So I recently picked up this "30 Seconds Outdoor Cleaner" from Lowes since it was half the price of Wet&Forget. Tried it out figuring you get what you pay for but lo and behold it seems to actually work pretty well! Our vinyl siding is a very light color and despite a very open plot with lots of sun needs washed every couple of years or else the mold/mildew/etc gets looking pretty rough. Power washing works very well but is labor and time intensive. Scrubbing with a brush and Simple Green works but requires, well, a lot of scrubbing. I was able to do about 1/2-2/3 of the house using one bottle of this Outdoor Cleaner and refills are only $10/gal but... Looking at the ingredients its 8% Sodium Hypochlorite, 6% Proprietary and 86% inert so I'm thinking about maybe making my own?
It looks to me like regular, plain bleach cut with 6% of some type of soap would work, unless I'm missing something? If thats making sense I figure I have three reasonable options on hand. Simple Green, dish soap or liquid laundry soap. I am using it with the integral garden hose mixer sprayer. Thoughts? Suggestions?
It looks to me like regular, plain bleach cut with 6% of some type of soap would work, unless I'm missing something? If thats making sense I figure I have three reasonable options on hand. Simple Green, dish soap or liquid laundry soap. I am using it with the integral garden hose mixer sprayer. Thoughts? Suggestions?