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Cleaning your deck with 30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner
If you live in an area that gets rain (okay, maybe that's everywhere!) and you have a deck, then you'll want to know the best way to clean your deck. First, you'll want to choose the right product. Here's a comparison of 30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner and some common other products:
Bleach
Common household bleach (sodium hypochlorite) will only clean the surface of the deck. Bleach will harm plants and lawns. Bleach is just a surface cleaner so any results that you may see from cleaning your deck with bleach will be short-term. Read our other post for additional information about 30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner vs Bleach
Pressure Washing
You might think that pressure washing is the best since using powerful machines is great fun! However, pressure washing can cause long term damage to your deck. The problems pressure washing can cause are:
- removes natural oils in the wood which makes wood more brittle
- causes wood to dry quickly which causes warping
- loosens nails as the wood expands
- removes loose material and leaves gaps in the wood which open up more with sun and water
- creates splinters and loose wood fibers
Many pressure-washer salespeople and contractors will tell you that it's safe to pressure wash when you use a low-pressure setting. But even on low-pressure setting, your deck can be damaged.
30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner
30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner uses our exclusive formulation which deep cleans to draw stains out of your deck and is also safe around plants and lawns. To use, simply
- Mix outdoor cleaner concentrate with an equal part water in a tank sprayer
- Spray on a dry deck. Be sure to saturate your deck completely with the solution.
- Wait until it looks visually clean and rinse off.
- It’s that easy!
For a fast, effective clean choose 30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner. 
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Jessica Merly
Hello Becky,
Thank you for contacting 30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaners about cleaning your new deck. We would recommend testing first. Apply a small amount of cleaner to an inconspicuous area, let sit about 5 minutes, and rinse to see results.
Connie
I bough the gallon jug you attach to the hose. Sprayed it on a dry surface, let set as instructed, then power washed it. The deck looks exactly the same as before. Dirt and mildew is still there. Can I use it straight? Seems like all I was doing was spraying the deck with water.
Debra Gallagher
If I use a larger ratio of 30 sec in my sprayer will it be effective if used while raining?
Jessica Merly
Hi Connie,
We are sorry to hear that you didn’t get great results. We usually find that using the cleaner full strength isn’t the answer to better results. GIve us a call at 503-669-1953 and we can troubleshoot with you to find the best answer. We hope to hear from you soon!
Jessica Merly
Hi Debra,
Applying 30 SECONDS in the rain not only dilutes the cleaner. The stains that you’re looking to clean will be saturated with water, instead of saturated with cleaner. It really is best to start with a dry surface for good results with minimal scrubbing. We hope this helps!
Rita Chatterley
Can 30 Seconds cleaner be used to clean the inside of a brick fireplace
Jessica Merly
Hello Rita,
30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner is not intended for indoor use. We have not tested it against smoke stains, but have had customers have success cleaning their chimneys with our product. Please give us a call at 503-669-1953 or email info@30secondscleaners.com to discuss your project in further detail.
Barry Stall
Purchased today and had some questions. Will this damage wood fibers or metal fasteners?
Jeff Druzianich
Will 30 second cleaner remove an applied stain from a deck? We don’t want to remove the stain.
Jessica Merly
Hello Barry,
30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner is made to be safe on most all outdoor surfaces. We do always recommend testing in a small, inconspicuous area first. Spray a small amount of cleaner, let sit 5 minutes, and rinse to see results.
Jessica Merly
Hello Jeff,
30 SECONDS Outdoor Cleaner should be tested in a small, inconspicuous area first. Spray a small amount of cleaner, let sit 5 minutes, rinse and let dry to see the results on your stain.
Stains may dry blotchy in appearance. This is remedied by re-staining.
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Becky Fleisher
April 01, 2019
Last summer we cleaned and stained our large deck and it wasn’t long before algae started growing. Can 30-second cleaner be used on a 9 month old stained deck? It was stained twice and we love the looks and the color, so wanted to preserve what is already there.