Vinyl siding cleaners?

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Mushie asked:


Does anyone have a home “concoction” for cleaning Vinyl siding on my house. A new home was built on the North side and now I have a Green tint powder like stuff on the siding which needs more than just a water wash.

Wayne
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    • This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm and is filed under siding. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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    3 Responses to “Vinyl siding cleaners?”

    1. gindyhood Says:
      April 27th, 2008 at 5:39 am

      I use a powerwasher and dishsoap

    2. marshmallowinferno Says:
      April 27th, 2008 at 7:44 pm

      Here is the formula that I have used in the past, its cheap and works really good (you probably have most of these ingredients in your house already)
      2/3 cup TSP or TSP substitute
      1/3 cup detergent
      1 cup. bleach
      3qt. warm water
      The TSP substitute works the same as TSP except it has no phosphates, phone around to your local paint and building supply stores first as it’s not available in all outlets, it’s environmentally friendly. You can use any type of detergent you want, dish, laundry; the soap acts as a carrier for the other ingredients.
      Use a garden sprayer, dampen down the area you want to clean with your garden hose first, spray on the cleaner and let it stand for about 15 to 20 minutes, do not apply in direct sunlight. Take a broom and scrub to really dirty areas and then hose off. Make sure you wear goggles and gloves and old clothes.

    3. Hex92 Says:
      April 30th, 2008 at 4:07 am

      To clean my siding I use Oxyclean. I mix up a batch with 3-4 scoops into 1 gallon of warm water in a pump sprayer. I spray it on and let it soak in for a few minutes (don’t let it dry). Then I hit it with the power washer. Oxyclean won’t hurt your plants/grass.

      If I am just doing a small area I use a vinyl brush on a pole to scrub it clean and then rinse with the hose.