The Dirty Truth
4 Materials
$3
1 Hour
Easy
The cottage came with a vinyl picket fence that stretched across the back yard. It's a nice fence, but it was incredibly dirty! As you can see, it was covered in mold, mildew, and a few lichen. Initially, I had no idea how to clean it and I certainly didn't cherish the thought of scrubbing every square inch of a fence that stretched about 60 feet.
Here's the proof
Then it hit me......bleach! It's used to kill mold all the time! I grabbed the bottle of bleach and a spray bottle, added bleach and warm water in a 1:5 ratio, and sprayed one section of the fence. The grime melted away! I sprayed the next section and then went back to look at the first one.
Since my husband had already turned off the outside faucets for winter, I went back inside and grabbed a bucket of warm water and a rag. With no scrubbing, the vinyl wiped clean.
The 2 Steps:
1. Spray with bleach solution.
2. Wipe clean. I really think a garden hose would
work, too.
That's it...short and sweet...and a clean fence!
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I’m going to attack this monster NOW! Fingers crossed!’
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