Posted by Philip on August 25, 2005 at 09:05:49:
testing 1,2,3,
pressure washer - Posted by BF (OH)
Posted by BF (OH) on August 20, 2005 at 16:24:24:
Is a 1750 PSI electric pressure washer sufficient for cleaning the siding on a mobile home?
What, if anything, should I put in the detergent tank?
Is it necessary to scrub first with a brush?
Re: pressure washer - Posted by Philip
Posted by Philip on August 21, 2005 at 06:14:32:
BF,
What Tony said is safer than very much high pressure.
2000 psi can cut grooves in wood and other materials.
Scrubbing isn’t usually necessary on siding, but might be on horizontal surfaces.
You will usually have lots of mold in poorly drained areas and/or around walnut trees.
Mold will come back *underneath paint sometimes if you don’t really kick it.
I painted homes for years and we used a pump sprayer on site built homes with a mixture of water, bleach, tsp, laundry detergent.
I think it is the most effective, but bleach and water will get most things.
It will not get some residues from “city grime”. This would be years of build up of car exhaust, especially deisel, etc.
This can *really stick to glass.
It is usually not necessary to use this mixture I mention, but I would make sure I didn’t get a 50/50 water/bleach mixture on anything important. You can weaken it down to 4/1 or 5/1 and add soap and you won’t have as much risk of damaging anything important.
Re: pressure washer - Posted by Bobbie
Posted by Bobbie on August 21, 2005 at 24:42:36:
Hi! We were wondering about pressure washing our first trailer too. We talked to the park maintenance man and he told us NOT to pressure wash the trailers. Said water goes in through the seams.
What we did was buy one of those brushes that attach to the hose. We found a young mother in the park who is out of work, showed her what we want done and what we expected. Offered her $100 to wash down the trailer, the two decks and wood deck and she can’t wait to get started.
We are just going to use some Oxi Clean mixed with a little Joy dish soap. We will use a 5-gallon bucket, have her wash with the soap and rinse with the hose and brush, with the water running through the brush. Won’t leave soap film.
This young mother even asked us if we would like her to dry it. To us, the $100 is cheap compared to the time and labor involved, plus we have made a friend in the park who is grateful for the work. She brought us warm, homemade chocolate chip cookies today!! Just gotta love this business 
Happy day,
Bobbie
Re: pressure washer - Posted by Tony Colella
Posted by Tony Colella on August 20, 2005 at 17:24:47:
What we often use and works very, very well is a simple, pump garden type sprayer that we mix 50/50 with water and outdoor bleach.
I am always amazed at the difference. No scrubbing. No pressure spraying. Just spray and if you like, later hose it down.
Tony
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