Most people believe that cleaning wood with a pressure washer is all about the pressure, when in fact nothing could be further from the truth. I have seen so many decks that have battle wounds on them from home owners attempting to do it themselves before giving in.
Even small pressure washers can put out enough pressure to cause scarring, furring, and splintering of the wood. These marks will show through the sealer and take away from the appearance or your investment. Deck cleaning the proper way is to use the right cleaners and less pressure. No more than 1000 psi should be used to clean pressure treated wood and even less on cedar.
When cleaning a large area like the floor of your deck, you should move the wand in a golf swing type motion to keep from getting wand marks, which are caused by abrupt stopping and starting motions. Doing this gulf swing or half moon type motion will feather in the cleaned areas and give the whole floor a nice, clean, uniformed look?
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