Wall Tile Cleaning @ 500PSI - Hand Held Spinner Doable?

[GeeeAus]

Similar to the laminate thread, gotta clean wall tiles and grout. Shitty restaurant bathrooms. What can I do to rinse walls with my Nautilus MX3-500H?

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[BIG WOOD]

If there's a drain in the floor, bring a pressure washer gun wand with with you if you can turn up the pressure above 600, just in case the hand tool doesn't work. I'll be doing a walk in shower today with the same process. I'll be rinsing with just hot water, but as for you, hot water should be good also after your prespray

 

[GreenTechAgain]

Like @Matt Wood said, a pressure washing gun will make it a lot easier.

Dwell time on a wall is another story.

Has anyone ever added roof snot to their pre-spray when cleaning a wall?

 

[Desk Jockey]

I like that Grinder tool, Mike had up for auction a month back. It would give you more control and I don't know if you need the spinning action on walls.

 

[steve_64]

I like that Grinder tool, Mike had up for auction a month back. It would give you more control and I don't know if you need the spinning action on walls.

I got that tile hand tool if that's what you are referring to. And yes it would rock on tile walls. I've only used it on brick and limestone so far.

 

[SamIam]

The tool will work for rinsing hopefully you've figured out a good plan of attack to scrub and clean. Like desk jockey said a grinder with hogs hair or any pad with stone scrub.

Grinder on walls is no fun at all.

@Matt Wood take some before and after of your pressure washing efforts.

 

[Mikey P]

Walls are usually easy because the soil never saturates in sideways, it's just on the surface.

The PMF grinder is the best tool on the market for walls. At 500 psi I don't think the mini spinners would do much but a warm pressure washing would if there is a drain. Scrubbing may be needed.

Pics?

 

[BIG WOOD]

There's some hefore afters

 

[BIG WOOD]

I just finished doing that job

 

[Doug Rice]

How & what did you charge them? I always lose my shorts having to do repairs. Mikey said to charge them by the hour and I will from here on out.

 

[GeeeAus]

When you say pressure washing gun...... You mean connected to the Nautilus and driven at 500PSI from the porty's pump?

 

[SamIam]

I hate cold weather.

 

[GeeeAus]

What do you guys do about wall outlets when you [pressure rinse walls?

 

[SamIam]

Don't wet them

 

[SamIam]

I'm guessing masking over or use your hand tool to detail around fixtures.

 

[SamIam]

@Mikey P your the pro you answer

 

[BIG WOOD]

How & what did you charge them? I always lose my shorts having to do repairs. Mikey said to charge them by the hour and I will from here on out.

I charged $200 for this one pictured to clean and seal the grout. I was about $100 under what I should've been. I felt like I broke even on it, which could be a lot worse

 

[BIG WOOD]

What do you guys do about wall outlets when you [pressure rinse walls?

You have electrical outlets in your showers?

 

[Mikey P]

When you say pressure washing gun...... You mean connected to the Nautilus and driven at 500PSI from the porty's pump?

Correct

 

[Mikey P]

Outlets?

You mean faucet fixtures?

 

[GeeeAus]

Power receptacles, hand driers, light switches etc?

 

[BIG WOOD]

Power receptacles, hand driers, light switches etc?

Just keep the water in the shower only, , not on the walls outside the shower. But...for some inbred reason your showers have electrical outlets in the shower...don't clean showers.

 

[SamIam]

@Mikey P @Matt Wood


Guys it's a restaurant which is way harder to clean then residential.

It's a bathroom in a restaurant.

Hence driers ......

Now return and clean this mess up.

 

[SamIam]

Power receptacles, hand driers, light switches etc?

They missed the restaurant part??

 

[BIG WOOD]

Then get those protectors made for toddlers that plug into the outlets, preventing anything from getting inside the outlet