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What soap or cleaner can I safely use on a d-log home. Is it acceptable to use the same cleaner thats used on a dec with my pressure washer?
Answer
There are a number of cleaners you can use on your log home, but keep in mind that it's always good practice to start with the least caustic cleaner and work your way up from there, based on need. If you're just looking to do a good cleaning for maintenance purposes, a sodium percarbonate cleaner (oxygenated bleach) will usually do the trick. If you're needing to remove a stain or finish of some sort, it might take something stronger, depending on the type of stain and the condition it's in. (I'd have to know more details before I could give you more direction...) Most deck cleaners are stronger than you need for general cleaning purposes but can sometimes be the right thing to use if you're wanting to remove a stain.
No matter what you use, you need to make sure you VERY THOROUGHLY rinse and/or neutralize whatever you put on there. Residual chemicals left on the wood can damage the lignin (cell glue) in the wood and lead to loose wood fibers. These loose wood fibers will eventually fall off and take anything applied over it (caulk, stain, etc.) with it, so you want to be sure your surface is free of any of this before moving forward with applying other products.
I hope that helps a bit. Feel free to contact me directly should you have any other questions.
Thanks!
Charis Babcock - Sashco, Inc. - cbabcock@sashco.com - www.sashco.com
There are a number of cleaners you can use on your log home, but keep in mind that it's always good practice to start with the least caustic cleaner and work your way up from there, based on need. If you're just looking to do a good cleaning for maintenance purposes, a sodium percarbonate cleaner (oxygenated bleach) will usually do the trick. If you're needing to remove a stain or finish of some sort, it might take something stronger, depending on the type of stain and the condition it's in. (I'd have to know more details before I could give you more direction...) Most deck cleaners are stronger than you need for general cleaning purposes but can sometimes be the right thing to use if you're wanting to remove a stain.
No matter what you use, you need to make sure you VERY THOROUGHLY rinse and/or neutralize whatever you put on there. Residual chemicals left on the wood can damage the lignin (cell glue) in the wood and lead to loose wood fibers. These loose wood fibers will eventually fall off and take anything applied over it (caulk, stain, etc.) with it, so you want to be sure your surface is free of any of this before moving forward with applying other products.
I hope that helps a bit. Feel free to contact me directly should you have any other questions.
Thanks!
Charis Babcock - Sashco, Inc. - cbabcock@sashco.com - www.sashco.com
Pressure washer for Car?
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my husband is thinking to buy a pressure washer , main reason is to wash his car, but also to use it around the house, drive way etc...but we have no idea which one to buy, which PSI is strong enought to clean the car without damaging the car. He baby his car very much!
Does anyone know what is the PSI at the car wash?? is there any pressure washer that has adjustible pressure?
Thank you!
does anyone know what is the PSI at the Coin car wash.
Answer
on pressure washers the PSI is not as important as the GPM (gallons per minute) so look for pressure washers that have a higher GPM rating. also you adjust the PSI by changing nozzles. make sure there are a variety of nozzles avaliable or the nozzle itself is adjustable. this ensures a wide variety of uses. you would want low pressure to say clean exterior of house vs clean car or driveway. a typical car wash uses 500 to 700 psi. you can find them at sears, lowes, home depot, harbour freight and many auto parts store.
on pressure washers the PSI is not as important as the GPM (gallons per minute) so look for pressure washers that have a higher GPM rating. also you adjust the PSI by changing nozzles. make sure there are a variety of nozzles avaliable or the nozzle itself is adjustable. this ensures a wide variety of uses. you would want low pressure to say clean exterior of house vs clean car or driveway. a typical car wash uses 500 to 700 psi. you can find them at sears, lowes, home depot, harbour freight and many auto parts store.
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