Bleaching a Wood Deck - Tips, Tricks, How To

[@76orton]

What's the point if you dont show the complete process and the finished product?

[@davido.9180]

thanks for showing the prep and magic mix - i don’t need to see the rest - her whiz wash rinse repeat right? good work!!!

[@raywilson3166]

Will Sodium Hypochlorite evaporate from a decking 24 hours after applying so no not affect the colour of a subsequent stain and seal and not burn dogs feet if they walk on it after 24 hours?

[@chadmccollister728]

Were your shoes still black the next day? :)

[@frank1971ification]

Can you use SH on the wood if it’s stained or pained?

[@MrNick-]

Three gallons of 12.5% and 2 gallons of water.... dang that’s very strong! Isn’t that about a 9% bleach mix ?

[@newwavepressure6478]

Right i thought maybe 2-4 if its growin green lol

[@KitchenerLeslie2]

He said that deck had a lot of mold. I hope my deck turns out as good as this deck started.

[@BingoKarma]

I AM DOCTOR REMULACK.

[@KitchenerLeslie2]

@@BingoKarma it’s been my username all over for 15 years. Maybe 4 people have called out the reference.

[@andrewhal9720]

Before you show to others learn first how to do it properly. 1. Always pre wet first, never spray chem on dry wood. 2. Never use SH on wood! 3. Don’t say in your videos we pressure wash wood. Others will follow your misleading explanation. First thing is to make sure the wood is good and wet. Use Sodium percarbonate. It works great and is very user friendly. It won’t kill anything or bleach anything. Don’t use bleach.. Mix should be 8 oz percarb, 1 gallon if H2O, and 1 oz of soap. Get it really mixed up. If you have a heater, warm water helps dissolve. You can apply with a 12v, air, or gas pump system or just a pump up sprayer if you don’t have those. Let it dwell for 2 to 20 min depending on severity and then rinse. If it starts to dry before you get to that section mist it with water. ALWAYS follow with Oxalic. That’s to brighten the wood and bring back down the ph level in the wood to keep it healthy. Which is very important also if sealing, staining or painting after its cleaned. 8-12 oz per gallon. Let dwell for 5 min and rinse. For the tip and wand setup you should use for cleaning wood, get the gpm of your pump and use a nozzle chart to get a nozzle that puts out 500-800 psi for your pump’s gpm. You should use a 1 tip nozzle. Rinse along the wood boards in long sweeping motions. Don’t stop until you have hit an end and if you have to stop then sweep up and out at an angle to gradually get off the wood which will blend nicely and not cause a sharp mark.

[@sarabrown7639]

Thanks!

[@spacecoastbonsai1421]

How do most people charge to stain wood?

[@anth115]

lol don't use bleach on wood. that's funny. 99 percent of fence cleaning companies use it and it works amazing. looks like you're learning from the wrong people

[@andrewhal9720]

@@anth115 you are right, 99% companies use SH. Just 1% are educated pros

[@anth115]

@@andrewhal9720 what's your backroumd and experience? You seems to be against SH for all softwashing applications including houses

[@jungbechtospk40]

Woodglut comes with very useful plans with all the details you need.

[@ultimaetsolder]

Lol no picture of finished product 🤣

[@adam_sings]

downvoted for not showing it finished. :\

[@DoctorRickSanchez]

_This video gonna get a lot of hate lmao i already can tell.._

[@Gsxrtrix]

What is the acid called that conditions/ neutralizes wood?

[@andrewhal9720]

Oxalic