Comments on: How do I get the tiny root, veins off the wall from chopped off ivy. Its a cedar shingle siding? http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/ Your Questions, Our Answers Mon, 21 May 2012 05:23:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: robert s http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-382 robert s Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:02:53 +0000 http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-382 this is your lucky day. i happen to do painting in the summer and had to do the entire side of a cedar shingled house that had been covered in ivy. DO NOT POWER WASH. here is what i did. i went to harbor freight and bought an angle grinder for like 20 bucks. i then bought this sanding adapter at i think home depot. it looks like pleated sandpaper disk. i used the medium grit. i then sanded the whole side of the house. the sanding didnt take all that long. i then primed and painted the shingles. hope this helped. if you arent painting then u might want to find a less aggressive sanding method like a finishing sander or a small corner sander. this is your lucky day. i happen to do painting in the summer and had to do the entire side of a cedar shingled house that had been covered in ivy. DO NOT POWER WASH. here is what i did. i went to harbor freight and bought an angle grinder for like 20 bucks. i then bought this sanding adapter at i think home depot. it looks like pleated sandpaper disk. i used the medium grit. i then sanded the whole side of the house. the sanding didnt take all that long. i then primed and painted the shingles. hope this helped. if you arent painting then u might want to find a less aggressive sanding method like a finishing sander or a small corner sander.

]]> By: jose http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-381 jose Sun, 07 Oct 2007 01:36:52 +0000 http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-381 funny, i just went through this about a month back. I told a lady I would paint her house. I thought a power wash and go.......did not happen,,,, i scrapped, i power washed -1600 lbs. enough to damage wood and stucco 3 different house cleaners commercial duty bleach get this---STRIP EASE--paint came off vines stayed I called old painters,,young painters,,builders,,contractors,, then I called my county agent----turns out the vines have microscopic tenicles that actually grow in the surface,,polished metal and glass are the only materials that are safe from this vine I did the best with fingers rubbing and pulling--needless to say I will loose my butt on this job ,,but boy what an education I got here been doing residential repair remodle since 1978 and this was my first and my last encounter with vines a word of advice to any with these vines---KILL THEM NOW funny, i just went through this about a month back.
I told a lady I would paint her house.
I thought a power wash and go…….did not happen,,,,
i scrapped,
i power washed -1600 lbs. enough to damage wood and stucco
3 different house cleaners
commercial duty bleach
get this—STRIP EASE–paint came off vines stayed
I called old painters,,young painters,,builders,,contractors,,
then I called my county agent—-turns out the vines have microscopic tenicles that actually grow in the surface,,polished metal and glass are the only materials that are safe from this vine

I did the best with fingers rubbing and pulling–needless to say I will loose my butt on this job ,,but boy what an education I got here
been doing residential repair remodle since 1978 and this was my first and my last encounter with vines
a word of advice to any with these vines—KILL THEM NOW

]]> By: James k http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-380 James k Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:35:15 +0000 http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-380 bleach water also kills mold on cedar and moss bleach water also kills mold on cedar and moss

]]> By: stevetower http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-379 stevetower Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:24:17 +0000 http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-379 I would very gingerly use a paint scraper and be happy with what comes off without damaging the cedar. With time, months and years more will come off with soft scraping. Using a power washer on a house is always a bad idea. It forces water into places that cause problems and displaces things you do not want moved. I would very gingerly use a paint scraper and be happy with what comes off without damaging the cedar. With time, months and years more will come off with soft scraping.

Using a power washer on a house is always a bad idea. It forces water into places that cause problems and displaces things you do not want moved.

]]> By: Jimmie http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-378 Jimmie Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:26:38 +0000 http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-378 Any weed killer - Roundup Any weed killer - Roundup

]]> By: Oceangrl03 http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-377 Oceangrl03 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:43:05 +0000 http://www.about-siding.com/how-do-i-get-the-tiny-root-veins-off-the-wall-from-chopped-off-ivy-its-a-cedar-shingle-siding/262/#comment-377 A powerwasher will take em' right off... unfortunatley it will take the paint off too... if you live in the area I will come fix for you! I have a small painting company! hahah but yea a power-washer. A powerwasher will take em’ right off… unfortunatley it will take the paint off too… if you live in the area I will come fix for you! I have a small painting company! hahah

but yea a power-washer.

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