Benz Trade Tips

Killing your customer's plants, grass and trees is the fastest way to lose them as a customer. In this short video Ben explains the cause of the problem, then shows the simple solution – which costs nothing!

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Soft washing man-made artificial roof slates requires a deeper understanding of the materials than does soft washing natural slate roof tiles.

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A customer asked, "Can Benz Bio Cleanze be used to soft wash uPVC window frames, doors, gutters, facia and soffit, or should I only use Benz Lightning Cleanze?

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Ben experimented with home-made roof moss scrapers and tested numerous commercial moss scrapers. He found a lot of problems and junk scrapers. But he did not give up the search.

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How can you learn the skills of soft washing quickly, easily and simply – without wasting several years in trial and error testing when you could have been up and running in a few weeks?

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When soft washing a roof, should you scrape moss from the roof, or not? This is a question we are frequently asked. And there are varying points of view about the best way to soft wash a moss covered roof.

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A customer brought our attention to the fact that American phone marketing techniques are being advocated for UK softwash contractors. But the the laws around unsolicited marketing calls in the UK and Ireland are now extremely strict.

So how can soft washing contractors stay on the safe side of the law?

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Most of the time treating with Lightning Cleanze first, then treating with Bio Cleanze is the most effective way of using these softwash chemical products. And ...

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Most of the time as a softwash contractor, you'll find you won't need a power/pressure washer to do the initial soft washing. Soft washing is a technique that largely supersedes power/pressure washing. But it's important to know when using a power/pressure washer will be the best tool for the job.

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A customer asked us for advice on the best way to clean moss from a roof tiled with man-made fibre cement slates.

The problem is that fibre cement slates usually have a surface coating, which can break down over time though natural weathering, or as a result of a poor manufacturing process.

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We are frequently asked if Benz Lightning Cleanze is suitable for cleaning uPVC and painted surfaces.

The answer is Yes, it does an excellent job in only a few minutes.

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Soft washing is the only way to effectively remove lichen, including black lichen ("black spot").

 

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