Fire Smoke on Plank Siding

[PowerWash Pros]

Any tips for removing black smoke from a fire that is on plank (composite) siding? I am sure my secret mixture will work, but just wondering if anyone has encountered this before?

The siding was not chared or on fire - they just had a turkey fryer go up in flames in the back yard and it "smoked" the rear of the home.

Thanks guys!!!

 

[Squirtgun]

Nicole,
Give a butyl based cleaner a shot.

 

[PowerWash Pros]

Okay --- Update on the "smoke house"
Nothing worked - the smoke basically made a "film" over the siding, everything that I tried beaded right off, basically like the house had been waxed. Any ideas guys?

 

[Russ Spence]

caustic !!!!!! no dont ....hahaha

 

[Michael Ahr]

You might want to try blasting it with baking soda. It's hard to tell without any pictures , but if some one in your area has a blasting pot it might work. Mike

 

[Dan Stapleton]

You did'nt mention what you used. I just cleaned smoke damaged hardiboard. Butyl,Sodium metasilicate worked, F13 (potassium hydroxide) worked the best.

 

[DAN COSGROVE]

I agree with Mike. Go to...universalminerals.com. Check out maxxclean. Dan Cosgrove

 

[Paul Kassander]

Sounds like the oil from the fryer got on the siding, somthing like Dan mentioned should work ok.

 

[PowerWash Pros]

It didnt just get on the siding - it is caked on the siding on the lower half of the house. I figure I will go out again once the weather gets better......Im sick of snow - I fell like I live in Illinois again

 

[Paul Kassander]

We don't have that much snow here just the cold.