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Start Power Washer and Apply Vertical Technique

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How To Pressure Wash A Wood Fence. Power washing a fence. How to stain a fence.

What happens here

The presenter starts the DeWalt power washer, mentioning that it has already been warmed up, so there's no need to use the choke. He then explains the crucial technique for power washing a fence: always move the nozzle from picket to picket, in a vertical motion. He explicitly warns against moving the nozzle across the fence horizontally or across the grain, as this will leave permanent marks that will remain visible even after staining, regardless of how much stain is applied. He notes that the horizontal portions of the fence will be addressed last, also with crossways application.

Goal: Safely start the power washer and understand the proper vertical power washing technique for fences.

Tools and materials

  • DeWalt Power Washer DeWaltProviding high-pressure water for cleaning the fence
  • Power Washer NozzleDirecting the high-pressure water stream onto the fence

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fence, what we're actually going to be doing, we're going to be power washing. And you want to actually go from picket to pick it. You never want to go across the fence cuz if you go across the fence, across the grain, you'll actually see those marks when you stain it regardless how much stain you put on. So, we do pick it to pick it and then we're going to go these um parts of the go crossways. So, we'll go crossways um the last portion um after we do the picket. So, we'll show you how to do this this panel right here real quick.

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