Cleaning Painted Wood Siding

Work down from the roofline taking on one 10 foot square section at a time.

Cleaning painted wood siding.

Use a mist or light spray because a strong spray can chip the paint. The cloth will likely come up dark gray with a layer of fine soot. Spray grimier spots with a siding cleaner and brush. Spray the painted cedar siding with water only.

As an experiment rub a clean white cloth across the unwashed siding. 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. Wash the siding area with the pressure washer. Remove the excess and loose grime and filth from the siding.

Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding. When you re satisfied with the wood s appearance rinse the exterior from top to bottom with a garden hose. Your standard household whitener. Use a long handled scrubber brush and a mild detergent to gently scrub away accumulated dirt grime mold and other residue.

Insert the detergent tip which is often black into the pressure washer wand and apply detergent as needed. 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. Clean the wood surface thoroughly. Use a cleaner specifically designed for cleaning siding and always check the label to make sure it s safe for wood.

Courtesy of rust oleum when mildew gains a foothold homeowners often turn to diluted chlorine bleach sodium hypochlorite a k a. Point your pivotpro hit the trigger and start spraying cleansing water against your dirty wood siding. Use a spray bottle to squirt cleaner onto the grimier spots and scrub with a soft brush. After scrubbing thoroughly make sure to rinse the cleaner with a garden hose.

Give the surface a full day to dry before moving on. Paint applied to dirty siding will adhere in the short term. But over the years your house will experience paint failure faster than if it were applied to clean siding. At 46 inches in.

Pound in any protruding nail heads. From there rinse the area with clean water. Rinse the siding using the pressure. Use a scraper to remove loose paint from the siding working from every direction.