Hillsidepowerwashing
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So after getting gutter cleaning ideas from the Chemistry section I did a case study.-- and a bad one at that.
I heard varying reviews on Mean Green, Simply Awesome from Everything's A Dollar store, and spray power.
From the reviews they all have worked on gutters so I read the label and went to work.
Trial Test:
I taped off 3-5 foot sections of my gutters and labeled them with MG (Mean Green), SA (Simply Awesome) [ cut by half with H2O] and SP (Spray Power) on painters tape.
The working from left to right I sprayed straight MG on section 1 and scrubbed back and forth 10 times using stiff brush.
Section 2= SA & same cleaning frequency
Section 3=SP & same cleaning frequency
let them all sit for exactly 1 minute
Rinsed with water hose.
Results:
MG= visible horizontal streaks
SA= No streaks present
SP= visible horizontal streaks
Eureka! [ I thought] Dollar store cleaner beat them all so in my excitement I ripped of the painters tape, sprayed the rest with SA and scrubbed away the black marks---AND THE PAINT ON THE GUTTER! ---
As my jaw hit the rung of the ladder my ratios must have been WAY to strong or I used the wrong applicator instead of a tile sponge or something less abrasive.
So long story short I actually finished my gutters with spray power.. but learned a valuable lesson. Never take chemical ratios lightly!:banghead:
I'll post photos later.
I heard varying reviews on Mean Green, Simply Awesome from Everything's A Dollar store, and spray power.
From the reviews they all have worked on gutters so I read the label and went to work.
Trial Test:
I taped off 3-5 foot sections of my gutters and labeled them with MG (Mean Green), SA (Simply Awesome) [ cut by half with H2O] and SP (Spray Power) on painters tape.
The working from left to right I sprayed straight MG on section 1 and scrubbed back and forth 10 times using stiff brush.
Section 2= SA & same cleaning frequency
Section 3=SP & same cleaning frequency
let them all sit for exactly 1 minute
Rinsed with water hose.
Results:
MG= visible horizontal streaks
SA= No streaks present
SP= visible horizontal streaks
Eureka! [ I thought] Dollar store cleaner beat them all so in my excitement I ripped of the painters tape, sprayed the rest with SA and scrubbed away the black marks---AND THE PAINT ON THE GUTTER! ---
As my jaw hit the rung of the ladder my ratios must have been WAY to strong or I used the wrong applicator instead of a tile sponge or something less abrasive.
So long story short I actually finished my gutters with spray power.. but learned a valuable lesson. Never take chemical ratios lightly!:banghead:
I'll post photos later.