Power Washing and Roof Cleaning Forum

njacobson · Veteran Member

Lead boot, roof flashing, gutter corrosion?

Fred W · Guru

Lead boots will tarnish faster than you can spray them......:} If you even mention the word bleach they tarnish.

Maverick Contracting · Approved Exterior Cleaner

You will have limited issues as long as you keep them wet constantly. Spray wax helps chem interaction or slight acidity wetting to counteract .

If you are working over a small bump out hood , wax it, that will protect it (I'm sure i have other protectants, just need to look) larger areas hopefully someone else here or brethren sites may have better solutions

njacobson · Veteran Member

maverick, when you say wax it, what are you using?

and lead boots, just stay away??

Fred W · Guru

It's virtually impossible to stay away. Many homes have lead boots and you can't spray around them.

Maverick Contracting · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I use this

njacobson · Veteran Member

Thanks maverick.

-- Edited by njacobson on Tuesday 26th of January 2016 07:38:23 PM

njacobson · Veteran Member

Thanks maverick.
Spray on before wash to shed the solution?

DirtyRoofcom · Approved Exterior Cleaner

ugh ..... lead boots. that was on the job experience for me :(

before you can say "oh $hit" its already too late

njacobson · Veteran Member

Erik thats what I'm trying to avoid with ample research in advance...could you share with me the solution that you use?? thank you

DirtyRoofcom · Approved Exterior Cleaner

water rinse before and after
if you can get to it bag it

njacobson · Veteran Member

thank you

Bryan P · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I learned about this this week. In case you're wondering, it looks like this...

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Zach Maynard · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Lead always oxidizes, although in my experience it looks better after a couple months. We have more aluminum here in new england but still have lead around chimneys etc. We always inform our customers that it's a temporary oxidization.

Maverick Contracting · Approved Exterior Cleaner

It may be the acid rain cleaning up the tarnish?