Normal maintenance:
Wash using a soft cloth or ordinary long handled soft bristle brush. For textured surfaces, use only a soft bristle brush to avoid smearing the stain into the grooves of the texture. Clean gently to avoid surface abrasion. After cleaning, rinse area with water.
To wash an entire house, start at the bottom and work up to the top, then rinse back down from top to bottom in order to prevent streaking.
Most cleaners are inefficient in cleaning stains such as pencil, paint, oil and tar. In these cases, you may wish to use a mildly abrasive cleaner, such as Soft Scrub®, Ajax®, Bon Ami®, etc., but the use of any abrasive material could have a negative effect on surface appearance.
Do not use cleansers containing organic solvents or other aggressive ingredients because they could affect the surface appearance of vinyl. Examples of such cleaners are: chlorine bleach, liquid grease remover, strong soaps and detergents containing organic solvents, nail polish remover, furniture polish/cleaners.

Difficult-to-remove dirt and staining on siding products:
For difficult-to-remove dirt and stains such as top soil, motor oil, lithium grease, crayon, felt-tip pen, caulking, lipstick, grass, bubble gum, mold and mildew, use readily available household cleaners such as those included in the list below.
| STAIN |
CLEANERS* |
| Bubble Gum |
Fantastic®, Murphy's Oil Soap®, solution of vinegar (30%) and water (70%), Windex® |
| Crayon |
Lestoil® |
| Oil-Based Caulk |
Fantastic® |
| Felt-Tip Pen |
Fantastic, water-based cleaners |
| Grass |
Fantastic®, Lysol®, Murphy's Oil Soap®, Windex® |
| Lipstick |
Fantastic®, Murphy's Oil Soap® |
| Lithium Grease |
Fantastic®, Lestoil®, Murphy's Oil Soap®, Windex® |
| Mold & Mildew |
Fantastic®, solution of vinegar (30%) and water (70%), Windex® |
| Motor Oil |
Fantastic®, Lysol®, Murphy's Oil Soap®, Windex® |
| Oil |
Soft Scrub® |
| Paint |
Brillo® Pad, Soft Scrub® |
| Pencil |
Soft Scrub® |
| Rust |
Fantastic®, Murphy's Oil Soap®, Windex® |
| Tar |
Soft Scrub® |
| Top Soil |
Fantastic®, Lestoil®, Murphy's Oil Soap® |
*Cleaning materials are listed in alphabetical order. Our siding manufacturers do not endorse proprietary products or processes and makes no warranties for the products referenced herein. Reference to proprietary names is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to imply there are not equally effective alternatives.

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