On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:22:45 GMT, Eddy Bentley
wrote:

Does anyone who uses a pressure-washer around the house or garden know
if it has a bad effect upon wood which has been treated with wood
preservative? I have a lot of horizontal and vertical wood around this
new house and garden here and I am inclined to apply a few coats of wood
preservative - as soon as the weather allows. However, after the autumn
rains and leaf-fall I expect there will be a build-up of
dirt/grime/slime, in corners particularly, and so I am wondering if
using a pressure-washer will remove a noticeable degree of the
preservative in such places . . . in which case it would be sensible not
to go buying us a pressure-washer!

Thanks.

Eddy.

We have a teak garden bench which in the past got regularly 'oiled'
(as did those sitting on it, but a different sort of oil!). But the
surface had gone black and grubby over the years so I pressure- washed
it, using a small Karcher washer (can't remember the model and it's
down in the shed...). Came up a treat. Got rid of all the black crud,
and left a nice clean silvery aged-wood finish. It also brought up the
grain, which was a bonus, but I imagine this would be more pronounced
and possibly less desirable on a softer wood with a wider grain.



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Chris

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