Mark Christianson Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 My house just turned 5 years old, and the vinyl siding is already looking faded/chalky.Any ideas on an effective way to clean it up and get some color enhancement back in it?Any home remedies/concoctions?Anything a guy could mix up and run through a power washer?I did a google search and didnt come up with a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 bgmny Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Mine is only 3 years old and looks the same as you described. Been wondering the same about cleaning. Mine gets baked in the sun all day on the back. I think it's faded and not dirty like you described, probably a lost cause, dang sun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fish2live Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 here is what i did with mine. went to home depot and got some house wash then spayed the siding fist with the presure washer then spayed the house wash on with the presure washer then took a brush and scrubed the siding then rinsed with presure washer. could of used just a bucket hose and brush but, got a new presure washer so i had to make use of it. got all the mildew off and made the siding look new again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Angler Don Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 recently at Menards I saw a product made just for this purpose. A cleaner / color restorer for vinyl siding. I have not tried it, can't say how well it works. You can find it in the paint department. Good luck ! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mark Christianson Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 Scrubbing the whole house doesnt sound all that fun. I was hoping for some miracle cure that you spray on like the tire cleaners you can buy for your car. And just walk away... I'll check Menards and Home Depot. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MSRiverdog Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I got a pressure washer you can use Mark, yeah it's a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mark Christianson Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 I have one too. I just need the miracle solution to run through it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fish2live Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 it really isn't to bad just do one side at a time if you get sick of it quite for the day and for the scrubbing you really don't have to scrub very hard just enough to work in the cleaner then rinse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 anyfishwilldo Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 I used to own a company that hung that junk vinyl. You have a couple of options.1 If it is only a couple years old, you can get ahold of the manufacture and try to get a fade claim. This is where they would replace all of the siding on your house, at no charge to you.2 Another plan is to get one of those car wash systems that you hook up to a garden hose, and instead of putting car wash in it, you use armor all. That will get rid of that chalky look, but nothing can fix the fade besides replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Christianson
My house just turned 5 years old, and the vinyl siding is already looking faded/chalky.
Any ideas on an effective way to clean it up and get some color enhancement back in it?
Any home remedies/concoctions?
Anything a guy could mix up and run through a power washer?
I did a google search and didnt come up with a lot.
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