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Bob Jr wrote:

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Anybody have any idea what this stuff really works on except for washing whites.....

Works good in Washing Machine!

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 Sodium Percarbonate works well as a wood cleaner.  Decks, Fences, Cedar Shingled Roofs.

GOOD IDEA!

kuhlbreeze wrote:

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By itself sodium percarbonate makes a poor roof cleaner. The first thing you need to add is an

additive to help raise the alkalinity of the cleaning solution. This is commonly done by

combining the percarbonate with a material like soda ash. Even better is to use a combination

of soda ash and sodium metasilicate. (Commonly called TSP substitute and can be purchased

in any hardware store.) You also need is to add a little surfactant to the cleaning solution to

help it wet out the surface being cleaned. Asphalt tiles are very porous and you need good

wetting by the cleaning solution to remove the mold and mildew in the nooks and crannies of

the roofing material. This can easily be accomplished by adding a little dish liquid (like Dawn)

to the cleaning solution before use. There are accelerators that can also be added. These

materials accelerate the release of oxygen of the sodium percarbonate increasing the

bleaching and cleaning power. If you can get TAED (tetra acetyl ethylene diamine) that works

very well but you have to know how to use it to get the best performance. There are other

proprietary accelerators that can be used. Lastly, do not use any oxygen bleach products with

less than 75% sodium percarbonate. If you do you may be disappointed. Natural Choices

manufactures an oxygen bleach based product called Exterior ProX Deck and Patio Cleaner

(80% or more sodium percarbonate) that does an excellent job on exterior surfaces like

siding, decks, roofs, fences and masonry. It contains all of the ingredient cited previously in

their proper proportions. We also do proprietary formulations if a more robust product is

needed. As the chemist who has been formulating oxygen bleach products for over 15 years I

can assure Natural Choices has the best quality and performance available for oxygen bleach

based exterior cleaning products.

Dr. Marion Mack Myers
Technical Director
Pacific Sands/Natural Choices
262-898-3117
technical@oxyboost.com

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