I was shopping for a brush to was gutters and facia. I read some posts and watched a few videos about different brushes. The one that stands out was a multidirectional brush from Pressuretek. People like it because it gets into tight corners. Some people were wrapping the brush with a microfiber cloth to wipe gutters. While researching that I came across the GutterSmop. Its a brush/mop specifically for doing gutters. They even have their own gutter cleaner. The GutterSmop is made out of microfiber instead of bristles. Iâm anxious to give it a try and see how it works.
I used this brush for a few years when I did gutter whitening. It worked great. I havenât touched that brush in a few years nowâŚhopefully youâll learn at some point and never touch your brush again.
Yeah, thatâs the multidirectional brush I was talking about. Iâve heard the horror stories about the aluminum gutters. I do handyman work as well and the customers will know ahead of time that repainting the gutters may be necessary and will be billed accordingly. If it doesnât work then I wonât offer that service anymore.
I just tell my customers ahead of time the âtiger stripesâ wonât come off without also taking the paint off, and they are suddenly fine with that.
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GUYS PLEASE READ THIS: it is 100% possible to do gutter whitening without harming the paint, you just need the right product. You need to look at a degreaser that is d-limonene based. Our local Landa dealer has a product they call 409, or you can order something online (www.absolutechemical.com sells something). They donât advertise the 409 stuff for gutter whitening, but it is amazing. Itâs expensive but you only need about a cup of product to do all of the gutters on a large house, and we make a few thousand dollars off of a 5 gallon bucket. No need to dilute and it wonât melt the skin off your hands like some of the other products.
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Are you getting it from Diego?
Yessir! Itâs about $100 for 5 gallons.
I used viper venom for about 10 years until I learned there is more money to be made not scrubbing gutters 
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I used that junk once. Had to repaint someones gutters so I did a bunch of research so I didnât need to do that again, lol.
Probably because it would be trademark infringement.
I donât think there is a trademark for âGutter Whiteningâ, plenty of other products use that term. The Landa product is an âenvironmentally safeâ citrus based degreaser. I think most pressure washers are using it for the services we need degreasers for and arenât thinking about gutter whitening.
Fun fact: Their trademark is for âFormula 409â not just â409â.
Anyone else tried it? Is it effective yet safer than âgutter butterâ and others of the type?
Anything particular to watch out for when using it?
