I’ve searched around and haven’t found many people talking about oxidation that was removed by another pressure washer. This customer wants me to fix this deck and is willing to pay for it. I thought about trying an oxidation remover, but I’m not sure how it will react with composite decks. Any help would be great!
Just tell the homeowner that you a washing contractor and have no desire to replace their deck. So much more work out there that is so much easier.
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It would be cheaper for them to find someone to paint it or stain it somehow. I do not think there is any other option other than replacing it.
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Is that Gen2? It looks like it is. It looks like someone just blasted the crap out of it though…
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I’m torn between doing it and passing. If theres not a chemical to even it out then its probably not worth it. The customers is willing to pay… not sure if that matters on this. I believe its first gen way over 10 years old.
Quickest way to tell:
If it’s Gen1 they suggest oxallic on it for dark stains and abrasions. I can send you the mfgs info sheet later. I have it on our Drive.
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Definitely gen 1 then. That would be awesomeand I would appreciate that. If I can’t blend the stripes, then j havw no problem passing on this job.
Here’s their website info…I think this is what I saved in our Knowledge Base for the guys…
How To Clean Composite Decking | Trex (you have to switch the slider to the older stuff)
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That deck is jacked up. I 'd be passing. You could call Trex and send them pics and see what they rec. At least you’re covered if you try it.
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Any chance he could white tip and blend it in some?
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I’ll call them and see if they have an idea. I thought about blending with a white tip. I’m going to dig around more and see what I find.
Since it’s already messed up this could be a golden opportunity for you to try some thing for yourself and share the results with all of us. Tell them that you can try and fix it but there’s no guarantee it will work. If it was me I would go back with another surface cleaner and or wand with 1700 psi tips and clean the crap out of it to try and get it all the same. (don’t want to go more than 1700 psi though because it is possible to take the color out of the high points, little white dots will show up all over the place, I learned this the hard way) Or you could try BC cleansol. Go into it with the contract that it may not work or it may make it worse but that you’re not responsible either way. If it makes it worse then just don’t charge them.
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I’ve done a couple that look similar to that, you can truly pressure wash it, but one that size you could spend the better part of a day on and no one’s going to want to pay you what it’s worth. And @Seandz is right about the little white dots showing up. One that size would be at least $1500 and I’d probably like 98%, still pass on it, lol
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I told the customer its possible to fix it, but if I dont then I wouldn’t charge him. He had the “pressure washer” mess up the house so it would be a large job. With the cost of trex the customer is willing to pay. If he accepts the job I will go out and try a few options.
I’ve heard painting can be done but there is a special type of paint needed for that type of material and even then the longevity is questionable.
As a new guy who doesn’t know much I have an out of the box solution that might be worth exploring.
What does the underside of those bad boys look like. Can you just flip that trex over?
Most of the gen one Trex decking is completely different on the underside if I recall correctly.
I gave a quote and said if it doesn’t work he wont be charged. Crickets…
