tdig 14 Report post Posted August 23, 2012 Hello, New PT deck built in April. Last week applied Cabot Problem Solver Wood Cleaner and pressure washed. Now most of deck has left over white residue in the either "fuzzies" created by cleaner and/or in streaks created by too much power on the pressure washer. I assume I did not keep the deck wet enough for the 15-20 minutes dwell time and it dried out? However, sanding will take off the white. My question is whether sanding is enough and/or do I need to worry about this residue having an effect after staining with a semi-sold stain. First picture - third board from left sanded Second picture - up close of white Thanks for any input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigchaz 157 Report post Posted August 23, 2012 That's not residue it's just the color of the fuzz. Problem solver is a bleach based cleaning solution so you may have to sit on there too long. It looks fine though and light sanding like you already did will do the trick Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James 625 Report post Posted August 24, 2012 Within the first year of new PT being exposed to the weather the wood doesn't degrade enough to be removed . I mean the little bit of grey you see with chem's or pressure. You either used bleach to remove the mold and rinse with no pressure or if you did what you did . Buff or sand to remove now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seymore 90 Report post Posted August 24, 2012 Buff or sand to remove now. So will the peach fuzziess still show up with him using a semi solid? My guess would be no but I have no clue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites