How To Clean A Roofing Trowel

Use a trowel or gutter scoop for compacted debris.

How to clean a roofing trowel. For extra cleaning power mix in a non ammonia heavy cleaner like tsp. If the color does not fade continue to clean the stain with back and forth movements and a soft rag. These solvents are among the safest to use. Place your ladder squarely on a level ground before you climb it.

Begin cleaning near a downspout. Use a sprayer attached to garden hose that s filled with equal parts chlorine bleach and water. Of laundry strength liquid chlorine bleach and water. Pick a cool overcast day so the cleaning solution doesn t dry too fast.

Remove and clean the downspout strainer. Now day i use a wire brush at the end of the day i have also found a red devil window scraper with a good clean razor works well also i have ruined several of those cleaning my trowels. Clear large debris such as leaves and twigs by hand. One part of proper roof maintenance is cleaning the shingles which you can do yourself in less than an hour.

If the object is a dyed fabric test a small area for colorfastness. Growing up in this biz i use to have to job of cleaning the mason s trowels i would take them to the sand pile and work them in and out until they were clean. Best way to clean trowels levels. Apply the citrus based solvents first.

Joe just got done doing a roof patch now he wants to. In this video i will show you the fastest and easiest way to clean a dirty trowel.