Remove Deck Stain From Aluminum Siding

Follow the guidelines below to get the job done.

Remove deck stain from aluminum siding.

Remove the most difficult stains with a contractor grade exterior cleaner designed to remove paint tar wood stain and other common construction and remodeling products from exterior surfaces. To remove the stain you must strip the color off of the siding. Restain wooden siding when finished by using a matching color stain. Repaint any areas where the remover took off the paint.

Sponge or old cloths. Wood stain is one of the most difficult stains to remove but a variety of products will take wood stain off your vinyl siding without harming it. The stripper by behr or other stain stripper that is safe for vinyl siding. If all else fails you can match the siding color and repaint the stained parts of the siding.

It is not an uncommon occurrence for deck stain to splatter onto vinyl siding during application. Give your aluminum siding a good rinse with the hose first. Choose a cleaner specifically for oil based or water based product removal because a product designed to remove one type of deck stain may not work on. I recommend using a spray nozzle with an angled setting and working from the top down.

Stain can be spilled or splattered onto siding and when you re staining an attached deck or a nearby fence wind and weather can spread the stain to your vinyl siding.