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Deck Cleaning - Photo Journey

 
 
We have been asked many times how to use deck Cleaner.  To answer, we took photos of a grayed deck and used the Flood product line to see how it would rejuvenate the decking. 

 

    
Gray Deck Sample:  This decking has never been treated with finisher. It was purposely left out in the sun so we could demonstrate.

 

  • Photo:  Before picture of Decking
  • We have used 3 different types of cleaners and they all work similarly.

 

  
   
Scrubbing:

 

  • Spray cleaner on boards after wetting with water.
  • All products warn to  "Be sure the decking stays wet" when applying cleaner
  • Scrub the deck boards with the grain of the wood. Rinse thoroughly with clean water. Allow the deck to dry for at least a day or two in good weather before applying any stain or finish.
  
   
After Photo

 

  • The gray washes away leaving a clean deck ready for finish.
  • Notice that although the gray has been washed away, the pigment of the decking is washed and bleached out of the boards. This is a natural occurrence since pigment washes out of wood over time.
  
   
After Brightener Cleaner with Flood Natural finish

 

  • Check out this before and after photo.  You cannot believe it is the same decking.
  • Click any photo to enlarge

 

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Note:  It is the responsibility of you the owner or installer to adequately test pressure washing, cleaning or finishing for product suitability and application method for your particular installation.  The above are techniques that have worked for others in the past and we want to share information that we hear for the benefit of others.  However, you need to test and insure that any of these ideas will work in your specific application.

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