I’ve been ghosting a lot of topics since I’ve joined this group and I have to say I’m extremely impressed how gentle you were on this fellow. Kudos.
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With no proportioner and a 4gpm or smaller washer it should be 50% or so. His bleach if it was fresh was likely 15% or so. Beyond that it’s just a guestimate without running a test with the PWer and xjet
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Yeah, KK, GG, LA Awesome and other powerful degreasers have to be diluted on gutters and paint.
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Looks like too strong of a mix, oxidized it quickly.
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@Wash-Warriors - Please tell us something about yourself. Like a new member intro. Are you in high school trying to earn some side money or you trying to make a living do this, a homeowner or what? It would maybe help us steer you in the right direction, because right now you don’t have a clue about WTH you’re doing. You’ve been a member for about 4 months and have spent 4 hours on the site and most of those have been asking for help on how to fix something you’ve screwed up.
Let me suggest a novel approach, why don’t you read or learn how to do something BEFORE you do it. This forum, or even Google offers a wealth of info. You don’t know how to clean anything, and yet you’re going out and doing jobs w/o a clue as to what you’re doing. I can only hope that you’re a homeowner and all of this crap is on your own home and not some poor customers. If so that’s fine, we’ll be glad to help, but ask or read up on how to do before you do it. You don’t know your equipment, you don’t know anything about chemicals or the proper techniques. In fact, I 'm not sure you’re just not spamming the site. Please clue us in.
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I’m insulted that you think this industry is a business name a bucket of bleach and an X-jet lol.
If someone in the past used too strong of an SH mix and didn’t rinse well it could’ve left those run marks. Is it oxidized? If you rub your hand across it does the paint haze transfer to your hand? If so, SH won’t do anything for the oxidation. I suggest Cleansol BC from EaCo Chem. It’s a light duty all purpose cleaner that WILL remove oxidized paint leaving a was like shine after it dries. You’ll have to test at different dilutions first to see which works best for you. (different levels of oxidation) It’s a spray on back to back app with a pressure rinse. No scrubbing.
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Yeah the days of belittling and berating people on here are over, thankfully.
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Hiatus might be a better response lol
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Haha, I was just about to comment that the belittling and berating is a seasonal phenomenon. We all get a little crankier here in the wintertime 
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Understandable. I’m 21, in college still earning some money on the side. I read a good bit from this forum before making an account.
These are customers that I’m doing this on. However, I’ve never had an issue besides these 2 times.
It sounds like you aren’t understanding your ratios or dilutions for chemicals which will cause you to have more issues in the future. Based on what you stated above.
You were better off not playing scientist, and just using high pressure at this point.
If your not trolling and legit, then you need to stop working right now and revise your game plan.
Your first issue was applying krud cleaner on dry painted siding.
Your second mistake was xjetting straight SH, especially on painted siding.
You created the ultimate mix of hell for what you were trying to do.
Im assuming your not insured, so at this point your only possible fix is do your same process covering all the siding in that area uniformly and hope it dries decent.
Other then that, you have alot of reading to do.
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We should do a yearly “ultimate mix of hell” awards. Winner gets 5 gallons of 1%. Runner up gets a downstream injector.
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@MuscleMyHustle Oh boy! I can’t wait for you guys to call my name. I look forward to DS-ing that bucket 
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I don’t know man we’ve got some early birds cementing there spot, they putting work in
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i had the same issue a couple of years back and had to pay for a repaint. luckily it was only one side of the house.
That is called SmartSide. I would hit it with 5-7% and a ****load of gain mixed in. From my experience, those runs are caused by the bleach running down the wall. Using a chlorine/water/gain mix will reduce surface tension and allow the solution to spread out and stick to the wall. Gain contains the surfactant you need (ammonyx LO) , pros use different surfactants but this will do if you’re in a jam.
I’ll even save you the hassle of the mix- 1 gallon of 12.5% , 1 gallon of water, one small bottle of gain original (green).
If that doesn’t work I will sell my equipment and find a new line of work.
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I wouldn’t recommend putting 6.25% SH on anyone’s siding
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Please clean up the language in your post. Also, gain detergent has no business being used by a washing contractor.
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