Brightener Cleaner - Photo Journey

We have been asked many times to show how to use the various Brightener Cleaner. To answer, we took photos of a grayed deck and used cleaners and then finishers 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 cleaner brighteners. All work very similar (we have tested 3 types over the years) Photo: Before picture of Decking Most cleaners are powders and need to be mixed with water - follow the package directions

Scrubbing: Spray on cleaners to boards after wetting with water, wait 15 minutes being sure the decking stays wet, scrub and rinse. You can use a conventional garden pump sprayer

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 Cleaner with Natural finish Check out this before and after photo. You cannot believe it is the same decking. Click any photo to enlarge Top of page

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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