channel your doing your thing and making money and we all know that’s what counts. I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for 22 years now and my dad for 30 talk about wash life lol I enjoy your videos keep up the good work fellow wash friend.

[@GoldwngRider]

@@BR-hu7ne with all your experience, I really liked they way you promote how you do it without acting like like anyone doing it different is wrong, great informative post. I really like John's videos as he puts it out there the way he does it. Thanks to both of you!

[@JohnLange]

Thanks Wesley appreciate that. Hey serious question tho isn’t California more anal about the emissions coming off of machines? Because if you wanna get technical SH is 100% biodegradable. Just curious I know my machine has a big fat sticker right on the top of it says “NOT FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA” lol

[@BR-hu7ne]

John Lange man anal about everything filter or reclaiming water is the big one. But yes certain motors and chemical I can’t get here but Hotsy is out off sd but way overpriced but they do offer mobile tech and demos at there shop but my main machines are Alkotas and I got a northern good initial warranty on the northern but a mix of low end and high end parts on there ready to go trailers and for cold we have a mix I keep a cold in truck in case I have problems with hot water unit on job site. Everything is a little different we don’t have much moss or mold on houses here like I see on a lot of you guys more east but what I like is how you got mostly day jobs! I just got back from a job at 4am here and on that note good night.. WASH LIFE Ps. I love the wash life call out

[@davidpena1383]

Nice I just picked up a BP station in my area, I washed it once and last week the owners brother and cousin which own two other gas stations called me to come give them a quote. I did and the all three want it done every 6 months. I'm new at the game but it's working out nice. I went through on my first one and used hot stain on the heavy oil slicks it works great 4:1 in a pump up sprayer for spot treatment.

[@davidpena1383]

3200 a year for all 3

[@jonahtrout7315]

You’re only getting paid $3200 to do 3 gas stations twice a year?? Or $3200 for each station?

[@Soca47]

Hey John I use an oil dispersant chem combined with a degreaser. That works well on concrete surfaces.

[@stevewitherspoon7081]

I try to focus on canopy cleaning, not to much competition here in Wisconsin and what out there seems inept

[@scottr8588]

Thanks for the video John... Great Info... Can you include info for EBC

[@jon2786]

Still use EBC? I don’t know what to get EBC, Gold Assassin, Double Eagle or Nitro 9? I have Dragon Juice available near me but for $72 for 1 gal lol! I don’t have hot water so I need the best degreaser I could find haha

[@Themarketplacebandit]

Where do you buy your ebc?

[@RICKY760]

That’s epic good stuff!!👍🏼👍🏼

[@emmanuelboursiquot5230]

Thank you so much for everything you have done. Also, where and how do you buy the plastic bags?

[@mondemeilleur7405]

Thank you very much for your sharing moreover, do we need training for service station cleaning? If so where can I take this training?

[@everzamora9031]

Subscribed! Love your channel

[@orlandochavez1981]

It looks great, Good job guys 😎👍🏻

[@christophermorrison3938]

Good video John have you tried using the hot water system in conjunction with your surface cleaner?I have found it produces great results on parking lots where stains are.

[@andreamanning6177]

Aww. Thank you for what you do. ! God bless. Syay warm.

[@g.harmonyinvestmentscc841]

Hi I'm also running a cleaning service and I really like what you guys did on the station cleaning. I would like to know what are the method statements & risk assessment that you had to consider before the job?

[@path9436]

Cool man. Commercial is where it’s at

[@booAHHHH]

Pat H no it’s not. More residents than commercials

[@path9436]

booAHHHH depends on where you are. Ideally you have a residential crew and a commercial crew

[@bodycount7187]

Keep up the hustle man! good work the only way to get oil/grease stains up is with a propane weed burner and its 30-60 seconds a day of torching the spot for a few weeks on end not something you can charge someone for but knowledge you can share with the world. obviously depends on the area buy what did you charge for this job $1k?

[@gusbiesecker8677]

So are you using a soft wash system when applying and rinsing the EBC? And when using EBC do you not put any like scented surfactant soap?

[@justme135]

Great job 👍

[@frankh.j.manibusan4942]

Hi, was wondering how much you charged for this job and maybe the size details. Thanks

[@mickyb689]

Hey dude is it the EBC enviro bio cleaner degreaser multipurpose soap? And is it a surfactant to add to SH Cheers

[@joshuac673]

what tips do you use for you pressure washer and what size engine/pump setup?

[@danielcatches9376]

I clean gas stations also, do you have a link for the EBC product that you use? Thanks

[@mitchellwood3576]

hey John do you happen to have a link for the tarps/bags or whatever they are that you put over the gas pumps?

[@uglyroofsohiosoftwashpress6599]

They are just 10x12 tarps. Get them from your local farm & home store. TSC.

[@travispalmer3858]

I love my North Star hot machine, 3500 psi of steam if needed. And my Mi-TM 5000-4 cold machine is a beast. Wash Life!

[@trevorrawlins3099]

Wat kind of northstar pressure washer do you have

[@travispalmer3858]

@@trevorrawlins3099 Northern tool item #157310..

[@SunshinewindowsAu]

I love my hotwater its so efficient the steam is crazy i use it in inside hungry jacks playgrounds all the steam coming out the tubes 🤣

[@SunshinewindowsAu]

@@swampcabbage3239 yeah was one of my first window cleaning gig went from 1 store to 10 with poeer washing added on. done them for 2.5 years untill managment changed i had got off the ground by then so was all good

[@churchillcoins8519]

Excellent video John. Very informative. What’s EBC stand for? What’s its purposes and how do we get it?

[@Freeflorida123]

Did any of the LED lights fail after the chems made their way into the fixtures?

[@williamsmith8041]

LMAO!! That's too easy! I have to Do this at several circle k stores but THEY NEVER CLOSE

[@aceace2625]

How much do you charge

[@austinwilson1630]

Just curious. What did you charge for this place ? I’ve got a small 4 bay gas station up the road who is interested in me cleaning it up for them. Would love to try and contract with them.

[@reysexteriorhomeservicesll1709]

Hey John love your videos! What kind of pressure gun do you use? What about the fittings?

[@johndooley8078]

How strong is your SH? 12.5%? GPM on PWers? That water spigot can be fixed by taking the green cap off and replacing the little black gasket.

[@elinsmier]

EBC says not to mix with SH... any issues for you?

[@garypersonalstuff]

Hi, you able to say how much you charged the owner to clean everything and how long it took you. I'm sure renting the hot water system wasn't cheap. My guess is you charged about $1200.

[@JohnLange]

Naw man, it’s very hard to get good money for gas stations. I stay away from them. There are companies out there who ONLY do gas stations. They have hot water and they can reclaim the water very easily because their rigs are meant to do 1 thing and 1 thing only: gas stations! These companies also travel all across the country doing this also. They manage to wash 8-10 stations a day on average. For example They might charge $200-$400 a station on average because they secure corporate contracts. Let’s say “marathon” and agree to wash 50,100,200, something marathon gas stations 4x a year each in 3-4 different states. Usually each corporation has different regions/territory. Plus, don’t forget having to do insurance and or taxes for each individual state! As long as they do a good job they will keep growing their route…unless another reputable company comes in at a lower bid…it can be very competitive. Doesn’t sound fun to me but, it’s repeat guaranteed work and the guys I know doing this are making some big money! Personally, sounds like a mess. I couldn’t imagine trying to find employees who are willing to travel out of state for weeks at a time. Anyway, I charged like $500 and I was lucky to get that. Took me about 5-6 hours. Could have went much faster with proper equipment. After the rental and Labor and chem I was in the red before I even started the job! I didn’t care though, I just wanted the experience and I wanted to make a cool YT video 😎

[@ethan-tm5oh]

Noticed the j-rod had a tip in it that different from back in your early videos what is that

[@JohnLange]

ethan castleberry it’s called a shooter tip you can get em from guy Blackmon

[@ethan-tm5oh]

@@JohnLange did my first job today 40×60shop went great had to retreat the Northside 2extra times to get it completely but besides that went awesome!!

[@Brian-bi7qe]

Hey John. What tips do you have in that J-rod?. I ordered a J-rod from pressure tek for my 4 gpm machine for downstreaming. The tips don't look anything like yours.

[@DavidSmith-cx8iq]

Dang man! Way to get it done!!! Thanks for getting back to us with using ECB. Any discoloration in the green canopy and SH?

[@JohnLange]

David Smith nah none at all. Canopy wasn’t cotton or whatever it was damn near a tarp

[@DavidSmith-cx8iq]

@@JohnLange awesome! Always wondered about how it would effect it. Keep cranking em out before it gets to cold bro

[@heatworkmusic3192]

Awesome content, you just got a new follower! I have my first gas station coming up next week and I have cold water also. We’re doing the Concrete pads and canopy just like here. I ordered a 5 gal bucket of EBC. How much EBC did you use all together? Did you use a stronger mix of EBC on the bad spots and DS the rest? Also if you could do it again, would you even bother using the hot water? I might rent that same hot water machine.

[@Jakegavic]

How do you bid a job that big? More of a future reference I’m fresh still

[@cvrnvge425]

That J-rod shoots fucking far holy shit

[@edwinnoort7661]

You’ll be breathing those chemicals as well while you apply them. Never worried about possible effects in your body?

[@JohnLange]

Edwin Noort nahhh, puts some hair on your chest ;)

[@chriscapo5963]

John your too cool bro

[@DEK981967]

Nice video ! I like the Mi-t-m brand ! American made !!!

[@aceace2625]

What Surface Cleaner are you using and what hot water machine are you using

[@luismontes4406]

Actually how much did you charge for the job

[@keith5130]

Wear do u buy EBC FROM ....Great Video...I'm about to start my business

[@srdjannakalamic5856]

John are you using the EBC with your house wash mix also

[@jdoesitall4940]

Does the Jrods apply same pressure as regular tips

[@dustinbrown2122]

You don't have to use some type of backflow preventer? i've heard someone say you need one for all commercial jobs and i'm not sure about it so I haven't even tried picking up commercial work.

[@YourUncle8501]

A must if you connect to hydrants not sure about conventional water supplies. Buffer tank eliminates the need for backflow

[@tylerb6292]

How much would you charge for a job like that?

[@josephbailey7408]

Can i ask how u priced this? Not exact price but HOW, sqft/hours/size etc

[@byronchandler7]

What was your mix? 7 sh to 1 water and 32oz EBC? For both canopy AND concrete?

[@JohnLange]

Byron Chandler i just down streamed straight SH and 32oz of EBC for both yes. I figured there wasn’t much organic growth on the concrete for a gas station anyway

[@aceace2625]

How much do you charge to do something like that

[@romandisinfectingandpowerw7154]

What type of chlorine and EBC are you using to clean?

[@SerbearandAnny]

How does one get this job?

[@devins6545]

What was the price for this job?

[@rsookdd8632]

How much ebc and how much SH in the 5 gallon bucket

[@whatsgoingontv4959]

I watched this video you can get the gum and oil completely off by using a sand blaster 💯

[@JonZ1930]

Try Rado+, Freezes gum then you can scrap it off. easy

[@daco8252]

Commercial jobs can come with some hefty fines from EPA, by not recovering the run-off.

[@ethan-tm5oh]

How would that work? How does a person recover the run off?

[@daco8252]

@@ethan-tm5oh It's a pain in the ass and expensive. Their are different methods and equipment. Check out hydro tec units. Goggle waste water recovery.

[@ethan-tm5oh]

How do you find out when you have to and when you dont ?

[@daco8252]

@@ethan-tm5oh No run off is supposed to go into a storm drain.

[@daco8252]

It's their rules not mine. Just giving out information to look out for. @Southern Breeze

[@musicaldrops]

Out of curiosity what was your quote on this job?

[@JohnLange]

Mike Radliff $600. Won’t touch gas stations again unless I’m properly set up for it. This took us about 4 hours and I had to rent a hot water machine. Plus we worked all through the night. It made no sense for us to do this job.

[@musicaldrops]

@@JohnLange Thanks John! Thinking of starting from the ground up. So, you think I should grab a small hot water setup if I can afford it? Just for situations like this? Enjoying your channel, very informative!

[@JUAN120484]

Where I can get the plastic cover

[@nafslawwama9439]

What's your average pricing on one of these?

[@zoid2raw904]

What you charge on gas station properties?

[@evisiontv7772]

will muriatic acid work to removal the oil ?

[@tommifflin6538]

John, I don't like asking prices but since you're open with your house wash pricing, what did this job come in at?

[@JohnLange]

Tom Mifflin $450 was not a very profitable job for us

[@tommifflin6538]

@@JohnLange thanks buddy. It will be next time though.

[@djblvdrodd]

@@JohnLange I made $500 on a job smaller than that gas station and I did it by myself with cold water only. even businesses don't like to pay what we r worth. I learn a few things from your video thanx

[@mitchellwood3576]

@@JohnLange hey John do you happen to have a link for the tarps/bags or whatever they are that you put over the gas pumps?

[@KlikAndSeuss]

Do you have to do water recollection?

[@JohnLange]

Casey Lee ya don’t HAAAVE to. Probably should tho, a lot of gas stations have sewage interceptors built in. I pissed a lot of big wig gas station cleaners out there by uploading this video. From my understanding with the law, it’s up to the property owner. Don’t quote me on that. After this cleaning, we will probably hold off on gas station cleanings untill we have a couple hot water units and a way to reclaim water. You can easily reclaim by purchasing a “sock” that sits around the drain, stops water from seeping into sewage, and then suckin it up with sludge sucker attachment. Probably not the BEST way to do it, but it’s a cheaper alternative than havin an actual reclaim system that reuses dirty water.

[@robertsvehla8719]

How many pumps in the station and WHAT WAS YOUR BID? I'm in Houston and have bid some stations but haven't done any yet. I've got a bunch of storage units though.. anyways, what was your bid please

[@JohnLange]

robert svehla $450 for whatever it’s worth. I think I need more/better equipment to ever do a gas station again. Wasn’t worth it for me at this price

[@robertsvehla8719]

My bid would've been $850. Especially for 2 people. Yes equipment is everything. At least you got the job though , hopefully its recurring.

[@anthonyshook1911]

How much do you guys charge for concrete cleaning by the square foot?

[@ericcrea6837]

Anthony Shook .15-.25. I’m in Dallas Fort Worth and busy as hell

[@robertscott1983]

You not gonna get a gas station in Houston for over 150. It’s crazy the low cutters out here.

[@nathanmiller3890]

That awesome!👍

[@rickbell7613]

How long did it take to prep everything? Tarping, blowing concrete etc.?

[@dannycondeii]

Rick Bell right before 11min mark, he said it took 5hrs total. So maybe less than an hour to prep. I mean it’s only covering pump and using a leaf blower 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nafslawwama9439]

What gpm pump your using also?

[@thejenningsfamily7715]

How much do you charge for a gas station?

[@SalishSavage-1]

You are a beast

[@mr.skeptical3071]

What size surface cleaner is that?

[@kristopherrainbolt2617]

Did you rent that hot water machine?

[@ismaelvaldez603]

How much did you charge ?

[@Slickvic23]

John! Hey, so I just started my own contract with a commercial company, and it’s my first job. I have a cold water unit, 4000psi at 3.5gpm, I couldn’t really afford much more to start, but I used purple power downstream injection (5:1) the first time and was halfway impressed. Is hot water that much of a difference? And would the surface cleaner be worth it on a cold water unit? I’m trying to just make do with what I have until I can grow myself.. any tips would be highly appreciated.

[@jerrybowers3174]

The surface cleaner is definitely worth it. Get a good 18-inch one for your GPM. Hot water is almost a must at gas stations. You need it for bad oil spots and gum removal.

[@jesseaguilera5820]

How much did you charge

[@tntmobiledetailing9899]

How did you go by getting this client?

[@JohnLange]

TNT MOBILE DETAILING just walked up in there and gave them a quote on the back of my postcard I had created. Next time I went in there the owner wanted it done

[@ereed42]

@@JohnLange how did you go about pricing this big of a job and how much chemical did you end up using thank you for the answer

[@luismontes4406]

How much was your profit

[@ronbarfield5615]

S hydroxide for the concrete

[@easttnlawncare6740]

New sud here

[@DavidSmith-cx8iq]

I looked online for Carlos #.... would you mind sharing it

[@LuisMartinez-rq5do]

Carlos Gonzales. He tends to post on most pressure washing groups

[@lorenzovalverde517]

How much you charge for that? Can you tell me like with out the depend on location, depend on which state you at, depend on what time you have to work, depend on how many employee you have and all that crap thanks

[@JohnLange]

Lorenzo Valverde $550 it was underbidded big time

[@lorenzovalverde517]

@@JohnLange thanks for the honesty

[@lorenzovalverde517]

@@JohnLange I have one more question: why can't you use hot water, isn't easy for the oil to be removed? Thanks

[@TheGravygun]

Hey. Great job.How did you price this.

[@JohnLange]

I just threw em a number. I actually got talked down dude was a good negotiator lol I usually never negotiate. $450 for everything

[@TheGravygun]

For the whole job? You need to up that number.Cheers

[@JohnLange]

I’m aware it was cheap. Really just wanted the experience. First time cleaning one, not gonna charge the guy for a hardcore professional when I’m not (in this area at least). I didn’t loose money, and I got to learn first hand how these are done.

[@TheGravygun]

@@JohnLange Right brother yall did a fine job.EBC is the ticket..Cheers

[@TheGravygun]

Props man always a pleasure.

[@scotts1356]

This is just me, but there's NO way I would have done this job for $500. I might consider it for $1500, but I would still have to think about it.

[@shanebarrows1867]

I see you got you a MI-T-M... Nice, how you liking it?

[@JohnLange]

it was a decent lil machine, was just rented tho

[@shanebarrows1867]

@@JohnLange oh right on, back in the day we used a mi-t-m 4gpm belt drive and it wasn't bad at all, but i think there over priced.

[@dandodge1523]

Hey John you're the man! Just wondering if you charge the same price per square foot for a house wash as you do a commercial job. How much did that job pay?

[@deshaun5419]

RIP John😢

[@franciscoalmazan3231]

I have a small lawn care business and I am looking forward to start a pressure washing business this year coming up. Rough estimate because I know different areas charge different but how much can you charge minimum for a job like this?

[@kingdelconnect]

900 dollar job easy

[@JCSWorksBest]

RIP John Lange

[@jswindle88]

What the best price to charge for gas station cleaning?

[@CashensPowerwashing]

He died. Sad

[@jswindle88]

@@CashensPowerwashing what

[@CashensPowerwashing]

@@jswindle88 John passed away. I dont know what happened. I've tried to find out from others in the wash community but no details, not that it matters.

[@jswindle88]

@@CashensPowerwashing dayum sorry to hear that my condolence to his family

[@CashensPowerwashing]

@@jswindle88 yea he was pretty young probly my age I'm 32, very sad. I learned alot from his channel, forever self employed, and Lean and Mean Academy. Hope his family is doing ok.

[@bluerainpressurewashing6190]

RIP my brother

[@UrijahBen74]

gas prices was $2.85 per gallon

[@raiden9284]

The answer to the title of this video is... YOU DON'T!!!

[@bryanvance6629]

It didn't work on the spot I've been working on. 👍