Anyone used JOMAX cleaner for siding?

[Sandcastle]

Hi Rita:

Be sure to use swimming pool chlorine when using a Windex Outdoor bottle. It's almost twice as concentrated as household bleach. Also, don't rinse -- just allow the solution to act over time.

It still won't clean a lot of spots as well as a more concentrated solution, but it's the best I've up with for reaching high spots. I'm still experimenting, though.

 

[Paula]

I noticed that if I didn't rinse the bleach solution off the white wood right away, that if any got on the colored part of the house, it left a streak. So, I'm not sure it's OK to just let the bleach sit. Just a warning so you don't damage your homes! I'm a beginner at all this cottage upkeep, so I completely learn by experience and mistakes these days.

 

[Sandcastle]

I wash down the whole wall at once -- the white and colored parts. That way everything dries evenly and there is no streaking -- at least on my yellow Hardie Board siding.

John

 

[Rita]

Hi Rita:

Be sure to use swimming pool chlorine when using a Windex Outdoor bottle. It's almost twice as concentrated as household bleach. Also, don't rinse -- just allow the solution to act over time.

It still won't clean a lot of spots as well as a more concentrated solution, but it's the best I've up with for reaching high spots. I'm still experimenting, though.

Thanks - We'll look into the swimming pool chlorine next time, but I too am concerned about not rinsing it off.

We've got a year or so to check into that though.

 

[Sandcastle]

OK guys, I just have to reply one more time before going back to my second martini.

Why would anyone use JOMAX to keep a rather potent chlorine solution in contact with the surface longer and immediately rinse off a very dilute solution that comes out of a Windex Outdoor bottle? Liquid chlorine evaporates quickly and becomes chlorine gas. That?s why most chlorine tablets that are used in swimming pools contain a stabilizer to retard the evaporation. Chlorine will disappear by itself soon enough.

Actually, the person who taught me not to rinse off chlorine is the ?professional? who cleans our house in Tallahassee. Instead of using JOMAX, this person adds a few drops of dishwashing detergent to the chlorine solution to aid adhesion. That?s a lot less expensive and you can buy it at Publix.

As an aside, be careful of Dawn Direct Foam. You?ll want to rinse that stuff off! We had a new Corian sink installed a few months ago. We left a bottle of Dawn Direct Foam on the sink lip overnight. The small amount that was on the bottom of the bottle ruined the finish on the Corian ? unbelievable, but it happened.

OK, back to my second (third) martini.

John

 

[Rita]

.... Instead of using JOMAX, this person adds a few drops of dishwashing detergent to the chlorine solution to aid adhesion. That?s a lot less expensive and you can buy it at Publix......

That makes sense to me if the only benefit of the JOMAX was the spreader-sticker factor! Here's to dish soap! Have one on me Sandcastle!

 

[Sandcastle]

I just got home from the beach, after spending most of the week cleaning mildew off of our house. I have to admit that I was wrong, and that?s hard for an old cat to do ! Jomax is absolutely wonderful! It?s much better than adding detergent to chlorine, etc.

I wish I had pictures of our (faded) yellow siding and white trim before and after Jomax. The house looks brand new again! I?m impressed!

The only problem is getting the Jomax solution to the mildew. You can?t clean a house that?s nearly 50ft. tall with a pump-up garden sprayer. I designed a sprayer using a 12-volt electric pump that?s capable of reaching a lot of areas.

For those portions of the house that the electric pump can?t handle, I attached an Ortho Tree Sprayer filled with pure swimming-pool chlorine to my garden hose. I found that the Ortho sprayer is better than a Windex Outdoor bottle ? it seems to deliver a higher concentration of chlorine. This isn?t nearly as effective as Jomax, though.

I?m going to tackle my white picket fence next week. That should be a snap!

 

[yippie]

The people who clean my house use something with the word Green in it. Say it is very strong, but not harmful. The strongest thing they will ever use is swimming pool bleach, not household bleach. Been doing it for years!

 

[Rita]

The people who clean my house use something with the word Green in it. Say it is very strong, but not harmful. The strongest thing they will ever use is swimming pool bleach, not household bleach. Been doing it for years!

"Simple Green" ?


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