Artillery Virus

[plainpainter 217]

I read somewhere that it is next to impossible to remove artillery fungus, and only if it has been on siding for less than a month. I don't understand this,

I have always been able to rid of this pest. 1 gallon of boiling water + 1/4 cup of TSP + 1 quart of bleach mixed into a garden sprayer - applied to pre-wetted surface, then scrubbed vigorously with deck scrubbing brush, then allowed to sit for 15+ minutes, then rinsed off with my cold water pressure washer.

-plainpainter

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Spider droppings looks a great deal like artillery fungus and is easily removed. They are often confused. If it leaves a silght ring, it is the fungus. If it is spider debris it will not.

Beth

[Jonathan Chiplock 14]

Sounds good but how do you go about getting your boiling water, do you just ask the customer if you can boil a pot of water?? I educate the customer about the fungus and say I will attempt to remove but no guarantees.

[FullBlast 14]

Sounds good but how do you go about getting your boiling water, do you just ask the customer if you can boil a pot of water?? I educate the customer about the fungus and say I will attempt to remove but no guarantees.

Same for me. It just don't come off!!!

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Well, boiling water on vinyl would be a huge problem anyway...warping.

Beth

[plainpainter 217]

I know this fungus - it definitely isn't spider droppings - I had a house that was resided with factory primed clapboards - and then it sat for 18 months before I came to paint it. And It was all over the siding. as for the boiling water I bring one of those electric water boiler/teapots and plug it in to the outside outlets. The fungus doesn't come off in seconds - but with my bleach/tsp solution and lots of elbow grease - I can get it

[RPetry 564]

Oh Lord. Another bleach solution post. I can hear the gnashing of teeth and wailing at the wall now.

Happy Easter everyone.

[PLD 14]

I think this is one to keep in the toolbag. I doubt that anyone will actually want to pay me to do it, but who knows. I have a neighbor with white vinyl and free dump mulch. The front of his house is covered with spheroboles. I can see him (well not him, but someone) paying big bucks to get that gone if the house was going up for sale.