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[#2] Posted: 07/09/2012 - 2:48:08 PM |  |  |
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Staining from dirt and rain water splashing up from the ground.
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[#3] Posted: 07/09/2012 - 3:20:18 PM | | |
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The gutter joint on the inside corner near the door is leaking causing the arched stained area below it. Likely the water is pulling the natural oils out of the cedar and turning it grey before the rest of the siding.
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[#4] Posted: 07/09/2012 - 5:14:35 PM | | |
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There are some good products out there that can clean that up. You brush it on and wash it off, cedar looks new again.
The black on the upper siding could be an algae growth. We get a green algae here that turns black with age. It will wash off too.
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[#5] Posted: 07/09/2012 - 9:10:56 PM | | |
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Thanks everyone!
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[#6] Posted: 07/10/2012 - 06:00:43 AM | | |
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Definite splatter factor. I noticed when in Mexico that a lot of buildings there were stuccoed with a wainscot height of an earthy brown coloring to minimize the splatter effect.
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[#7] Posted: 07/11/2012 - 09:51:19 AM | | |
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Ok, the splatter causes it, but what is it? Is it a biological growth? Can it be removed?
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