is this a bad case of zebra stripes?

[ezdayman]

I was walking in downtown mps and came across a major business in downtown and it looks like someone did there pressure washing is that what the marks are or is it something else???

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...7282008060.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...7282008061.jpg


how do you go over that or cant you fix it? And no I did not do this like I said Its in front of a major dept store in downtown kinda like bulls eye but not quite the same name;~)

[Paul Kassander]

Thats what the national management company gets for their $100 wash job. That work is subbed out to local vendors.

You can fix it, not sure if they ripped of some of the cream or just left behind a lot of dirt. But if you re-clean it with a detergent and surface cleaner you should be able to make it look right. (unlesss they stripped off the cream)

[Doug Dahlke]

Looks like wand marks from too much pressure. Those will not go away.

[Mountain View]

If they are zebra strips from power washing, they're the weirdest ones I've ever seen. Maybe some sort of street sweeper used.

[ezdayman]

wand marks sorry not zebra marks that was my bad!!!!

[FLORIN]

Originally Posted by Mountain View

If they are zebra strips from power washing, they're the weirdest ones I've ever seen. Maybe some sort of street sweeper used.

I agree about being weird marks. They dont look like 0 degree tip marks to me. A fan was definately used. Is this fresh concrete or maybe a coating on there?

[MMI Enterprises]

Yea they are weird aren't they..seem loop ended in first pic as if from a mop application of something.

[bigchaz]

Probably someone going in a sweeping motion to push the water or dirt to one end of the job. The overlap is looks like where they looped back around

*edit: then again I dont know why they would be that close together.

[MMI Enterprises]

But would have been with a cone nozzle. Can't see a fan making that..

[ezdayman]

it looks as if someone was just going back and forth with the wond.. trying to push the dirt ahead of it.. it must have been about 200-300 feet buy 30 feet across tisk tisk... I just wanted to post the pixs and see what you think. if its sumthing you think that can be fixed I was thinking about calling this place and letting them know what they did. Or would you just leave it?

[Mountain View]

If you have a surface cleaner, try a small area to see what happens. If the results are not good, maybe because the surface finish of the concrete has been taken off, then walk away. Small investment of your time for a potential significant payback.

[MMI Enterprises]

Well personally I like challanges... hit them up and offer to do a test fix. Could be easy or could require etching/further damaging it to make it look even.

[weaselcossey]

I've never seen marks quite like those, such a consistent pattern all the way across. Could those marks be from some kind of chemical? Maybe they sprayed something on the entire surface with a pump-up, only to find it dry when they went back to rinse.

Apparently it takes a real genius to leave marks like that, seems us fools can't figure out how.

[MMI Enterprises]

Originally Posted by weaselcossey

I've never seen marks quite like those, such a consistent pattern all the way across. Could those marks be from some kind of chemical? Maybe they sprayed something on the entire surface with a pump-up, only to find it dry when they went back to rinse.

Apparently it takes a real genius to leave marks like that, seems us fools can't figure out how.

yup..intrigueing isn't it??..

mop, cone nozzle, or pumpup.... let's see if the list can grow..haha

[FLORIN]

Originally Posted by MMI Enterprises

yup..intrigueing isn't it??..

mop, cone nozzle, or pumpup.... let's see if the list can grow..haha

Could it be that somone sprayed a strong chem... maybe mauratic acid in tyhose areas