Not sure I caused this. Customer said they got the house painted last year. I hardly used any sh. Maybe quarter gallon in x jet pail. Had a lot of pollen on the siding, basically covering the house. I did not notice it before I washed the side of the house. .they did not paint the trim, and when you rub your finger on the trim it’s completely oxidized. I’ve done this house for the past 5 years but not last year because they painted the house. It’s hardy board. It would not come off with water and a rag, or even a little bit of degreaser but I didn’t want to use much at all. I don’t want to scrub cuz I’m worried it’ll mess up the sheen but not sure if I caused this, if I’m liable, and what to do to get it off. Any of you guys used a chemical that would work? I do have acess to a water fed brush
. I should have too more pictures. I usually do if I see something off
I just didn’t notice this. I should have looked harder, it had a ton of pollen on it. We haven’t had any rain lately so the house was covered..not sure if I caused this? And if it’s possible, how would I get it off? It hardy board. Owner says painted the house last year. They did not paint the trim..the trim is horribly oxidized. Do.i hit with sh again or use a different chem? I have access to a waterfed brush.
That was my thought, I’ve never used it. But it was my first goto thought. Would I do the whole side of the house or just the trim and what’s below it? I went back and took some more pictures in indirect sunlight. You can barely see it. I talked to the customer and told him that the painters did not paint the trim, which is true. I said I don’t know for sure but if they had painted the trim and covered the oxidized trim this would not have happened. He’s going to talk to his painter because he paid to have it all done. Thanks for the suggestion.
That looks like normal runoff like @Kentucky1234 said.
It’s in all the places you’d expect it. Right under the window. And right under the area where the roof meets the siding.
This is why before pics are important. It will save you time and time again. Might have 50 to 100 houses where you take before pics and you don’t need them. But the one time you need it, it’s valuable.
If you’re gonna attack it in any way, I would start with washing that side again with a light bleach solution with your normal surfactant. Don’t just start throwing random stuff at it hoping it’ll solve the problem. You will likely make it worse.
Keep in mind once you go back to address it, you are acknowledging it’s your fault.
I texted the owner pictures. I did try a little sh on a rag under the windows. It didn’t do much. I said I can’t be certain weather it was there or not. See my comment above. Hopefully the painter gets the blame, but I told the customer I’ll come back after he talks to the painter and the sunlight is more direct. I appreciate the reminder about pictures. What are the chances I caused it? The owner is cool. I just want to fix it if I caused it.
If you didn’t rinse good, and there was still some bleach water leaking out of those areas and then it ran down, it could totally be you. Hard to say though. It does seem pretty pronounced if they just had it painted a year ago. But you never know.
Also for any painted surface you should always do a test spot somewhere inconspicuous. Go with a stronger solution than normal and see if it affects the paint. If it doesn’t, then you know your normal house wash will be fine.
I’m going to say it was you, and you need to fix it. Was it there before you washed? If you didn’t notice it, it probably wasn’t. That is something you would notice when you are setting up or soaping.
My guess, and it is just a guess, is that it was high and you were standing close to reach the top (looks to be over 2 stories) and the windows got hit and you got runoff like weepers out of siding. With the siding having a new paint job, especially a darker colored paint, that white would pop. It is probably a minuscule amount that wouldn’t appear or be barely noticeable on a lighter colored siding. Just like the dark weepers coming out of siding weepholes or around windows frames is what this probably did. As soon as the side dries you see them all, while wet it looks good.
I’m not there, but do what @qons said, rewash that side and see. Sometimes when I bump an oxidized window with a stream or my brush while doing gutters I brush the rest of the frame and rinse the snot out of it. It evens it out and no residue will drip afterwards. And don’t forget to rinse that brush it will be caked with white liquid and drip all over. A soft brush is good, but if you are scared of hurting the siding a flagged end brush would be fine. It is soft enough for automotive paints and clearcoats.
It was super high. It’s a 3 story house (2 floors on stiIts. There was a peak that was 4 stories high. The wind was light but I needed to use my collapsible wand for the 4th floor. don’t think it was the cleaner, but maybe the cleaner and the oxidized trim together.. . I went up and hit it with my finger and it was totally white. I don’t think it was just the cleaner because most other windows were painted or not in the sun and I didn’t get anything like this. Even in places I didn’t rinse as well. I was using an x jet and had maybe a quarter gallon 10% sh in my pail because it wasn’t green and I was mostly just rinsing the pollen. I appreciate the insight from everyone. Guess I’ll have to be more careful from now on especially with hardy board and keep rinsing and rinsing. I’ll try the suggested eurochem. I also appreciate the suggestion to test a spot with hotter mix to see what happens
Cleansol BC or any oxidation remover, some advertise as brushless but in my experience, it’s really hard to actually get good results without brushing.
