cleaning old aluminum siding

[Unregistered-ddfpv1]

Our aluminum siding is about 30 years old, and never been painted. It also looks like its never been washed! Its chalky, discolored, and some spots have rust (up by where the nails are along the gutters). What’s the best way to clean this siding ourselves? Its a 2-story. I can’t spend much money, or else i would have hired a professional. Any advise is appreciated! thanks.

[tomh]

You can clean it with a pressure washer and household siding cleaner, or just use a car washing tool. There are a bunch of inexpensive tools that attach to a hose and have a brush and often can mix soap or cleaner.

The paint will continue to chalk, and that is a normal self-cleaning mechanism. Remember you can paint aluminum siding very easily. Best results are airless spray applied latex, but hand-painting will work. Just be careful about setting ladders against the siding.

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