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How to clean a painted deck floor.
Scrub each portion with a long handled brush or broom and give it 10 to 15 minutes to soak in to ensure that it reaches into the wood where mold and mildew often lurk.
Keep an eye out for wear.
You can also use dish detergent in a bucket of warm water.
To clean deck wood start by combining 1 cup of vinegar with 1 gallon of water in a bucket.
I d wait until april or may when temps are up in the 60 s to 70 s to help dry the deck and open the grain.
Mix one part vinegar with two parts water.
Soak a mop in this cleansing solution and wring it out until it is damp.
The amounts will vary.
Rinse with clear clean water and allow to thoroughly dry particularly in the corners.
With a little bit of tlc your painted wood fixtures will be squeaky clean in no time.
To get into small corners use a sponge or small brush.
If you d prefer a cleaning alternative feel free to use vinegar or ammonia instead.
Select a high grip primer rather than a stain blocking type.
Pour the paint or stain into a bucket and stir thoroughly with a stick.
Go over dull or discolored spots with a light coat or two of paint and finish with two coats of polyurethane.
When cleaning these surfaces create a soapy mixture with dish soap and warm water then wipe down the painted wood surface.
Gently scrub away ground in dirt and or mildew.
If poly is combined in the paint go for two light coats.
There s no magic number in years to help determine when you should recoat a painted floor.
Dip long handled soft bristled brush into bucket of cleaning solution pulling it out with as much cleaning solution on it as possible.
Run the damp mop over the painted concrete floor taking care not to let moisture pool on the surface.
Then dip a broom or scrub brush into the mixture and wash the deck in the direction of the wood grain.
To use this solution for mold cleaning hose the deck down with water to soak the wood then apply the mildew and algae cleaner in one area at a time.
You should however use the pressure washer and bleach water tsp shrub down method to clean it up.