In my experience these chemicals leave a lot of feathering as they seem to loosen the surface wood that was broken down from the elements Why not use a light sodium hypochlorite solution?
@@Plumbbrookpines Sodium metasilicate does not hurt or deteriorate the lignan/fibers of the wood. Your “Light SH Solution” will. Or maybe you’re using too much pressure. Either way, SESW Chemicals🔥
I did a ridiculous amount of research on this because I wanted to know the scientific reason behind the claims that you shouldn’t use SH. It turns out that sodium metasilicate and SH both offset the PH of the wood by a similar amount. Without performing an oxalic acid treatment to rebalance the PH level afterward, both can damage lignen. Technically, neither is less safe to use than the other. In practice, I’ve found sodium metasilicate to dull the color of the wood less than SH, but it’s purely aesthetic. For this reason, I use sodium metasilicate for cleaning wood, but I buy it in bulk as a powder and mix it myself.
Great job on both the wash and the video.
@@TheFreshRinse thank you Mike 👊🏻Lord knows I’m trying.
@@AboveBeyondSoftwash Yes!!!
BOOM!
Awesome job!
@@washcoastAL Thank you
Lookin great
@@southeastsoftwash4020 i’m trying, brother 🤣
Awsome video
@@Duey_diditGarage thanks D-Dog!
How much did u price on that?
Which one? There was 3 or 4 projects in that video 🤣
In my experience these chemicals leave a lot of feathering as they seem to loosen the surface wood that was broken down from the elements
Why not use a light sodium hypochlorite solution?
@@Plumbbrookpines Sodium metasilicate does not hurt or deteriorate the lignan/fibers of the wood. Your “Light SH Solution” will. Or maybe you’re using too much pressure. Either way, SESW Chemicals🔥
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I did a ridiculous amount of research on this because I wanted to know the scientific reason behind the claims that you shouldn’t use SH. It turns out that sodium metasilicate and SH both offset the PH of the wood by a similar amount. Without performing an oxalic acid treatment to rebalance the PH level afterward, both can damage lignen. Technically, neither is less safe to use than the other. In practice, I’ve found sodium metasilicate to dull the color of the wood less than SH, but it’s purely aesthetic. For this reason, I use sodium metasilicate for cleaning wood, but I buy it in bulk as a powder and mix it myself.
Finally someone who just doesn’t put SH on a fence!! Only 🤡’s use SH on a fence!
BUT tou used too little oxalic, should be 8oz+ per gallon.