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RE: can you remove black steaks off gutters with out scrubbing?

Baltimore MD Roof Cleaning 410-482-4367 · guest

That's what those helpers are for :)

Walk wrote:

I didn't think any thing could be used with out hand scrubbing, I was just hoping.

Roof Cleaning Corpus Christi TX · Guest

Most of the time if the gutters are not bad they will come clean with just downstreaming the house wash mix and rinsing, sometimes rinse with a little pressure.

If this does not clean them then you will have to brush but over time you will know by looking at them if you will have to brush or not so charge accordingly.

No matter what product you use, don't let it dwell on the surface too long or it can remove or damage the paint.

Cleaner08 · Guest

Lori,

Can you give us a little more info on Streak Lightening? My gutters need cleaning :)

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Great White Technologies wrote:

Be advised that Chris wants this to remain a roof cleaning forum only.

be advised that your history!

AC Lockyer · none

Not acid rain just oxidation from the alum. We use Greased Lightning mixed 50/50 with water. Spray it on with a pump up sprayer and agitate lightly with a brush on a pole. Works awesome!!!!

AC

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AC Lockyer wrote:

Not acid rain just oxidation from the alum. We use Greased Lightning mixed 50/50 with water. Spray it on with a pump up sprayer and agitate lightly with a brush on a pole. Works awesome!!!!

AC

AC where do you get Greased Lightjing?

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Guys you are going to love me! we use a Butyl Degreaser to remove these stains....We put it in a spray bottle and mix it 40/60 or 50/50 for really bad streaking. you can hand scrub or spray on and rinse off. $40.00 for 5gal

Locally here it is called BD6

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AC Lockyer wrote:

Not acid rain just oxidation from the alum. We use Greased Lightning mixed 50/50 with water. Spray it on with a pump up sprayer and agitate lightly with a brush on a pole. Works awesome!!!!

AC

AC if it's just oxidation why is it that you see it on top of vinyl fences, plastic mail boxes and etc, I always thought it was Acid rain and other things?

Simply Glass · Guest

There is nothing that you can just spray on and it will work. You have to use a little bit of elbow. Use this and you will have to use even less. http://pressuretek.com/fguge.html

al9226 · Premium Member Roof Cleaning Institute of America

Sometimes you can and sometimes you can't. I spray mine with gutter gernade then hit it with a stack brush. Sometimes when they are not real bad, I hit it with the gutter gernade then downstream a little house wash over it and rinse without brushing, but in most cases it takes a swipe with the brush to get them really clean.

Jo Jo · Aug 27, 2010

I'll go with Al. Most times we can get them pretty clean without brushing, but to be certain use gutter grenade and lightly brush. Only takes a few more minutes.

AC Lockyer · none

Roof Cleaning NJ wrote:

AC Lockyer wrote:

Not acid rain just oxidation from the alum. We use Greased Lightning mixed 50/50 with water. Spray it on with a pump up sprayer and agitate lightly with a brush on a pole. Works awesome!!!!

AC

AC where do you get Greased Lightjing?

Home Depot sells by the gallon.

AC Lockyer · none

Roof Cleaning NJ wrote:

AC Lockyer wrote:

Not acid rain just oxidation from the alum. We use Greased Lightning mixed 50/50 with water. Spray it on with a pump up sprayer and agitate lightly with a brush on a pole. Works awesome!!!!

AC

AC if it's just oxidation why is it that you see it on top of vinyl fences, plastic mail boxes and etc, I always thought it was Acid rain and other things?

If it is ontop of a vinyl mailbox it may be mildew. look for any kinda screws, galvanized or stainless. also vinyl fences have galvinized ribs inside them. we get it here in florida and we dont get any acid rain. were not near any large industrial areas. but I may be wrong.

AC

KY Roof Cleaning · Guest

Hands down, the best Gutter Cleaner I have ever used is F-13 from Pressure Tek.

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Aug 27, 2010

Simply Glass wrote:

There is nothing that you can just spray on and it will work. You have to use a little bit of elbow. Use this and you will have to use even less. http://pressuretek.com/fguge.html

EHHHHHHHHHH WRONG! I have used Purple Stuff or Purple Cleaner...heck can't think of the name now. Looked for it in my garage and I am out. Figures. I have bought it at Walmart and auto supply stores. I have used this stuff straight. Put in my pump up sprayer and spray it on. Rinse right away. Within a minute. If it dries it will not rinse off. You will have to re-apply it and rinse. I have yet to find a gutter it couldn't clean. In 15 years of using it I have never damaged a gutter. Until...lol. I had some sitting in my garage for the last 3 years. I got it out and used it on my gutters. It removed some of the paint. I don't know if it is like ammo that it gets stronger with age or if it was just a bad batch from the factory. I diluted it some and it worked great for the rest of my gutters. Spray on rinse off with garden hose. My first 3 years in business I hand scrubbed gutters but never after finding this PURPLE Stuff

Roof Cleaning New Jersey · Aug 27, 2010

When I was a green in the pw arena I searched high and low for a good product. Now from what I've learned most people will say its cause by electrostatic bonding which a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains to electron to form a negative ion. If someone can translate this as to how it pertains to these stains help yourself. Self proclaimed scholars will note this chemical reaction caused tar run off from asphault shingles to bond to the gutter. But this theory does not explain why the same stains can be found on vinyl fences or drip stains off the side of windows. Sometimes the same stain can be found on a vehicles, especially white cargo trailers. F-13 works hands down the best I've seen for gutters but not vinyl. Purple Degreaser (I like Zep) seems to be the only thing to work on vinyl. I elect Clyde for formal laboratory study.

Simply Glass · Guest

hoovermaneuver wrote:

Simply Glass wrote:

There is nothing that you can just spray on and it will work. You have to use a little bit of elbow. Use this and you will have to use even less. http://pressuretek.com/fguge.html

EHHHHHHHHHH WRONG! I have used Purple Stuff or Purple Cleaner...heck can't think of the name now. Looked for it in my garage and I am out. Figures. I have bought it at Walmart and auto supply stores. I have used this stuff straight. Put in my pump up sprayer and spray it on. Rinse right away. Within a minute. If it dries it will not rinse off. You will have to re-apply it and rinse. I have yet to find a gutter it couldn't clean. In 15 years of using it I have never damaged a gutter. Until...lol. I had some sitting in my garage for the last 3 years. I got it out and used it on my gutters. It removed some of the paint. I don't know if it is like ammo that it gets stronger with age or if it was just a bad batch from the factory. I diluted it some and it worked great for the rest of my gutters. Spray on rinse off with garden hose. My first 3 years in business I hand scrubbed gutters but never after finding this PURPLE Stuff

Well I guess it matters how clean you want them. I want them as clean as possible and to do that you 90% of the time have to scrub.

Simply Glass · Guest

Simply Glass wrote:

hoovermaneuver wrote:

Simply Glass wrote:

There is nothing that you can just spray on and it will work. You have to use a little bit of elbow. Use this and you will have to use even less. http://pressuretek.com/fguge.html

EHHHHHHHHHH WRONG! I have used Purple Stuff or Purple Cleaner...heck can't think of the name now. Looked for it in my garage and I am out. Figures. I have bought it at Walmart and auto supply stores. I have used this stuff straight. Put in my pump up sprayer and spray it on. Rinse right away. Within a minute. If it dries it will not rinse off. You will have to re-apply it and rinse. I have yet to find a gutter it couldn't clean. In 15 years of using it I have never damaged a gutter. Until...lol. I had some sitting in my garage for the last 3 years. I got it out and used it on my gutters. It removed some of the paint. I don't know if it is like ammo that it gets stronger with age or if it was just a bad batch from the factory. I diluted it some and it worked great for the rest of my gutters. Spray on rinse off with garden hose. My first 3 years in business I hand scrubbed gutters but never after finding this PURPLE Stuff

Well I guess it matters how clean you want them. I want them as clean as possible and to do that you 90% of the time have to scrub.
BTW. That "Purple Power" is a degreaser and I dont think I remember seeing any grease on any gutters I have cleaned.

F13 is designed to attack the oxidation on the gutter..nothing in the walmart stuff your talking about does that. It will though get off the basic dirt and grime but you will still be left with some oxidations.
But again I guess it really depends on what you call clean.

-- Edited by Simply Glass on Friday 27th of August 2010 06:23:52 PM

Roof Cleaning Raleigh NC · Aug 28, 2010

-- Edited by hoovermaneuver on Saturday 28th of August 2010 05:15:00 PM

-- Edited by hoovermaneuver on Saturday 28th of August 2010 07:25:52 PM

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