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I know this might sound stupid, but I've never done it before. What do you use to clean dirt and debris off a recently sealed deck? I sealed my deck this spring and because of traffic and such it's filthy. Garden hose cleaning does nothing. I don't want to pwash it for fear of screwing up the finish. Maybe one of the Home depot deck clean products would be mild enough.

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what finish is on the deck? A little bleach and soap and a brush and rinse. If its a penitrating finish put a lite cote on. If its a filmer do nothing. Bleach and soap works better for maint. I've gone back and forth many time's on this issue because I do annual maint.

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It was actually Olympic Maximum's Honey Gold. I wanted to test it before I used it on a customer's deck. It looks fantastic, but all the traffic areas are dull and filthy from the dog and kids.

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Thanks for the help everyone. I was going to use the deck brush and scrub it with bleach, but I didn't feel like removing all the furniture. I'll try the soap and I also cannot live without oxyclean for the laundry. Here's a tip for old ragged out tennis shoes, soak them in a 5 gal bucket of oxyclean overnight. The next day throw them in the wash. You're not going to believe it. I was so astounded that I wrote them a letter. BTW, generic oxyclean does not work.

It's funny how after washing decks all day the last thing you want to do when you come home is lay a finger on your own.

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I make my own generic "oxyclean" all the time, and it works exactly like the real thing. Try 90% percarbonate and 10% soda ash. We use it as a booster in the laundry, and for general household cleaning.

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