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Post by Paul Z (127 John Gibson) on Apr 29, 2011 14:02:37 GMT -5
Like many NV owners, we've had tremendous molding problems on our steps of the composite porch.
I contacted NV to discuss any warranty options we had with Trex. They put me in touch with Probuilt (301.854.0821) who was extremely helpful. Probuilt built our decks.
Basically, Trex and other composite decks have (in the past) been notorius for this. However, they have improved immensely in the last year. Unfortunately, that doesn't help us and the warranty specifically excludes mold.
The mold does wash off, I did it last year. But for a year long cleaning and protection, they suggest a product from Expert Chemicals- Composite Cleaner. It will remove and keep mold off for about a year.
For stains, they reccomend a stain cleaner from psc-solutions.com. Not 100% - but they've had good success with removing stains with it.
Finally, if you want to bring back some color and protect it, they also reccomend the psc-solutions sealer.
Each is about $20/gallon+shipping. I ordered some and let you know how it goes.
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Post by Paul Z (127 John Gibson) on Jun 2, 2011 8:46:53 GMT -5
I used both sets of chemicals I bought - and both do exactly what they were stated to do. Feel free to look at my steps out front, if your curious on the product. There is a little mildew on the sides, but that's because I couldn't reach it with the brush I was using.
Process is easy and painless..but definitely don't buy until you are ready to use. The mildew stuff has a shelf life of a month.
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