Cleaning Painted Wood Siding

Spray the painted cedar siding with water only.

Cleaning painted wood siding.

From there rinse the area with clean water. Use a cleaner specifically designed for cleaning siding and always check the label to make sure it s safe for wood. If using a brush brush the siding s surface dust or dirt then rinse the area with a garden hose. Courtesy of rust oleum when mildew gains a foothold homeowners often turn to diluted chlorine bleach sodium hypochlorite a k a.

Insert the detergent tip which is often black into the pressure washer wand and apply detergent as needed. At 46 inches in. But over the years your house will experience paint failure faster than if it were applied to clean siding. Use a scraper to remove loose paint from the siding working from every direction.

Rinse the siding using the pressure. The cloth will likely come up dark gray with a layer of fine soot. Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding. Use a long handled scrubber brush and a mild detergent to gently scrub away accumulated dirt grime mold and other residue.

Point your pivotpro hit the trigger and start spraying cleansing water against your dirty wood siding. Wash the siding area with the pressure washer. Pound in any protruding nail heads. After scrubbing thoroughly make sure to rinse the cleaner with a garden hose.

Your standard household whitener. So strong that it will peel old paint from a surface along with the stains tsp is often used for cleaning surfaces in the course of preparation for painting. Paint applied to dirty siding will adhere in the short term. Spray grimier spots with a siding cleaner and brush.

Use a mist or light spray because a strong spray can chip the paint. Use a spray bottle to squirt cleaner onto the grimier spots and scrub with a soft brush. When you re satisfied with the wood s appearance rinse the exterior from top to bottom with a garden hose. Clean the wood surface thoroughly.

It appears to make mildew vanish but on porous surfaces such as wood or vinyl siding chlorine evaporates too quickly to get to the fungi s roots guaranteeing regrowth. Give the surface a full day to dry before moving on. Work a paint scraper from every direction keeping the blade flat against the wood so you don t create gouge marks. Remove the excess and loose grime and filth from the siding.