What To Use To Clean Exterior Wood Before Painting

Several higher quality pressure washers include a siphon hose.

What to use to clean exterior wood before painting. KILZ GENERAL PURPOSE EXTERIOR is a fast-drying latex primer and sealer specifically formulated for outdoor use. Think your siding is already clean. You will need a hand brush to clean the dust.

Its ready to brush roll or spray and can be topcoated after one hour with latex. Steps to take for cleaning wood before staining is similar to painting. Then spot-prime every nail head separately and paint the surface with a quality latex coating.

If mildew is a common problem on your exterior wooden surfaces consider repainting with a paint designed to prevent mildew. As such you should wipe the old wood surface with a mixture of 1 cup bleach 1 cup trisodium phosphate TSP and 2 gallons water. Once you are done with that bring in tack cloth to give proper finishing to the cleaning procedure.

Since you will be repainting removing mold with a heavy-duty cleaner such as trisodium phosphate and bleach is appropriate. Rusty nail stains Wash the rust off sand the nail heads down and caulk them with a good water-based all-acrylic caulk. Paint industry standards suggest using a high psi pressure washer typically 2500-3000 psi.

Bob Vila interviews a contractor in the process of using a pressure washer to remove paint from exterior wood siding. OK so you need to wash exterior wall areas before painting but wonder what you should use to clean it. When all sections are done spray the entire house side once again.

Let dry by itself at least 24-48 hours before painting. To get a deeper clean on molded exterior surfaces youll need a more powerful cleaning solution. Troweling it on as even as you can letting it dry.