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18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 6, 1987 Beau tification firm cleans u Manfred Knobel is well aware of what acid rain can do to the residen- tial and commercial buildings in our area, Having lived in Ontario for nearly a decade, he's familiar with the problem of unsightly and costly problems it causes. But now he and his wife Kelley are in the position, after buying into the most rapidly expanding power wash and chemical restoration business in the world, to do something about it. "After seeing this system in ac- tion, I have no doubt that Americlean is the best in existence for cleaning and restoring everything from residences to new construction sites," said Knobel, owner and Presidént of Canaclean, Durham Region. 'We have several problems here in the Durham Region caused by acid rain and air- born pollutants. I'm convinced we've found the solution to most of them with this remarkable system." "The system," Knobel refers to is a self-contained, mobile, variable pressure, power wash and chemical cleaning and restoration unit that is capable of removing dirt from almost anything. Knobel just bought into the ""Americlean' franchise that was featured in a recent issue of "USA TODAY" and was shown by "Entrepreneur Magazine" to be the fastest growing mobile power wash and restoration business in the world. Prestigious 'Venture' Magazine ranked the Americlean Franchise 5th out of 400. new franchises, topp- ing overnight mail services, health clubs, and even video rentals which have been in the business for years. Americlean ranked No. 1 of all the franchises having started since January 1, 1985. "Canaclean," Durham Region, is one of the Canadian-owned bran- ches of the company that was started in Gettysburg, Penn- sylvania, an area that is sensitive to taking care of its older buildings and its environment. "We saw how they removed 19 coats of paint from President Eisenhower's wooden barn in Get- tysburg, and didn't even harm the bushes around it," said Knobel. 'It's the state-of-the-art system I've béen looking for," added Knobel, 'It was designed original- ly to clean and restore the surfaces of large buildings, but with variable pressure and chemical concentra- tions, its versatility is amazing." Kelley continued: "With it we can clean airplanes, trucks and semi- trailers, buses, boats, churches, statues, and public outdoor facilities--anything that's too large to clean by hand." The unit itself is small and travels ina van or trailer. But with variable pressure and chemical concentra- tions, it can remove everything from pollutants to paint and graffiti. "We at Canaclean call it restoration--for restoring the original, dirt-free surface of the building--and preservation-- meaning periodic removal of damaging airborn pollutants which slowly deteriorated the building," said Knobel. **This system has been used on over 200 buildings on the United States National Register and Historic National Park structures with tremendous success. If it wasn't safe, the U.S. Government couldn't use it." pinD ba vrham ve ¥ i A i Manfred Knoble (right) and Wayne Trudeau of Canadian Mobile Power Wash demonstrate the cleaning techniques used on brick. They were "All our chemicals are complete- ly bio-degradable and water soluble and totally safe for our environ- ment,"' emphasized Kelley, herself a life-long resident of Ontario. "As far as new construction sites are concerned, the Canaclean system can remove excess mortar from brick, as well as clean up the entire site after construction. But older buildings can benefit too by our restoration process." The **Old House Journal" has call- ed the Americlean method of clean- ing buildings, "...the gentlest means possible for proper brick restoration." But Knobel, who just completed an exhaustingly thorough eourse on the ~Americlean system's capabilities, sees the portable system travelling to sites around the 2 i 3 Sa Region) Durham Region and serving more than just the owners of private homes: "Oshawa Airport has a large number of private and commercial airplanes. Accumulated dirt is heavy and wastes aviation fuel. It's virtually impossible to wash an airplane by hand in less than several hours. Canaclean can do it in a few minutes saving owners time and money in the long run." "The same applies to boats. Hulls of boats should be cleaned two or three times a year, otherwise they waste fuel and become more expen- sive each time they're run." "And restaurants constantly need their kitchens de-greased. With this versatile system, we can de-grease the kitchen, then move outside, change a few bio degradable working on a home on Perry St. last week. (see article for details of this new business in Durham chemicals, and spruce up the out- side of the building." Kelley says they have discovered a totally new application for the Canaclean system; "Hospitals and nursing homes are a completely new market. They need specialized periodic cleaning which the system can do quickly and effectively." . "We want to emphasize that we are a service-oriented business," said Manfred. 'Being a franchisee with over 100 other members in the network in the U.S. and Canada, we can offer prompt, efficient, profes- 'sional service, and have the infor- mation to solve any restoration or cleaning problem." Anyone interested in talking to Manfred Knobel about what Canaclean, Durham Region can do for them can call (416) 987-4836. 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