Cleaning Brite-Ply EPDM Roof?
Oxyclean? Dawn? Bleach? Spic-n-Span? Thetford Premium Rubber Roof Cleaner & Conditioner? The roof was in a coastal wooded area, not directly under trees. It is the white EPDM and feels a little ...
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ScottG wrote:
The growth does no harm to the roof and as you know, aggressive cleaning only shortens its life.
The manufacturer recommends SpicNSpan. Anything with bleach does a great job (I once spilled some Tylex up there and it was the whitest spot on the roof!) cleaned but probably isn't very good for it.
I'm not sure if the growth will hurt the roof or not? I could believe either way ;)
I've read bleach is okay...but...it is still bleach, so too much for too long is detrimental to most things. I'm hoping it would be okay to use one of the hydrogen peroxide products instead to kill off the growth.
Then there is the fiberglass sides and plastic trim, over which whatever used on the roof will drain as it is rinsed. Will it hurt or leave marks?
Aggressive cleaning? Yeah, trying to avoid that. My goal isn't "whitest whites" rather preserving the roof. I do not intend to get into a roof cleaning routine, except maybe hose and rinse, maybe use some dawn to keep the sticks and leaves and residue off it on occasion.
I appreciate your thoughts on it, trying to do the right thing here.
