i am softwashing my fence using a 2% mix with Green wash. as i began to softwash it i notice a hint of orangish brown coming off the fence. Upon further inspection of my fence i noticed it has this white crumbly stuff all over it. if i scrub it with a brush it seams to come off but would take all day. do you all think that is some type of paint or other coating thats coming off. I am not the one that had the fence built so i do not know if the previous owners put a coating on it. Could it be the pressure treated wood from home depot? what went wrong?
its the whole fence that is doing it. its the white that is coming off. You can see in the pictures where I scrubbed with a brush.
John Aloisio said
Aug 12, 2016
Looks like a Thompson water seal type product or something eurathane clear coat that was old and being stripped off.
-- Edited by John Aloisio on Friday 12th of August 2016 08:51:08 PM
Trent blanchard said
Aug 13, 2016
John Aloisio wrote:
Looks like a Thompson water seal type product or something eurathane clear coat that was old and being stripped off.
-- Edited by John Aloisio on Friday 12th of August 2016 08:51:08 PM
did i use to much bleach? do you know what i should have done?
John Aloisio said
Aug 14, 2016
Not sure as wood is very different from job to job. Sometimes we use a 3 or 4 percent mix on really nasty wood. There is a process and something like that I would do a test spot to see results.
hello everyone.
i am softwashing my fence using a 2% mix with Green wash. as i began to softwash it i notice a hint of orangish brown coming off the fence. Upon further inspection of my fence i noticed it has this white crumbly stuff all over it. if i scrub it with a brush it seams to come off but would take all day. do you all think that is some type of paint or other coating thats coming off. I am not the one that had the fence built so i do not know if the previous owners put a coating on it. Could it be the pressure treated wood from home depot? what went wrong?
its the whole fence that is doing it. its the white that is coming off. You can see in the pictures where I scrubbed with a brush.
Looks like a Thompson water seal type product or something eurathane clear coat that was old and being stripped off.
-- Edited by John Aloisio on Friday 12th of August 2016 08:51:08 PM
did i use to much bleach? do you know what i should have done?
Not sure as wood is very different from job to job. Sometimes we use a 3 or 4 percent mix on really nasty wood. There is a process and something like that I would do a test spot to see results.