How to Clean Vinyl Siding

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What to Use to Clean Vinyl Siding and Techniques for Cleaning Vinyl Siding that Won’t Cause Damage

The beauty of vinyl siding is maintained with little effort. Although vinyl siding will get dirty, like anything exposed to How to clean vinyl siding, what to use to clean vinyl siding, techniques for cleaning vinyl siding

How to clean vinyl siding, what to use to clean vinyl siding, techniques for cleaning vinyl siding

the atmosphere, a heavy rain will do wonders in cleaning it. Or, it’s possible to wash it down with an ordinary garden hose. If neither rain nor hosing does a satisfactory job, follow these simple instructions:

Use an ordinary, long-handled car washing brush. This brush has soft bristles, and the handle fastens onto the end of the hose. It allows the siding to be washed just like a car. Avoid using stiff bristle brushes or abrasive cleaners, which may change the gloss of the cleaned area and cause the siding to look splotchy.
To romove soot and grime found in industrial areas, wipe down the siding with a solution made up of the following:

1/3 cup powder detergent (e.g. Fab®, Tide®, or equivalent powder detergent)
2/3 cup powder household cleaner (e.g., Soilax®, Spic & Span®, or equivalent)
1 gallon water

3. If mildew is a problem, use the solution previously mentioned, but add 1 quart liquid laundry bleach.

4. When washing down the entire house, start at the bottom and work up to the top in order to prevent streaking.

5. To know what to use to clean vinyl siding for stubborn stains, use the following chart:

STAIN

Bubble Gum

Crayon

DAP (Oil based caulk)

Felt-tip Pen

Grass

Lipstick

Lithium Grease

Mold and Mildew

Motor Oil

Oil

Paint

Pencil

Rust

Tar

Top Soil

CLEANERS*

Fantastik®, Murphy’s Oil Soap®, or solution of vinegar (30%) and water (70%)

Lestoil®

Fantastik®

Fantastik®, or water based cleaners

Fantastik®, Lysol®, Murphy’s Oil Soup®, or Windex®

Fantastik® or Murphy’s Oil Soup®

Fantastik®, Lestoil®, Murphy’s Oil Soup®, Windex®

Fantastik®, or solution of vinegar (30%) and water (70%)

Fantastik®, Lysol®, Murphy’s Oil Soup®, or Windex®

Soft Scrub®

Brillo Pad® or Soft Scrub®

Soft Scrub®

Fantastik®, Murphy’s Oil Soup®, or Windex®

Soft Scrub®

Fantastik®, Lestoil®, or Murphy’s Oil Soup®

*Cleaners are listed in alphabetical order. VSI and Innovative Home Concepts, Inc. does not endorse proprietary products or processes and makes no warranties for the products referenced herein. Reference to proprietary names is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to imply that there are not equally effective alternatives.

All How to clean vinyl siding, techniques to clean vinyl siding, and what to use to clean vinyl siding information on this webpage is taken from the Vinyl Siding Institute’s Vinyl Siding Installation Manual, updated Decemeber 2010.