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A safe deep-cleaner for wood siding is oxygen bleach. It is a powder that mixes with water. It is non-toxic to vegetation and trees and will not remove any natural color from the siding. You simply keep the wood siding wet with the oxygen bleach solution for 15 minutes.
Consequently, how do you clean cedar wood?
- Pour one gallon of water into a bucket, mixed with 2 ounces of oxalic acid. This type of acid can be found at any hardware or home improvement store and works well on cedar.
- Dip a cleaning brush into the solution, then scrub the solution into the wood.
- Rinse outdoor areas with a hose.
- Sweep or brush off the cedar area completely with your broom, removing any large debris and any dirt that can be brushed off easily.
- Mix the exterior wood wash, according to package directions, with water in the large bucket.
- Clean off the wood wash mixture using a power washer or garden hose.
- Dry the cedar.
Secondly, how do you treat red cedar?
1. On bare new or restored cedar, apply one coat only of water-repellent preservative (1% or less of wax by volume and content). Allow it to dry for the period of time recommended by the manufacturer. If the wood has been dip treated, a longer drying time may be needed.
Just take a pump up sprayer and add Clorox bleach ( must use clorox brand) 1 part bleach and 2 parts water. When you spray it on the fence the gray washes off and the board looks new again.