I was looking for a way to safely clean the metal roof of my house.
Oxygen bleach painted metal roof.
The reason you shouldn t use bleach to remove moss from your roof has to do with the composition of your shingles.
Apply one coating of oxygen bleach to the darkest stained areas first then coat the entire shingled surface with the spray.
Spray a generous coating of the oxygen bleach mixture onto the roof immediately.
Follow this by spraying another coat of the oxy bleach onto the darker stains.
September 24 2017 at 7 21 pm.
Ox roof cleaners are color safe user safe environmentally safe and an excellent deodorizer to let your roof be clean and algae free.
I was worried about bleach harming the rubber washers on the screws that hold the roof on.
It is my experiment on the black mold on my truck s roof.
Allow the oxygen bleach to sit on the roof for about 20.
This releases the byproducts of oxygen water and soda ash that are non toxic and biodegradable.
Your shingles are made of a fiberglass mat that is covered with protective oils tar and asphalt.
What bleach does to your roof.
Wet down the roof with plain water from the garden hose.
When applying the spray to the shingles spray the bleach and water mixture so that it flows down the roof rather than up.
I tried walmart bleach since it was.
It is this very oil tar and asphalt which protect your shingles from the elements.
Everbrite will bring out the color and luster of the metal roof.
Then everbrite clear protective coating is applied to restore and protect the metal.
Painted metal roofs come with a baked on factory finish and you can re coat these as well as paint bare metal roofing with acrylic latex paint.
It s also not uncommon for painted metal roofs to show more dirt on their surface than unpainted metal roofs and for painted roofs to be more difficult to clean.
Chemically oxi clean is sodium percarbonate hydrogen peroxide bonded with natural soda ash gets activated by contact with water.
You can also use oil based alkyd paint but.
The oxygen breaks down organic stains taking your roof back to its original color.