On top of that you need a vinyl siding cleaner that fits with your pressure washer and does the cleaning with ease.
How to remove green algae from vinyl siding with pressure washer.
A pressure washer can quickly ruin vinyl siding by cracking it with the high pressure stream of water so it s necessary to know which pressure level and nozzle to use.
A chemical solution is necessary.
When equipped with this cleaner you can easily remove stains and any other discoloring including mildew moss and algae.
A pressure washer will definitely give a better point in cleaning.
Use a long handled soft brush to scrub the section giving particular attention to the dirtiest spots.
This side gets particularly bad as our driveway snow plowing leaves 4 foot piles right up against the vinyl siding.
And here s the cleaned siding looking especially bright on a sunny day.
Clean vinyl siding with vinegar.
70 water 30 white vinegar makes a great all purpose vinyl siding cleaner that removes light mold and mildew stains.
Starting at the top of the section apply the vinegar and water solution with a long handled scrub brush.
For a stronger solution mix.
Here s a shot after using the pressure washer with detergent made for cleaning dirt algae mildew and mold from siding wood and driveways etc.
Using only water or any detergent to wash your siding is never going to get you a good result.
Some good vinyl sider cleaner solutions include.
If you find any areas that have thick layers of stained green algae or dirt take a stiff bristle brush to the area so you don t have to increase pressure of the power washer which could crack your vinyl siding.
Hard stubborn mildew or algae is tough to remove with only pressure washing.
Use one of the homemade vinyl siding cleaning formulas above and rinse off all solution after scrubbing.
In this video i will show you how to clean green algae and mildew from the exterior of your house using a technique that does not require a power washer.