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Adjust Distance for Fragile Surfaces

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When cleaning surfaces such as window screens, which can be oxidized and fragile, it's crucial to stand far enough back to avoid damage. The presenter demonstrates that getting too close can leave visible stripes or marks on screens and concrete, necessitating additional work to remove them. Oxidized surfaces are especially vulnerable to damage from high-pressure water if the nozzle is held too close. For concrete, if striping occurs, it will require cleaning the entire surface 100% to blend it evenly.

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  • Rotating Nozzle

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of the screens are going to be oxidized pretty old so really safe you know pretty far back from the screen until you're comfortable you're cleaning it but not actually leaving stripes on it or marks on it because they can be very fragile when oxidized and i actually striped one of the screens on purpose so you can see what happens if you get too close because i'm going to re-screen it so i just wanted to give you a look at what it looks like also on the concrete when you're doing the concrete make sure you're not striping the concrete if you do get stripes on the concrete i did stripe it out front so you can see what it looks like you'll have to go back and really clean it a hundred percent to get those stripes out and really work those things out but the the mi-t-m um all-service cleaner is an absolute

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