Mold removal usually requires some scrubbing and the best tool to use is a stiff bristle natural fiber scrub brush avoid metal fiber brushes they can damage the siding.
How to remove mold spores from vinyl siding.
Accumulated dirt grime grease and plant material can also provide the perfect breeding ground for mold.
Removing mildew from vinyl siding.
When it is time for it to reproduce the fungus lives up to its name and shoots tiny spores in all directions.
Its primary job is to decay dead wood.
In home gardens it often takes up residence in wood mulch.
To remove artillery fungus from siding you have to physically scrape it off.
Over time mold can grow on a vinyl siding because it has not been cleaned for a while.
Borax can also be part of a permanent remedy for black mold treatment on vinyl siding or to clean mold from wood on your deck.
Artillery fungus is a common fungus in north america.
Another cleaning recipe that is highly effective at cleaning mold and mildew from vinyl siding is a borax solution applied with a soft brush.
You can do it with steel wool very gently so you don t take the paint off.
The spores dotting your house may not fit in with your redecorating plans but they won t cause any structural damage or grow there.
These sticky black dots cling to vinyl siding like glue.
Mold and mildew on vinyl siding is a common problem that can be remedied with some effort and the right cleaning materials.
Standard household cleaners won t necessarily remove.
The black tar like spots that are all over your vinyl siding are more than likely a fungus called sphaerobolus stellatus better known as artillery or shotgun fungus although it s most often found on the east coast it can grow anywhere and especially thrives in areas that have cool damp springs or rainy fall weather conditions.
As rainwater and condensation accumulate on vinyl siding it can develop black spots of mold and mildew.
Borax solution for cleaning mold off vinyl siding.
They just won t let go.