Power Washing With Baking Soda On Wood Siding

Do an initial pressure cleaning of the area with plain water to remove loose dirt and debris.

Power washing with baking soda on wood siding.

I can assume there is instant dissent with the title of this story. Add the dish detergent. The grit can cause damage as the wood moves with the wind and the changes in temperature. Both use water under high pressure to clean surfaces but power washing has a heating element to heat the water and pressure washing does not.

Wood siding can benefit from a pressure wash as the grit that accumulates can be totally removed. Add the baking soda to the chemical attachment or to the portable water unit. To reach the nooks and crannies you find with vinyl siding whether in the texture or below the panel use your small scrub brush or tooth brush. The jet of a pressure washer can actually damage the wood.

Natural baking soda siding scrub cup baking soda to cup of water. How to use baking soda with a pressure washer step 1. Pour 1 gallon of hot water into a bucket. Pressure washers save a lot of time and energy and produce clean results but can also damage siding and cause more problems if used incorrectly.

Cleaning vinyl siding by hand can be long and tiring so some choose to pressure wash a house. Pressure washing can also remove many stains but care must be taken. Step 2 add water with the other ingredients combined you can now add warm water to help dissolve the previous components. As with any cleaning process heated water cleans better.

1st cedar is a relatively soft wood. Whether it is white or red cedar or clapboard or even alaskan yellow cedar it is still wood has longitudinal pores running its length from butt to feathered edge on a shingle as well as on cedar clapboard. Use the wooden spoon to stir it until the baking soda is dissolved. If you reach a tough stain use your baking soda paste and smaller scrub brush to tackle the blemish.

Use approximately one part baking. Rinse your scrub brush out as mildew or dirt accumulates. Pour in 1 quart of household bleach and stir well. But there is good reason not to powerwash a wood sided exterior.

Baking soda paste powerful natural vinyl siding scrub cup baking soda 1 3 to 1 2 cup of water to form a paste.