How To Wash Aluminum Gutters

Turn the nozzle on the bottle to clean.

How to wash aluminum gutters.

Rinse the gutters with a hose. Simple green makes a concentrated environmentally safe cleaner with good stain removing properties. It attacks the oxidation and not the paint or material. Spray a five to ten foot section at a time because otherwise the gutters may dry before you have cleaned them.

If you have aluminum gutters you ll want to be careful when choosing a chemical as some may cause aluminum to corrode. A simple solution of water and white vinegar works very well for cleaning the outside of the gutters and won t corrode aluminum. On a windy day some of the spray might fly back into your face and you don t want this stuff in your eyes. F 13 gutter grenade is a multipurpose gutter cleaner that s safe for all types of gutters.

Another option is to spray the gutters down entirely at the beginning so that you can turn the hose off. For that mix half cup of household liquid detergent with a half cup of bleach in two gallons of water. Aluminum readily welcomes a solution of warm water and acetic acid more commonly found in the kitchen as white vinegar after scooping the gunk from your gutters with the trowel mix a bucketful of solvent using 1 cup of vinegar for every 3 gallons of water. For aluminum try gutter zap which removes electrostatic bonded streaks with little scrubbing.

Use this solvent to scrub off the outer surface of your gutters with a stiff brush or a piece of cloth.