streaks on paint

[blackjack21 14]

Did a housewash on Saturday and noticed streaks on the house when i was done. I rerinsed it and it looked ok wet. Got a call from the customer today saying his house was badly streaked on a couple sides...what the !@#$!. Was my mix to strong?It's chlorine and water 50/50. Anybody have a remedy to fix this??? HELP

Blackjack

[PressurePros 248]

Pictures and a more detailed description would help. Chlorine and water.. what percentage of sodium hypochlorite? What method of application? What were you washing and what was it made of (painted aluminum, masonite, wood etc)

[James 624]

What type of surface Paint or Vinyl. To much soap and bad rincing for V will produce streaking. The darker the color and bad mold will produce streaks and color changes on paint.

[blackjack21 14]

Dilution 50/50. Application-downstreaming. Siding-stucco painted a yellowish brown color, not dirty at all. There was no soap in the mix and the house was rinsed thouroughly. I'll work on some pics tommorrow. Do you guys think I can just reclean this, I'm a little stressed. Update you tommorrow. Thanks as always.

Blackjack

[Celeste 341]

Why no soap?

Celeste

[David O'Connell Jr. 14]

Sounds a lot like the bleach did it. It will streak paint easily.

[WEW 14]

Sounds a lot like the bleach did it. It will streak paint easily.

Try applying your chem from the bottom up, not vis versa.

ISYHTRAH

[blackjack21 14]

Thanks all for the replies. Anyone think of a solution, I really don't want to paint this house, it's awfully big.

Black

[Keth 15]

I would try one side of the house again making sure to apply chem from the bottom up. I had a real hot wall streak a little due to it being a dark color and a tall wall. Was able to get the streaks out with another application. On walls that are getting beat by the sun I now rinse them with fresh water first to get the heat out of it so that this won't happen.

Good luck.

[TNT Pressure Washing 14]

Did you let it dry before coming back to rinse? That will cause streaking also, at least I know on vinyl it will, so it may be the same for painted stucco.

[PLD 14]

And add some soap. Bleach does not cut dirt well.