More roof cleaning

[True-Blue]

Forgot to post these pic’s of another roof brought back to life,

This car had lived outside for some years, and clearly hadn’t had a roof cleaning routine

For this roof I cleaned first with a Milton sterilising tablets solution, to kill off any algae spores. Then went to work with the Johnson’s baby Bath (the blue bottle) - for most roofs this combination has been enough, but not this one!

I broke out the Bilt Hamber Surfex Hd, and finally a second gentle wash with Baby Bath and plenty of water to remove any Surfex.

Before;





After;

 

[jock156]

Great job

 

[True-Blue]

Great job

Many thanks.

 

[Acestumacher]

Sorry to drag up an old post but great job on the roof cleaning!, out of interest how many milton tablets did you use per bucket pf water?

 

[True-Blue]

Sorry to drag up an old post but great job on the roof cleaning!, out of interest how many milton tablets did you use per bucket pf water?

I didn’t use a bucket, I made it up in a pressurising spray bottle (the type where you pump a handle on the top)

I can’t remember the number of litres one tablet does now, but it does gives directions on the packet. There’s not really any point making it extra-strong, just use Milton’s own guide Cheap as chips too!

 

[inkey$]

Forgot to post these pic’s of another roof brought back to life,

This car had lived outside for some years, and clearly hadn’t had a roof cleaning routine

For this roof I cleaned first with a Milton sterilising tablets solution, to kill off any algae spores. Then went to work with the Johnson’s baby Bath (the blue bottle) - for most roofs this combination has been enough, but not this one!

I broke out the Bilt Hamber Surfex Hd, and finally a second gentle wash with Baby Bath and plenty of water to remove any Surfex.

Before;

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After;

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Just reading through this…with the baby bath, is this applied neat and worked in with a brush before rinsing?

 

[True-Blue]

Forgot to post these pic’s of another roof brought back to life,

This car had lived outside for some years, and clearly hadn’t had a roof cleaning routine

For this roof I cleaned first with a Milton sterilising tablets solution, to kill off any algae spores. Then went to work with the Johnson’s baby Bath (the blue bottle) - for most roofs this combination has been enough, but not this one!

I broke out the Bilt Hamber Surfex Hd, and finally a second gentle wash with Baby Bath and plenty of water to remove any Surfex.

Before;

C17082C5-D021-4BCD-B4A1-542576B4B553.jpeg

28A5083F-807E-4182-B698-201A589ADE1F.jpeg

After;

29348DDD-EB3A-4DC6-968F-E57DF7FA0024.jpeg

Just reading through this…with the baby bath, is this applied neat and worked in with a brush before rinsing?

That’s what I did, yes. But the roof is wet at this point, so a little goes quite a long way and generates lots of foam/suds

 

[inkey$]

Ordered the tablets, bath wash and soft roof brush (all less that £13), and will give this a go as previous owner of mine had it outdoors, albeit under cover - but doesn't look like its ever been cleaned. Your results look amazing.

 

[True-Blue]

Use a hose to rinse, not a pressure washer. It is time consuming, but well worth the effort

Probably also worth adding that if you can give it a brush off while dry first, with a moderately firm brush to get a much dirt out as possible before you start.

 

[MKZ4000]

Got to say, those results look amazing. Ive cleaned mine with Milton tablets and it never came up like that.

I will have to try again .

 

[Acestumacher]

I'm having a major job with my roof, have done the milton tablets, and resorted to using meguiar's roof cleaner but still moss/algee, will work on those areas with a toothbrush, reluctant to apply too much pressure when the roof is wet because it feels a little soft1