I've done this. Get a garden sprayer, get some house wash soap, add some bleach to that. I think the brand I've used is JoJoMax. Spray down an area with the garden sprayer, let the soap and bleach work on the dirt, then spray off with power washer. These factors will increase power / effectiveness / destruction:. Pressure of the machine, nozzle type (wide versus narrow), dwell time (how long you hold the spray on a spot, or how quickly you move over it), and finally temperature of the water.
So with a higher pressure machine, you can use a wider pattern nozzle, and move faster over the surface, and get more work done more quickly. Hook up the water feed from your hot water tank, and move even faster. Max Dillon Charleston SC Apr 19, 2021 12:16:36 AM Clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > I have taken a pressure washer to a house for paint prep. Best to do it a > week before you are expecting much warmer weather, so it can dry out. Use a > very wide pattern so you are not eating into the wood. Take your time and > slowly pass over the walls. Aim downward and start from the top. I learned > from the mistakes I made. You still will need to scrape, as the washer lifts > big stuff off. A surfactant solution is a good idea for helping dirt let go. > Lots of drop cloth to catch the gunk that comes off to keep it from > collecting in the plantings. > > Clay > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > >> On Apr 18, 2021, at 5:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Have any of you used a pressure washer to prep for painting a house? What >> with the price of lumber being what it is I'm probably not going to be >> seriously remodeling the house up north this year but it does need painting. >> My latest plan is to stabilize stuff that would otherwise deteriorate, jack >> up the sagging front porch, paint the place and maybe replace a couple >> windows.... >> >> -Curt > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
