Cleaning Painted Wood Siding

As an experiment rub a clean white cloth across the unwashed siding.

Cleaning painted wood siding.

Pound in any protruding nail heads. At 46 inches in. Before sanding scrape loose and flaking paint from the siding. Spray grimier spots with a siding cleaner and brush.

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. Remove the excess and loose grime and filth from the siding.

When you re satisfied with the wood s appearance rinse the exterior from top to bottom with a garden hose. 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. Work down from the roofline taking on one 10 foot square section at a time. The cloth will likely come up dark gray with a layer of fine soot.

After scrubbing thoroughly make sure to rinse the cleaner with a garden hose. Use a mist or light spray because a strong spray can chip the paint. 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.

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. Wash the siding area with the pressure washer. Your standard household whitener. Use a cleaner specifically designed for cleaning siding and always check the label to make sure it s safe for wood.

Paint applied to dirty siding will adhere in the short term. 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. Work a paint scraper from every direction keeping the blade flat against the wood so you don t create gouge marks. Use a spray bottle to squirt cleaner onto the grimier spots and scrub with a soft brush.

Spray the painted cedar siding with water only. Use a long handled scrubber brush and a mild detergent to gently scrub away accumulated dirt grime mold and other residue. Clean the wood surface thoroughly. If using a brush brush the siding s surface dust or dirt then rinse the area with a garden hose.