Bug Spray Stain Siding Hardiplank
A pump up sprayer works well for applying fiber cement stain.
Bug spray stain siding hardiplank. Our old well house was hardi plank and it was easy to put up and lasted many years. Now we have metal with spray on insulation for that well house. Follow directions mix with water and bleach spray on with a garden sprayer. Now you probably won t have to do anything so dramatic to deal with spiders on the siding of your home but there are a few steps you can take to drive the eight.
While there is no guarantee you will ever be able to get the siding back to the way it was the steps below will give it a good attempt. Spray on the first coat of stain. The movie ended with a huge spider getting shot by a nail gun into a huge barn fire. Rinse the siding with a garden hose equipped with a nozzle.
Get it at loz or hd. For the over spray i used a small spray bottle of roof magic straight let it dwell for just a few seconds and pressure washed it off. They stain and the stains are permanent. Simple green house siding cleaner.
Once the general cleaning is completed you are ready to tackle the stain. Grab your soft cloth and saturate it with soapy water. It was a horror comedy from 1990 about an infestation of killer spiders. Once the siding is completely sudsed up use a garden hose to rinse the area.
As luck would have it i had a house yesterday with both stain over spray to the point where the homeowner was thinking of re siding and raid. Mix a strong solution of siding cleaner or other strong detergent and hot water. Clean the stained siding while rinsing your cloth frequently. Steps to remove the stain.
Remember the movie arachnophobia. Jomax does a great job. Instead continually rinse the area until all of the soap has washed off of the siding. This will prevent water from seeping behind the siding and causing damage to the wood sheathing behind it.
Use the cleaner designated for the particular stain you are working to remove from the list above. Low pressure water spray a soft bristle nonmetal brush is most suitable for cleaning fiber cement products. Adjust the nozzle so that the spray pattern is just slightly wider than the width of a single piece of hardiplank. Hose off a few minutes later.
Start at one end of the board and work your way down to the other. If using a pressure washer care must be taken to ensure that the water stream does not damage the surface. Do not allow soap or cleaners to dry on the siding. On the siding continually rinse the area until all of the cleaner has washed off of the siding.
Try and create as consistent a spray pattern as possible. Cleaning james hardie. Hardi plank is fine on well constructed structures as it doesn t really give the structural support to a wall wood or metal will not stiff enough for that. Set the nozzle on a medium misting spray and then point the nozzle down when spraying the siding.