Cleaning Painted Wood Siding

Spray the painted cedar siding with water only.

Cleaning painted wood siding.

Pound in any protruding nail heads. Paint applied to dirty siding will adhere in the short term. Remove the excess and loose grime and filth from the siding. 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.

Give the surface a full day to dry before moving on. 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. Use a mist or light spray because a strong spray can chip the paint.

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. At 46 inches in. Courtesy of rust oleum when mildew gains a foothold homeowners often turn to diluted chlorine bleach sodium hypochlorite a k a.

As an experiment rub a clean white cloth across the unwashed siding. Work a paint scraper from every direction keeping the blade flat against the wood so you don t create gouge marks. Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding. Rinse the siding using the pressure.

Use a spray bottle to squirt cleaner onto the grimier spots and scrub with a soft brush. Use a long handled scrubber brush and a mild detergent to gently scrub away accumulated dirt grime mold and other residue. If using a brush brush the siding s surface dust or dirt then rinse the area with a garden hose. Your standard household whitener.

Insert the detergent tip which is often black into the pressure washer wand and apply detergent as needed. After scrubbing thoroughly make sure to rinse the cleaner with a garden hose. Spray grimier spots with a siding cleaner and brush. Work down from the roofline taking on one 10 foot square section at a time.

Point your pivotpro hit the trigger and start spraying cleansing water against your dirty wood siding. Clean the wood surface thoroughly. The cloth will likely come up dark gray with a layer of fine soot. If using a soft cloth wet the cloth then wipe the area in a side to side motion in the direction of the plank shingle or panel siding until clean.