However when they get too dirty they can be a pain to clean.
Washing vinyl shutters.
Vinyl siding and shutters are made with a pigmented coloring that may chalk or form a powdery white coating over time.
Is power washing the best way to clean the shutters.
There are four main reasons you should never pressure wash your house.
If your color faded you may be able to get your shutters replaced or restored by the manufacturer.
The brush and mops.
Make sure to avoid using too much of any liquid cleaners on plantation shutters especially wooden shutters.
All you need is a garden hose a brush and two mops.
Painters and pressure washing companies walk away from a house with a clean exterior but the work they did has caused untold damage inside the walls of the house and other places.
I d rather not go through the hassle of washing sanding priming and repainting the vinyl shutters as that kind of defeats the purpose of having maintenance free vinyl shutters.
Follow these steps to make your vinyl shutters shine like new.
Plantation shutters are easy to clean and do not require heavy maintenance.
How to clean exterior shutters.
Four ways that pressure washing does more harm than good.
How to remove chalking from vinyl shutters.
However before beginning the painting process check your warranty.
The color on vinyl shutters wears down over time.
If you re getting ready to put.
As needed use a soft.
Power or pressure washing can and does leave a slight dirt film behind unless you position the tip of the cleaning tool dangerously close to the.
Dust them as you would wood shutters with a traditional feather duster and vacuum soft brush attachment.
I tried a product called nu vinyl but that lasted only one season.
If your shutters are extra dirty wipe them down with white vinegar to keep them clean.
The color is solid throughout with just the surface having faded.
In a single story house cleaning exterior shutters may be a chore but it is not a problem.
Do not think for a moment that power washing the vinyl is the best way to clean the surface.
Any help would be most.
For many cleaning vinyl shutters is a step towards painting them.