I have taken a pressure washer to a house for paint prep. Best to do it a week before you are expecting much warmer weather, so it can dry out. Use a very wide pattern so you are not eating into the wood. Take your time and slowly pass over the walls. Aim downward and start from the top. I learned from the mistakes I made. You still will need to scrape, as the washer lifts big stuff off. A surfactant solution is a good idea for helping dirt let go. Lots of drop cloth to catch the gunk that comes off to keep it from collecting in the plantings.
Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur > On Apr 18, 2021, at 5:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Have any of you used a pressure washer to prep for painting a house? What > with the price of lumber being what it is I'm probably not going to be > seriously remodeling the house up north this year but it does need painting. > My latest plan is to stabilize stuff that would otherwise deteriorate, jack > up the sagging front porch, paint the place and maybe replace a couple > windows.... > > -Curt _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
