Using a soft bristle brush work the cleanser into the siding to remove all remnants of mold and grimy residue.
Homemade vinyl siding cleaner using dawn.
Scrub the dirty vinyl siding.
Set the nozzle to a medium misting spray.
A general purpose cleaner like dawn dish soap or soft scrub.
70 water 30 white vinegar makes a great all purpose vinyl siding cleaner that removes light mold and mildew stains.
Never use a forceful direct stream of water as it can penetrate behind the vinyl siding.
Fill a bucket with a solution of 30 percent white.
In a clean bowl carefully measure out 4 tablespoons of the liquid detergent.
Whenever using bleach on vinyl siding make sure to always dilute it in water first.
Starting at the top of the section apply the vinegar and water solution with a long handled scrub brush.
To that add 1 cup of vinegar.
To make your own vinyl cleaner you ll need.
Bucket full of warm water.
Another way to clean your vinyl siding without a pressure washer to use a white vinegar and water solution.
Dip a long handled soft bristled scrub brush into the cleaning solution.
Set your pump sprayer s nozzle to a wide pattern and evenly spray the bleach water solution onto the wet vinyl siding.
If this is the first time cleaning vinyl siding with bleach water you might want to try a small section to test how long you will need to leave the solution on the siding before rinsing.
Use one of the homemade vinyl siding cleaning formulas above and rinse off all solution after scrubbing.
How to clean vinyl siding with vinegar.
It is important that your detergent is oil free so it does not leave behind a residue on the vinyl.
I did this a little bit at a time as it will completely foam up and over if you re not careful.
Work in small sections approximately three to five square feet in size.
This means do not use a pressure washer.
Measure out 8 tablespoons of baking soda and add it to the detergent.
Pure bleach damages the vinyl causing it to wear down over time.
I find that ten minutes is just right.
Add 2 cups warm water to a container.
Use the wooden spoon to stir it until the baking soda is dissolved.
Some good vinyl sider cleaner solutions include.
Then carefully sprinkle 1 tbs of baking soda in it.
The best way to clean vinyl siding is to rinse it down with a regular garden hose equipped with a nozzle.
For a stronger solution mix.
For basic vinyl siding wash cleaning use general purpose vinyl siding cleaning solution mixed with warm water.