Pressure Wash Garage Walls

Bob vila interviews a contractor in the process of using a pressure washer to remove paint from exterior wood siding.

Pressure wash garage walls. To help you setup your pressure washer correctly check out these tips and tricks. Spray it clean now comes the fun part. Choose the tip with the widest angle that still gets the job done to prevent degrading the surface of the. There s a lot of cool ways to use a pressure washer but you should never use one to clean your garage door.

Usually cleaning an epoxy coating with a mop or medium bristle brush is sufficient. For untreated or painted floors it s safe to pressure wash your garage floor using at least a 25 degree nozzle. For more on house painting visit. Commercial pressure washers shoot water at pressures starting at 1500 psi which isn t too destructive but they can go upwards of 3300 psi which will blast through solid wood asphalt and even.

A clean garage floor can help prevent oils and residues from being tracked into your home and regular maintenance of your floor will increase its lifespan. To begin cleaning you should clear and tidy the floor. Start by choosing the proper pressure and nozzle tip. Even if you use a pressure washer with a 40 degree nozzle you have the potential to damage your door or the weather.

Start from the back of the garage and gradually push the dirty water outside. To me this is the worst kind of damage you can do with a high pressure washer to a house. Getting a garage floor clean again can seem like a challenge but not if have the help of a pressure washer. Switch to high pressure and start spraying.

If you have a high end epoxy floor pressure washing isn t recommended. You don t have to flood your garage to get it clean. Pressure washing will easily chip paint off of most surfaces so only use a low pressure flow of water to wash painted items such as a porch floor or painted outdoor furniture. A pressure washer with about 3 gpm and 3000 psi is ideal for most concrete and brick cleaning jobs.

Oil stains ground in dirt tar and other road debris are the price we pay for having a clean car. The high pressure will force the majority of the water outside. A garage protects both you and the car from the elements but depending on where you live the floor can take quite a beating. Pressure washers use 80 less water than a garden hose.

Pressure washers are great for getting caked on dirt stains or algae off of very hard surfaces like your sidewalk.