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Don Nicolussi
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January 17, 2006 - 9:20 am
Hi All,
I need your advice. Have a older brick home with a 5 year old long run iron roof that has never been painted and looks new. I dont really want to paint the roof but there is one section stained by coal near the chimney (metal).
Does anyone know of a product that will remove the stain. Or am I up for a paint job.
Most so far say only solution is to seal over the stain and paint.
??
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January 19, 2006 - 8:52 am
I would seriously get up on the roof with a bucket of hot water and dishwashing liquid and a broom and give it a good clean. I would think it is only greasy smoke residue and on a shiny steel roof it will wash off.
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January 19, 2006 - 8:16 pm
Hi Fern,
Will let you know. What i did not want to do is get the sticky black stuff on the rest of the roof. Will do the soap thing and have the hgh presure cleaner on standby.
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January 29, 2006 - 6:10 am
hi fern,
The water blater at 2000 psi did not budge it. Hot water and scrubbing brush – nothing. Sugar soap, wire brush and blaster and its gone.
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January 30, 2006 - 11:57 pm
Glad it’s gone, but what remains of the roof surface.
I’m not too sure what a wire brush does to galv. (or is it colorbond?)
Watch it over time!
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January 31, 2006 - 7:57 am
hi Harley,
Yeah that is the other problem, it’s gal so will have to wait and see how the surface holds up.
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January 31, 2006 - 12:14 pm
No real problem DLPP
all you’ve done is strip away the galv protection….
but it will take a few years before the rust comes thru…
is it close to the beach???
oh dear
that might only be months….
Harley2
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January 31, 2006 - 7:10 pm
I suppose at worst, you have to replace a couple of full length sheets of iron.
Not the end of the world!
Were you looking for some cheap fencing?
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February 13, 2006 - 5:46 am
I would rather paint the roof, when the gal has been striped and the rust starts to set in you will have a bigger problem to deal with, get it painted it will look great and give you some protection. The rust only needs a small unprotected spot like the one you scrubed to start and will spread all over, keep in mind it will take a long time for this to happen but why not deal with it before it even gets started.