HOW TO: Clean Red Cedar Clapboard with Oxygen Bleach

There are many ways to clean anything and red cedar clapboard siding is no different. This video here is a very basic HOW TO of one of my favorite methods. As any professional exterior cleaner knows, much more can be said about cleaning red cedar clapboard, but I hope this video illustrates the basics of this method.

About sodium percarbonate: when sodium percarbonate is mixed with water, it breaks down to release hydrogen peroxide and sodium carbonate. The chemical reaction is this:

2 Na2CO3·1.5H2O2 (sodium percarbonate) + 2 H2O (water) → 2 Na2CO3 (sodium carbonate) + 3 H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide)

Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful oxidizing agent and is commonly used as a bleach and disinfectant. Sodium carbonate, also known as soda ash, is often used in cleaning products as a water softener and to help remove stains.

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