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 /
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
If it's real wood it's probably OK to pressure wash with some
care. "Test in a hidden area first" as the saying goes.
If it's masonite/pressboard, I probably wouldn't. The stuff will soak up
water like a sponge and swell up permanently, similar to a laminate
floor that gets water in the seams.
To strip paint prior to painting? I was hoping it would be better than
scraping...
I need to do the bleach water on our house in MA with vinyl siding...
-Curt
On Sunday, April 18, 2021, 8:45:55 PM EDT, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
wrote:
No you don’t want to use a PW on wood
No you don’t want to use a PW on wood siding. Use a brush on a pole, bleach
water
--FT
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> On Apr 18, 2021, at 8:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Have any of you used a pressure washer to prep for painting a house? What
> with the price of lumber being what it
I used to use an electric washer to prep the deck for waterproofing.
It had more than enough pressure to do damage. It was like using
a toothbrush to scrub the floors, though. I switched to a 10HP gas
washer, which allowed a much wider cleaning swath.
-- Jim
Yeah, the electric ones are pretty weak. I’ve got an old Sears 6.5 HP Briggs
powered model that will do 3500 psi. You can do some serious damage with the
thing if you make the effort.
I used to demonstrate how dangerous they are to my boys by using the pinpoint
nozzle to cut a 2x4 in half.
> Have any of you used a pressure washer to prep for painting a house?
Must be _very_ careful not to chew up the wood. But that's not hard, if
you're not an idiot. Work on a bit of scrap wood first to figure out
perihelion,
so to speak, and you should be good.
-- Jim
I would presume the electric pressure washers don't generate that kind of
force. My dad has one, I don't remember if its electric or gas powered...
-Curt
On Sunday, April 18, 2021, 8:37:06 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
Yes, but it was a concrete block house, not wood.
Yes, but it was a concrete block house, not wood. Depending on the pressure
use, you could potentially do some damage to a wood sided house.
-D
> On Apr 18, 2021, at 8:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Have any of you used a pressure washer to prep for painting a house? What
>
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,
I used Oxyclean solution with REALLY hot water to soak some floor matts,
and it did a great job. Let them dry and deodorize in the sun for several
days, and they were very clean and sterile and scent-free at that point.
However, it did take a lot of rinsing to get all the oxyclean washed out.
I rub waterless hand cleaner into oil/grease stains on clothes before they
go into the washer - usually does the trick, except for Diesel stains -
nothing I've found will remove the soot.
On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 12:09 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I went out and
Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes writes:
> Some of the 20-25yo stains did not come out entirely but the rugs looked
> decent.
Try Oxyclean or just hydrogen peroxide.
Allan
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I went out and looked at them now that they are somewhat dry (and put
them in the sun to finish drying) and they looked a lot better than I
thought they would. I'm wondering if some other cleaner would do
better. I have some Tuff Stuff that Dan recommeded, I might make up a
mix of Oxyclean
You just doubled the market value of your car. Now you can sell it for
$900.
On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 9:02 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yeah they are a great tool, once you start cleaning it can be hard to
> stop, OCD should have to sign a waiver...
>
> Max Dillon
Yeah they are a great tool, once you start cleaning it can be hard to stop, OCD
should have to sign a waiver...
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
Apr 17, 2021 11:13:34 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes :
> So this evening I broke out the pressure washer and sprayed off some cars to
> get all the oak
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