Soft Washing Your Patio: The Safe and Effective Solution 🌱

By Mark Cave December 04, 2024

Soft Washing Your Patio: The Safe and Effective Solution 🌱

When it comes to maintaining the beauty and longevity of your patio, soft washing stands tall as an ideal solution. It’s not just about making your space look pristine; it’s about preserving the materials and ensuring a long-lasting finish. But what exactly is soft washing, and why should you consider it for your patio?

Understanding Soft Washing: A Gentle Yet Powerful Cleaning Method

Soft washing is a cleaning method using low-pressure water combined with specialized solutions to safely remove bacteria, mold, mildew, and other organic stains from exterior surfaces. Unlike pressure washing, soft washing systems operate under a gentle stream that prevents damage to your patio’s delicate surfaces.

Benefits of Soft Washing for Your Patio

Preserves Surface Integrity: The low-pressure approach ensures that no damage comes to your patio's surface material.
Long-lasting Cleanliness: The biodegradable solutions used in soft washing eliminate harmful microorganisms at their root, offering a longer-lasting clean.
Environmentally Friendly: Soft wash solutions are often biodegradable, making this method a greener cleaning choice.

Soft Washing vs. Pressure Washing: Why Go Soft?

While pressure washing blasts away grime with high-pressure water jets, it can also harm your patio’s surface, causing scratches and degradation. On the other hand, soft washing utilize a gentler approach. It cleans more effectively while preserving the natural look and structure of your patio material.

The Science Behind Soft Wash Solutions

Driving the impressive results of soft washing are the carefully formulated chemical solutions. At SoftWash UK, our solutions are made to remove organic growth effectively. From the popular Clever Wash Surfactant to biocides that leave no trace of algae or fungus, these solutions are integral to the process.

How to Soft Wash Your Patio Like a Pro 🧽

Gather Your Equipment: Invest in premium soft washing equipment, including sprayers and applicators tailor-made for this cleaning style.
Prepare Your Solution: Accurately mix a cleaning solution such as sodium hypochlorite as guided by your specific product instructions.
Apply and Soak: Evenly apply your solution over the patio surface, allowing it to sit and break down contaminants.
Rinse Thoroughly: Although soft washing requires less rinsing than pressure washing, rinsing any remaining solution will ensure immaculate results.

For those interested in doing it themselves, a training course is available to guide you step-by-step through the process.

Ready to Transform Your Patio? 🌟

Whether you simply want a cleaner outdoor entertainment area or wish to make an impression before selling your home, soft washing your patio can provide the rejuvenation it needs without the risks associated with pressure washing.

For more information about soft washing and to explore our curated collection of cleaning solutions and equipment, visit the SoftWash UK website. Let your patio shine with the safety and efficiency of soft washing. 💧

If you're interested in more detailed guides and the latest soft washing tips, check out our podcast with Mark Cave, your guide to all things soft washing!

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Softwashing calculator is an indispensable tool for juggling complicated chemical mixes. It helps reduce wastage and keeps operating costs down by giving accurate proportions

If you are having difficulty getting your head around the maths, trying to work out what percentage of softwash you need, how much chemical, surfactant and water to add, then this is the App for you.

The Soft Wash Calculator App allows you to work out your soft wash recipe by telling you exactly how much chemical, how much water and how much surfactant to add to get the desired soft wash recipe.
It doesn't stop there!.
- It can also remix your leftover softwash to a new stronger or weaker recipe.
- all controls in one place for see at a glance operation
- ease of input via pre-loaded dials. no more calculator style typing
- instantly responds to changes of complex combinations
- works in both Litres and US Gallons
- tested for Protan and Deutan colourblind users
- links to SoftwashingUK website

Take this scenario
You started with a 1% soft wash recipe of 50 gal (or litres) for a deck clean and you’re left with 13 gallons.

You get a call from a prospective customer to clean their roof. Past experience tells you a 4% soft wash recipe is needed, but what about your leftover mix at 1%?.

Do you waste time and effort driving back to base to transfer into a standby tank?
You could consider the 13 gal as just water, top up the tank and start again.
But that’s throwing away the value of the mix and raising your overhead.

Soft Wash Calculator App to the rescue.

You get to the new job and it requires 100 gal / litres.
Switch into remix mode , confirming the 13 gal already in the tank
Move the dials to your new recipe and the app immediately updates the different amounts to add in front of your eyes including the correct amount of extra surfactant.

You now have a 100 gal / litres tank of 4% soft wash recipe ready for your roof clean job!

Not forgetting you’ve saved money too, all without stress and uncertainty . Don’t underestimate what confident calmness has on your customer putting out referrals.

The same applies if you have a 4% recipe left in your tank and you need to dilute it down to 2%. Again the app will tell you how.

Softwashing calculator will also work for any chemical recipe. For instance you can use it for Sodium Hypochlorite, Bleach, Biocide , TFR traffic film remover and degreaser. Even the mathematically-challenged rocket scientist can top up their booster tanks to new fuel mixes after launch delays caused by changing weather conditions.

Using this app you will know exactly what chemical strength to put on any surface giving you the confidence and the knowledge of a professional soft washer and you’ll save money as well.

So if you have little knowledge of how to mix a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.
If you have little knowledge of how to remix a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.
If you want to save money when mixing a soft wash recipe then this app is for you.

This app is also backward compatible to devices running iOS7. We've done this so you can re-purpose an old iPhone 4 or iPod Touch 5 for what could be hazardous work environments. Just toss one in your cleaning van's toolkit.

Once you learn the methods and procedures of how to apply the soft wash to the different surfaces that need cleaning you’ll be unstoppable!

The app also has a guide to what percentage for what surface. And if you are the lucky owner of a Clever Injector it will remind you the correct setting for the job.
However you should always consider and risk assess what soft wash recipe you need to clean the surface.

** A major iOS code-base change may require a re-purchase. The appiverse at the time will confirm our promise that we won't do so unless the necessity is apparent.

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