How to Make the Best Homemade Vinyl Cleaner
by Admin
Posted on 18-07-2022 12:48 AM
To pressure wash, or not
Unlike interior painting–which allows for some leeway with cleaning –you must clean your house's
siding
before painting. There's just no way around it. As an experiment, rub a clean white cloth across the unwashed siding. The cloth will likely come up dark-gray with a layer of fine soot. Even after pressure washing, you may still find that a thin layer of dirt remains on the siding. 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. So, washing the siding is always recommended.
Vinyl siding is one of the easiest ways to go if you want an exterior that is easy to clean. Cleaning vinyl siding often includes little more than a pressure washer or a soapy bucket of water and elbow grease. Choosing which cleaning method is really up to the individual homeowner, though most agree that the soapy water and elbow grease method is the best way to go. Either way, cleaning vinyl siding is a breeze.
The preferred tool for cleaning vinyl siding is a pressure washer. When used properly, it can keep your home looking fresh and clean. The color of the nozzle determines the angle of the water jet, which makes the water pressure more or less concentrated. You cannot start the cleaning job without having all the necessary supplies. Fortunately, this list of items you will need to clean vinyl siding is quite easy. It’s easy to get what you need at a local home improvement store or even some general store. Long-handled soft bristle brush ladder small plastic container.
Today, we are going to answer the infamous question of, “can i pressure wash my vinyl siding?” believe it or not you don’t actually pressure wash your vinyl siding, what you do for cleaning siding is referred to as a “ soft house wash. ”a “soft house wash” in layman terms is an adjusted, low pressure wash (40-81 psi) that is used for surfaces that can’t sustain prolonged pressure. All materials and procedures despite the pressure are the same as a regular pressure wash. This also means that the soaps and surfactants are what “cleans” the house, not the highly pressurized water a pressure washer produces.
Soft and gentle is the way to go
It is as easy to know how to clean vinyl siding. You can make an effective and gentle house siding cleaner. And use the right materials and techniques to make your vinyl siding look as good as new. In principle, there are three methods for cleaning vinyl sidings. With a soft tissue or brush smooth, with a garden tubing, or with a pressure washing machine.
Before cleaning your home’s exterior surfaces, its age, quality, and condition should be first taken into account. Traditional pressure washing uses a high-pressure washing method that can be harmful on certain surfaces that will cause unwanted collateral damage to your home’s paint, sidings, roof, and windows. Soft washing is a safe, low-pressure washing method that uses powerful detergent-based cleaning agents that is able to penetrate the surface removing the build up of dirt, grime and other surface contaminants in order to provide a deep and gentle clean without damaging your home’s exterior surfaces. Regular exterior cleaning is an integral part of property maintenance that will not only clean, but also protect and extend the life of your exterior surfaces, helping you avoid wasting money on expensive repairs.