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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by Statick@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

Saw something about Pine-Sol being a "bug repellant" and people use it to clean patios/decks. I have composite deck boards and just want to make sure it won't damage them.

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[-] Phenomephrene@thebrainbin.org 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I used to work for a building materials distributor; we moved a lot of composite decking. From what I remember the manufacturer didn't recommend leaving a cleaner on the decking, that if a cleaner was used it should be rinsed off before it has the chance to dry. I can't speak to Pine-Sol specifically, but we would use Simple Green on any boards that needed cleaning and would wipe it down with a couple rags (one to remove the excess cleaner, and a wet rag to follow up).

Edit: Here's a url for the manufacturer's product care page that we dealt with. If you know the brand of decking you have installed there ought to be a similar page on their website if there are any differences.

https://www.timbertech.com/resources/care-cleaning/

[-] Statick@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Okay, good to know. I'll make sure to do small sections so it doesn't dry. And yeah the boards are Trex. I'll check their website.

Test in a spot that won’t matter if something happens, like the underside.

[-] Statick@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago

Good idea, ty!

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