How do you clean gardening equipment?
May 18th 2007, 7:09 pm
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How do you clean gardening equipment?
Just wondering how you clean lawnmowers, strimmers etc if you want to take them in the container. Can you get them cleaned professionally? I've no idea.
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May 18th 2007, 7:22 pm
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Re: How do you clean gardening equipment?
Go to a garden centre or DIY store and buy some stuff called Jeyes Fluid. Wash the gardening tools in hot water until they are spotless, and then cover them in Jeyes Fluid, following the instructions on the tin.
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May 18th 2007, 7:49 pm
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Re: How do you clean gardening equipment?
as BB says use Jeyes fluids. But afore you use said disinfectant they have to be utterly, spotlessly clean. I pressure washed everything that was in the garden..the bikes too! Shoes have to be cleaned llike new too..especially the soles! MAF will reject anything slightly muddy, grassy or rusty..we got inspected too!!! You can hire a pressure washer. I had a mower and 2 carpet cleaners but to get them 'mint' would have taken soooooooooooooooo much effort I left them. Your strimmer and mower will have to be as they left the factory..bio hazard safety is HUGE here!! Good luck.
May 19th 2007, 5:29 am
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Re: How do you clean gardening equipment?
as BB says use Jeyes fluids. But afore you use said disinfectant they have to be utterly, spotlessly clean. I pressure washed everything that was in the garden..the bikes too! Shoes have to be cleaned llike new too..especially the soles! MAF will reject anything slightly muddy, grassy or rusty..we got inspected too!!! You can hire a pressure washer. I had a mower and 2 carpet cleaners but to get them 'mint' would have taken soooooooooooooooo much effort I left them. Your strimmer and mower will have to be as they left the factory..bio hazard safety is HUGE here!! Good luck.
May 19th 2007, 10:06 am
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Re: How do you clean gardening equipment?
Good question I was wondering the same thing. I'm going to paint the toolsand have bought Jeyes to disinfect, but the lawn mower and strimmer I'm thinking of leaving for our tenants - too much hassle to clean.
May 19th 2007, 11:22 am
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Re: How do you clean gardening equipment?
We had our lawnmower professionally cleaned (£70), only reason we bought it was co it was less thn 12 months old. Not sure what MAF reckon to it yet, but will let you know. Our container is due tomorrow and MAF have already expressed an interest in the garden stuff 
As for the tools jeyes fluid, a pressure washer and hammerite
As for the tools jeyes fluid, a pressure washer and hammerite
