The exterior of your home looks wonderful. Your lawn is manicured and your flowers look great. If you are still lacking that perfect curb appeal, you may need to pressure wash your driveway. When you pressure wash your drive way it gives your concrete a bright new look. You will need a few items before you start pressure washing your driveway.

Tools For Pressure Washing Your Drive Way

The most important tool needed for pressure washing your drive way is a pressure washer. It would be best to use a professional grade pressure washer. Using a 3500 psi to 4000 psi pressure washer is great for cleaning drive ways. Next you need a concrete surface cleaner. A surface cleaner will allow you to a clean a drive way faster than cleaning it with a pressure washing wand. If you don’t know what a surface cleaner is you may want to read the article What Is A Surface Cleaner. Now that you have a pressure washer and surface cleaner you need to get a good concrete cleaning detergent.

Types Of Cleaning Detergents

Different detergents are needed to remove different types of stains. Rust stains are cleaned from your drive way by using a good rust remover like Rid O Rust. Oil stains can be removed using a oil removing product like Oil Eater. These cleaners work well if you follow the manufacturers instructions.

 

Cleaning The Drive Way With A Surface Cleaner

When you start cleaning your drive way with a surface cleaner, always start at the highest point. By doing so, water and dirt will run away from the area being cleaned thus allowing you to clean better. Start cleaning at one side of your drive way and work your way over to the other side, cleaning a 10 ft to 15 ft section at a time. Over lap each pass of the surface cleaner by 3 to 4 inches. After you have finished cleaning, use your wand to rinse away the loose dirt and debris before it dries. This is also the perfect time to clean the areas that the surface cleaner may have missed like, alongside walls and in tight corners. Repeat these steps until the drive way is completely clean.

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