How to clean gas stations using COLD WATER! 

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

What???? He passed away?!

What are you talking about !!!!

Yes John passed away.

@@aceshigh235 how what happened??

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

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.

@@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!

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

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

3200 a year for all 3

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

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

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

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

@@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

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

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 😎

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

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

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

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

@@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!!

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

@@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

@@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?

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

John your too cool bro

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 🤷🏻‍♂️

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.

@@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!

Wat kind of northstar pressure washer do you have

@@trevorrawlins3099 Northern tool item #157310..

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.

How much do you charge

Lorenzo Valverde $550 it was underbidded big time

@@JohnLange thanks for the honesty

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

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

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

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.

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

Props man always a pleasure.

it was a decent lil machine, was just rented tho

@@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.

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

@@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

900 dollar job easy

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

@@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.

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

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

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

yeah pressure washing in California is a whole different ball game

He died. Sad

@@cashen7384 what

@@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.

@@cashen7384 dayum sorry to hear that my condolence to his family

@@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.

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

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