CEDAR WASH Eco-Safe and Organic Wood Cleaner, 10 lb. Container, Clear (WS-CW-10LB)

My cedar sided shed is 20 years old and the front side facing the sun was totally grey. Here is what I did……. I took a 5 gallon bucket and added1 gallon of water to it. I next added 1 cup of this product to it and then used my electric drill w/stirring paddle to mix it up for about 13 min. I took this 1 Gallon mixture and put it into a 1 gallon sprayer. I started spraying at the top of a wall and could immediately see a dark sludge flowing down the wall. I scrubbed the siding with a handheld good bristled brush. You will be amazed at how gunked up the brush gets and what’s flowing down the wall. Every minute or so I would take the garden hose and spray clean the brush and then back to brushing the wall. Once I got the all the wall brushed, I took the hose on jet spray and hosed the wall down thoroughly. Since the siding was exposed to cleaner and water it still looked pretty dark but I could see various spots of patches of red showing through. After the shed thoroughly dried after about 4 hours, the wall looked great about 90%. I touched up a couple of areas and am now 100% satisfied. This product worked fine for me but I had many doubts after reading some reviews.

Works great on cedar siding. I didn’t realize how dirty the wood was until using this! What a difference!! Easy to use.

I have approximately 500 sq. Ft of rough cut cedar siding. My siding had many decades of build up to the point it just looked like black siding. On contact you will see residue running to the ground. Sprayed it continuously and let it sit for 15 and up to 30 minutes and repeated process using a 3000 psi pressure washer with 45 degree angle. It was lightening up but wasn’t stripping the cedar like I wanted. So I resorted to 15 degree angle on the pressure washer and about 2 inches from the siding. Washed with the grain. Yes it raised the grain in some areas but in the end I had a light colored cedar. Later on after it dried really well I sealed it with clear sealer and it brought out some of the red again. I don’t have before pictures but I posted some of the “after sealer” results. It’s been two weeks since I completed it. These pictures are in the shade and doesn’t really show the full color. My main point is, this product doesn’t work miracles nor did I expect it to. But it did help with the process. Scrubbing wasn’t an option. I ruined several brushes trying to scrub it. Brushes were full of oil.

I mixed as directed, sprayed on a cedar garden house (picture a large gazebo with windows), let the solution sit as directed, then power-washed at low pressure. I did about 10% of the building at a time. It required **repeated** rinsing to remove and neutralize the cleaner. And the bleaching action made the wood surface fuzzy -- enough that I may lightly power-sand many areas, which is a ton of additional work. It did brighten the wood a little vs power washing alone. It appears to have killed, though not fully removed, black algae aka mildew. Conclusion? The cedar wood looks a *little* better than just power-washing alone. But probably not enough to justify the added time and work. The fuzzing effect on the wood grain is annoying and something to weigh seriously before using the product, especially on horizontal surfaces like decking. My building is 9yrs old, and I have powerwashed the cedar twice a year for the last 7 years. I think power washing alone is likely the better strategy. Repeated use of this product will be too tough on the wood. To my surprise, it did not make power-washing any easier. If anything, it added to the work because of the extensive, repeated rinsing it required. The firm that build the structure advises against using cleaners. They say just power-wash once or twice a year.

I gotta admit I was skeptical! I have a cedar fence that needed cleaning! This product WORKS! Simple to apply with a pump sprayer and pressure wash off! I didn't when have to scrub it nothing! Definitely will buy again! 😁😁😁

Not good. Expected the product to make my cedar siding look better, it looked much worse, made the wood look dark and old instead of bright and new. I had to bleach and do a heavy pressure wash to remove the effects of cedar wash (2X). Then I had some over spray of the cedar wash on my windows - NO caution on the label to avoid getting on glass. after several attempts to wash the residue off (window cleaner won't touch it) I called the customer support they said to use easy oven cleaner - after 2 cleanings with easy off and 2 more cleanings with glass cleaner my glass is ALMOST clear of any residue. So I paid the price for the product, applied it, then removed it, then spent several hours and the cost of glass & oven cleaner - this product cost me around 12 hours of my life doing physical labor mostly to remove the effects of this terrible product.

Follow the directions, including mixing times, and you will be happy with the results. Be sure to use a pressure washer.

It took off the old Cedar stain from my shed and gable. I was impressed. The old Cedar stain came off easily and I was able to apply primer and a coat of latex paint without any bleeding. You need to mix it up according to directions. Use a 5 gallon bucket and a large paint mixing stick. Use a pump sprayer. It will start coming off within a few short minutes if not immediately. Use a good water hose with some pressure or a power washer on low pressure to rinse Use a quality type of primer if you plan on painting over what's left of the Cedar stain.