I hear you dan but hey we’re on the subject anyway so… lol
I know that but was sure I’ve read several posts about people using it in place of a surfactant
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I think vinyl siding is even listed on the label. Cant check not with it
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EBC is similar to a different product I use.”power solve” …although it’s a “degreaser” it contains no butyl or hydroxide. It’s a jam packed surfactant on steroids. To aggressive and waste of money to use on vinyl though.
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So I’m assuming it’s better used on stone brick or concrete than ?
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I went back over the area with an old dry t-shirt and rubbed off the surface oxidation as best as I could, getting of a good bit of the white chalky stuff on it. I then filled a bucket with water and added Turtle Wax car wash soap and used a soft brush to scrub the wall. After that, I sprayed everything off with a garden hose and took another tshirt and wiped the whole wall down. The oxidation is gone. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the clean tan siding of our house. It’s smooth and silky feeling now with nothing coming off on my fingers.
Thanks everyone for the help! I think I’ll avoid pressure washing the rest of the house at this time and be glad this was a free lesson instead of something much worse. It’s too much work to have to wipe down and scrub the walls too!
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If you used wax in your wash you didn’t get rid of it you just hid it until the wax is gone.
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I guess we’ll see then. The car wash soap is supposed to add some wax in the wash, but I didn’t get out car wax and wax it down if that’s what you’re referring to instead.
The majority of the milky residue that came off was during the dry rub where I got a lot off then with some elbow grease. I could have stopped there and been happy because that really helped blend out the patchiness. The last wet rub down after the soap and brushing where the tshirt got off a good bit of pasty oxidation seemed like it should have made a dent too. I guess time will tell, but it looks 100% better for now.
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That chalky film will be back by next year. The sides of the house that gets the most sun will be the worst. The UV inhibitors in the vinyl break down from constant sun exposure resulting in the chalky residue. It’s rare to find much oxidation on the north side of the home but it happens. The more you read on here about soft washing (which it doesn’t sound like your equipment is set up for that)…the more you’ll know how to correctly wash a house and not disturb the oxidation layer.
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