Cleaning and Oiling your Deck

Hi all .. I got bored Friday so decided to clean and oil my own deck for a change.. This then brought on the opportunity to photograph and note the stages for others as it seems to be a popular question..

Firstly what you need to clean the deck:
1) Bucket to put cleaner in
2) A container of house hold Napisan
3) A deck scrub broom available at Bunnies or Mitre 10

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...oreclean-1.jpg


Decking before cleaning ( this is the faded section i refer to later just inside the side gate )

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...oreclean-3.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...oreclean-2.jpg


How to clean:

Mix 1/3 of the Napisan container into half a bucket of warm to hot water and break down the napisan..
Dampen the deck with water
Apply the cleaner with the deck scrub broom giving a light scrub at the same time
Let sit for 15 minutes without drying ( best to do with sun off the deck ) add more cleaner or a light water spray to keep wet
Once 15 Mins is up apply a small amount of extra cleaner to make it easier to give a scrub..
Give a really thorough scrub
Rinse really well
Leave to dry usually 24 hours

The deck is now clean!!!


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