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sodium percarbonate(oxygen bleach) wood siding cleaner

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9/4/09 at 11:37am
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Getting ready to restain our cedar siding house. I've read that oxygen bleach is better for cleaning the cedar as it will actually kill mold/algae/mildew by getting to the "roots".  Is that true?  TSP is a good cleaner, but it wont kill mold/algae/mildew. Chlorine bleach is bad for the wood and doesnt penetrate to kill the "roots".    Any comments on this?

My second question is:  How can I make my own oxygen bleach solution suitable for cleaning cedar siding?

thanks
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9/4/09 at 10:45pm
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Hi gobeavs,

Welcome to the Huddle and am interested to see replies to your question myself! 
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9/5/09 at 1:39am
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Looking around on the net - I found a site http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/sodium-percarbonate.html

It turns out that sodium percarbonate is the dry form of hydrogen peroxide.

From what I read it is quite safe (as far as anything concentrated goes) and good for many things.

It is available in powder form and you can 'mix your own'.  The link gives sources for the powder.
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