Help for a Facebook Freind

[Ron Musgraves]

This is a Facebook buddy who I doesnt know I dont do Decks

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1641412752

Wayne MillerFebruary 21 at 11:10am
Hey Ron,

I'm hoping maybe you can help me out with this...I have a customer that lives on the beach and has a third floor deck that has lots of mold on it. I tried washing with straight water (cold water portable 4gpm machine) and it didnt remove the mold. I am going back Thursday to finish the job an am planning to use bleach and a stiff bristle brush to clean the mold off. Do you think this will work OK? BTW the deck finish looks to be an epoxy coated type non slip surface.

Thanks Ron,

Wayne

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1641412752

 

[B.A.]

Interesting about the epoxy type finish....I'm guessing maybe a solid stain. Typically when cleaning wood I strip it all the way down to remove dirt, mold, and previous finish to begin anew. However, maybe your friend is just trying to "tighten it up" which if that's the case, it would be nice to know what coating is on the deck now. That would help to determine a safe cleaning agent that will kill the mold but not affect the "epoxy" finish. If it were me, I would try sodium hypochlorite diluted 5:1 to start. don't scrub anything. If we're talking about mildew; the bleach will kill it in a couple of minutes then rinse. I would go all the way down to 2:1(2 parts water 1 part bleach), and if that doesn't do it then time to go a strippin'!

 

[Carolina Prowash]

:stop:If he doesn't DO decks, he shouldn't be tearing up someone else's - and charging them :angry::bash::banghead:

:speechless:

 

[Ron Musgraves]

:stop:If he doesn't DO decks, he shouldn't be tearing up someone else's - and charging them :angry::bash::banghead:

:speechless:

Thanks Celeste