💪 From Famine to Feast: Pushing Through Your First Year in Pressure Washing
Starting your own pressure washing business can feel like jumping into the deep end with ankle weights on. Most of us go through that “feast or famine” phase—where it's mostly famine—and you’re grinding every day just trying to get your name out there.
“I remember when I first started… it was feast or famine. Mostly famine.”
If you’re new and wondering when it’ll all click, here’s your answer: once you combine hustle with real tools, knowledge, and pro-grade chemicals, it starts to work. In this post, we’re breaking down a simple $600 job—done in under 2 hours—that illustrates exactly that.
🧼 The Job: A Gift with Real Value
This particular clean was actually a gift. The homeowner's friend had recently finished building a high-end modern home next door—and kicked up a lot of dust, dirt, and even glue onto the neighboring property. So he wanted to have it all cleaned up as a thank-you gesture.
The Scope of Work:
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✅ Rinse off construction glue on the driveway and patio
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✅ Light rinse of a dusty back deck
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✅ Deep clean of the front walkway with Dynamite Degreaser
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✅ Rinse and detail of the front porch
All in, we spent 90 minutes on site, used the right chemical (Dynamite Degreaser) for the heavy lifting, and delivered results that made the homeowner proud.
💲 $600. Done.
🔥 The Secret Sauce? Pro-Grade Chemicals
A huge reason this job was so easy—and turned out flawless—is because we weren’t using store-bought junk or watered-down solutions.
Instead, we used chemicals from Southeast Softwash, which are formulated specifically for professional softwash and pressure washing contractors.
🧪 Why We Use Southeast Softwash Chemicals:
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✅ Field-tested and contractor-approved
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✅ Made for real-world jobs like oxidation removal, efflorescence, degreasing, and softwash cleaning
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✅ Reliable, consistent, and safe when used properly
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✅ They just work—period
For this job, Dynamite Degreaser handled the worst of the grime and construction glue. I didn't even need to bring out the big pressure washer for the deck—just applied it, let it dwell, and rinsed it down with a ball valve.
If you're serious about stepping your game up, ditch the Home Depot shelf cleaners and go pro. Southeast Softwash has a full lineup of degreasers, oxidation removers, surfactants, specialty chemicals like Monu-Mental and Efflo-Go, and of course the basic SH-ready setups too.
👉 Visit SoutheastSoftwash.com to stock up.
