Has anyone ever had a problem getting algae off of a deck? I power washed a deck today that was so bad I had to use the yellow tip and turn the pressure up higher then I really should have and I still couldn't get it all up. I assume there is a solution you can use to eat it up but I cant seem to find it. [white]
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CaroliProWash
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No hot water needed, just a sodium hypochlorite solution and still low pressure.
tracy handl
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Stripper make good cleaners
A sodium hydroxide based stripper can be a very good cleaner. The SH will kill the growth, while the surfactants and water agents will help get a good clean, while using fairly low pressure. A sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution can work great too as has been said above. (dwell about 15 min.) Hot water is definitely a NO-NO! It can raise the grain. Keep your bleach strength to between 1% and 3%. Let dwell about 15 minutes. Soap helps the bleach with the clean so don't forget to use some. (You don't wash your clothes in bleach alone) I always liked the stripper over a bleach solution because bleach can't penetrate wood so spores and roots don't always get fully eliminated. Always follow with a neutrlizer (Brightener).
A sodium hydroxide based stripper can be a very good cleaner. The SH will kill the growth, while the surfactants and water agents will help get a good clean, while using fairly low pressure. A sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution can work great too as has been said above. (dwell about 15 min.) Hot water is definitely a NO-NO! It can raise the grain. Keep your bleach strength to between 1% and 3%. Let dwell about 15 minutes. Soap helps the bleach with the clean so don't forget to use some. (You don't wash your clothes in bleach alone) I always liked the stripper over a bleach solution because bleach can't penetrate wood so spores and roots don't always get fully eliminated. Always follow with a neutrlizer (Brightener).
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i used a brush today on the deck i did.
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tracy handl said:A sodium hydroxide based stripper can be a very good cleaner. The SH will kill the growth, while the surfactants and water agents will help get a good clean, while using fairly low pressure. A sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution can work great too as has been said above. (dwell about 15 min.) Hot water is definitely a NO-NO! It can raise the grain. Keep your bleach strength to between 1% and 3%. Let dwell about 15 minutes. Soap helps the bleach with the clean so don't forget to use some. (You don't wash your clothes in bleach alone) I always liked the stripper over a bleach solution because bleach can't penetrate wood so spores and roots don't always get fully eliminated. Always follow with a neutrlizer (Brightener).
good info!!