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1. David Phipps

   

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   11/12/2013 1:11 PM

   What are your procedures each year when it comes to servicing your ball washers? Can you share your best practices?

   
   
   
   
2. Melvin Waldron

   

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   11/12/2013 1:11 PM

   David Phipps said: What are your procedures each year when it comes to servicing your ball washers? Can you share your best practices?

   
   
   David, what would your definition of service mean? Servicing ballwashers on the course or in terms of winter service, such as rebuilding?
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
3. David Phipps

   

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   11/12/2013 4:11 PM

   Melvin, I'm thinking in terms of winter service. Do you rebuild, repaint, replace guts, etc... also if you repaint, what is your process? What are the costs involved?

   
   
   
   
4. Melvin Waldron

   

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   11/12/2013 5:11 PM

   We will take our washers apart; replace any parts that need it along with gaskets. We have repainted before when needed, last year the guys just painted without much effort (not like my one guy who they transferred to the other course, he would prep and clean really well), using spray cans, they painted all of them, even those that didn't need it. Something I need to fix this year.
   
   I would say we probably spend on average maybe $200 - $300 for 18 ballwashers. We probably replace one brush unit, maybe 2 handles, one top, and hardware. When the budget allows, we try to purchase one new ball washer per season.
   
   We have Par Aide deluxe models.
   
   Mel

   
   Melvin H. Waldron III, CGCS, Horton Smith Golf Course, City of Springfield/Greene County MO
   
   
5. Brian Roth

   

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   11/19/2013 1:11 PM

   We do pretty much the same thing. Go through them all, replace / repair as needed. We will take the bodies and tops to a place in SLC every other year that does powder coat. They charge $25 ea. to sand blast and paint. We have washers every other hole, so only 10 total, so about $250 every other year, makes them look brand new.
   Brian Roth CGCS
   Oquirrh Hills

   
   
   
   
6. Sean Sullivan

   

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   12/11/2013 9:12 PM

   refinish myself. Strip powder coat with a product called de-zolve 1012, touch up with sandblaster, wipe down with mineral spirits, place in oven for 5 minutes to out gas the mineral spirits, wait to cool and then powder coat any color or design I want. powder coat costs less than $2 for each ball washer including clear coat, to get several years of service.
   
   Sean Sullivan, CGCS
   The Briarwood
   Billings, MT

   
   
   
   
7. Charles Wolsborn

   

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   1/15/2014 7:01 AM

   We use Par Aide Deluxe Ball washers and they have lasted longer than anything else we have ever had. We bring them in hopefully before the first hard freeze. One time we didn't and a small amount of freeze damage and a few lids had to be replaced. Before they go back out we replace the internals and paint as needed. If I remember right use stainless steel Allen screws to reduce the potential of corroded stuck screws. A few years back we sand blasted, primed with an aircraft quality aluminum primer, and painted. Until I started using this special aluminum primer I always had a problem painting aluminum. The stuff is toxic so follow all safety directions for ventilation and personal protective equipment.

   
   
   
   
8. Stahman Jeff

   
   11/8/2014 8:11 PM

   Last winter I took our ball washers to a local powder coating company in town called Natural Structures and was charged a nominal fee of $13.75 to powder coat each ball washer. The powder coating will last right around 30 years. This winter we will take the ball washers apart and replace parts as needed.

   
   
   
   
9. Andy Jorgensen

   

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   11/9/2014 5:11 PM

   In almost ten years we have done nothing more than replace a few brushes and handles. Year 'round play in Florida and they look just as good as the day they were new.