my job today

jon f mn · Apr 25, 2015

Today was washing day. Washing day, started with my 1030 project tractor. That was a nasty job! That grease was cooked and dried on like nothing I've ever seen. Took a couple hours and that only got most of it. Then it was the house. It had a lot of dirt and moss growing on it. A big thanks to my youngest son Nick for helping! I wouldn't have gotten it done on my own. As you can see in the last pic, the little woman is very pleased too.

Dr. Walt · Apr 25, 2015

Jon:

Noticed that in your dialog, the tractor came FIRST. LOL

Doc

jon f mn · Apr 25, 2015

Well, I do have my priorities. Lol

Royse · Apr 25, 2015

(quoted from post at 21:36:50 04/25/15) Well, I do have my priorities. Lol

Priorities, yet no pictures of the tractor. Hmmm.

showcrop · Apr 25, 2015

Here in the Northeast you used to rarely see the moss or algae on houses. Then about nine years ago we had a very wet summer and you now see it everywhere, and it is very tough to get it off. A chlorinated cleaner seems to work best, and it can get very tiring lugging everything around if you have to go up a ladder.

john in la · Apr 25, 2015

No pictures of the tractors because he "does not allow" or "no one volunteered" to help him wash the tractor.
No help no pictures.

No we can ponder if allowed or volunteered is the correct answer.

phil_n · Apr 26, 2015

Comes off easy with a pressure washer.

Rex 1967 N.C. · Apr 26, 2015

Don't feel bad Jon I need to be doing that when I hit my next vacation. I have never really seen it here until the past couple years myself. Thinking of using a small electric pressure washer making sure I go down from top to bottom with the bleach in it. Hopefully it will help it from coming back. I think mine comes mostly from a big water oak tree in my yard. Sadly it's the only shade tree I have so I won't be trimming it back unless I absolutely have to.

showcrop · Apr 26, 2015

(quoted from post at 22:01:03 04/25/15) Comes off easy with a pressure washer.

never dreamed of trying to do it without a pressure washer, LOL. Rex, Be sure to start at bottom and go up, otherwise your cleaning solution can run down on the dry siding and you will likely see streaks after it dries. It is much more uniform starting at the bottom and working up.

1970-1655 · Apr 26, 2015

What was in the jar she is holding? Would not be 'shine would it? After doing all that cleaning, I would need the 'shine or horse liniment.

For our house, 2 story, I mix bleach cleaner and water in the 15 gallon trailer sprayer. I start at the top and do about 6' wide, top to bottom. Then I move to the next section and my wife sprays the cleaner solution with the garden hose. It has been working for several years like that. Before I tried the sprayer, our project every summer or 2 was scrubbing the whole house by hand. I kept telling her there had to be a better way, something with "more power."

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