Merced, CA
Fence Cleaning in Merced, CA
Grime Getterz cleans Merced's wood and vinyl fences with low pressure and the right cleaners, brightening gray, weathered wood and washing vinyl white again without carving wand marks into either. Sprinkler rust stains along the bottom rails get treated too.
What Merced fences endure
A fence here gets it from every direction: brutal summer sun grays the wood, Tule fog grows green algae on the shaded north side, field dust cakes into the grain, and hard-water sprinklers paint orange iron stains along the bottom boards. Most Merced backyards are framed by hundreds of feet of fence, so when it goes gray and green, the whole yard looks tired.
Low pressure saves the wood
Blasting a fence at high pressure carves fuzzy stripes into the boards that never go away. We use low pressure with a percarbonate or hypochlorite-based cleaner matched to the job: the chemistry lifts the gray oxidation and kills the algae, and a gentle rinse finishes it. Old cedar and redwood come back warmer than most owners expect.
Vinyl fences and rust lines
The newer subdivisions in north Merced run heavily to vinyl fencing, which goes green in the fog season and dingy tan from dust. Vinyl soft washes beautifully. On both wood and vinyl, orange sprinkler rust needs an oxalic-acid-based treatment: pressure will not remove iron staining, on any material.
Questions We Actually Get
Can a gray fence really come back?
Usually, yes. Gray is oxidized surface fiber, and the right cleaner lifts it to reveal sound wood underneath. Sun-baked Merced fences respond especially well.
Will you damage the boards with pressure?
No. We keep pressure low and let detergent do the work. High-pressure wand stripes are permanent damage, and we do not create them.
What are the orange stains at the bottom of my fence?
Iron from hard well water sprinkler overspray. It needs an oxalic-acid-based rust remover, which we apply before washing. Re-aiming sprinklers keeps it from coming back.
Should I seal or stain the fence after cleaning?
It helps in this climate. A quality stain or sealer after cleaning slows the sun bleaching and keeps fog-season algae from re-rooting as fast.
Ready to make it look new again?
Fast scheduling. Photo-documented results. A written quote before any work starts.