Follow These Tips To Clean Your Colorbond Fences Before Christmas

by Chris D. Fencing Contractor & Repair Experts

So, are you ready to start preparing for the Christmas break? Many people have already began buying decorations to put up inside as well as outside their houses for commemorating the festival. And you can follow into their footsteps as well. But before embellishment comes cleaning, and one of the main areas of your property that would need extensive cleaning prior to the holidays is your fence. Since majority of homeowners in Perth use Colorbond fencing in Wanneroo, probably you do too, if you are particular about security & privacy. Here are a few tips that you can follow to restore the usual shine of your Colorbond steel barriers before Christmas:

Start Washing Them Regularly From Now

As Colorbond fences and gates require very little maintenance, regular washdowns are more than enough to eliminate dirt and grime accumulating on them. You can hose them down even while watering your garden plants or cleaning your car.

Remove Cobwebs & Prevent Soil Buildup

Check your fences for cobwebs and if there are any, then wipe them immediately using a broom. In addition to that, prevent buildup of garden fill or soil around the bottom rails, otherwise water retention will cause the steel to corrode.

Keep Flue Deposits Away

If your house has a chimney on its roof, or your neighbour’s does, the flue from it possibly collects on your fences during winter. This is because the fallout generated through combustion of oil, wood and other fuels in a fireplace can severely damage Colorbond fencing with their high concentrations of wood acids & sulphurous acids. Therefore, clean the rails to remove flue deposits as well.

Eliminate Fungus

Steel is not immune to fungi, because these microorganisms can grow on literally any surface. If you find them growing on your Colorbond fencing, then try treating with household bleach containing sodium hypochlorite. But don’t forget to do spot test before application. Once you are done, wash the entire fencing with water.

Clean Graffiti

Graffitis are an omnipresent threat to fences in Australia. If you find them on yours too, then get a good graffiti removal product that abides by the guidelines of Bluescope Steel. Right now, the best product in the market is DuPont Graffiti Remover, but follow the given instructions carefully when using it.

Thus, use these tips to spruce up the appearance of your Colorbond fencing before the holidays start knocking on your door.