Is the soft wash system safe on trex decking material and what would be the normal procedure?
Bob Riddick said
May 12, 2015
Leon, first you want to know how old the deck is and if it's ever been power washed. Pressure washing removes the factory protective coat from the surface. There are at least two threads on the BB under "Deck Cleaning". Be sure to read through those, lots of good info. there.
Brandon Vaughn said
May 12, 2015
Leon, please fill out your company information in your signature line in your profile. Thanks!
Leon Lapp said
May 12, 2015
ok, Thanks
Brandon Vaughn said
May 12, 2015
As Bob said, there are some great threads on this, but typically, Trex deck is a GREAT candidate for SoftWashing. Tpically the process is apply a 3% mix solution with Green wash, let dwell 15-20 minutes, (don't let dry), agitate where needed, then rinse thoroughly.
Here's a trex deck we cleaned up with the house wash mix we used. Took about 20 minutes to clean the whole thing.
As Bob said, if pressure washed in the past, there could be start and stop marks from the wand. Just let them know ahead of time. That being said, we softwash about 8-12 composite PVC deck a week. And it works great. We use anywhere from a house mix (1%) to a roof mix (3%) depending on how infested it is. Below are some pics of a ramp we did that was pretty bad.
HEY JOHN THOSE DECKS LOOKS AMAZING...THEY CAME OUT THAT PERFECT USING A SOFT WASH.. PLEASE TELL ME EXACTLY HOW YOU DO IT.. THANKS CHRIS
John Aloisio said
May 17, 2015
Thanks Chris. Yes we used only a softwash process. The ramp was hit with a 3% mix and let sit for about 15 minutes. The steps with a 2% mix and a 5 minute dwell time. Basically we do the flat surfaces of them first and then the rails and spindles. What winds up happening is the flat get another coat from us doing the rails, while it has been dwelling the whole time. Then we just rinse. We do use a booster pump to rinse, so that helps greatly with deck cleaning.
AC Lockyer said
May 17, 2015
Yes remember a good medium to hard bristled brush will help as well. Brush with the grain not against.
Have a client who wants his trex deck cleaned.
Is the soft wash system safe on trex decking material and what would be the normal procedure?
Leon, first you want to know how old the deck is and if it's ever been power washed. Pressure washing removes the factory protective coat from the surface. There are at least two threads on the BB under "Deck Cleaning". Be sure to read through those, lots of good info. there.
Leon, please fill out your company information in your signature line in your profile. Thanks!
As Bob said, there are some great threads on this, but typically, Trex deck is a GREAT candidate for SoftWashing. Tpically the process is apply a 3% mix solution with Green wash, let dwell 15-20 minutes, (don't let dry), agitate where needed, then rinse thoroughly.
Here's a trex deck we cleaned up with the house wash mix we used. Took about 20 minutes to clean the whole thing.
As Bob said, if pressure washed in the past, there could be start and stop marks from the wand. Just let them know ahead of time. That being said, we softwash about 8-12 composite PVC deck a week. And it works great. We use anywhere from a house mix (1%) to a roof mix (3%) depending on how infested it is. Below are some pics of a ramp we did that was pretty bad.
Call or PM if you have any questions.
HEY JOHN THOSE DECKS LOOKS AMAZING...THEY CAME OUT THAT PERFECT USING A SOFT WASH.. PLEASE TELL ME EXACTLY HOW YOU DO IT.. THANKS CHRIS
Thanks Chris. Yes we used only a softwash process. The ramp was hit with a 3% mix and let sit for about 15 minutes. The steps with a 2% mix and a 5 minute dwell time. Basically we do the flat surfaces of them first and then the rails and spindles. What winds up happening is the flat get another coat from us doing the rails, while it has been dwelling the whole time. Then we just rinse. We do use a booster pump to rinse, so that helps greatly with deck cleaning.
AC