We have a painted metal railing on our front porch and because our front porch only sees a second of sunshine ever, the railing tends to go green with mildew quickly. I usually clean it once a year with varying degrees of effort.
Today, with supervision from Jim, I cleaned the railing with a bleach solution and put in quite a bit of effort. The little MAN had his foot on my neck.
The railing turned out pretty well, but now I really need to paint as some of the metal is exposed (aluminum, thankfully, so no rust). I also discovered that the posts that hold up the roof aren’t just covered in a greyish moldy film, but that they are actually coated in different paint than the railing. It’s almost like the posts were never painted, only primed. How I’ve never noticed this, I don’t know. But, now that I’ve cleaned, everyone will notice.
The supervisor was not pleased. Or maybe it it was the water hose that displeased him.