{"id":312,"date":"2020-05-25T17:36:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-25T17:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washnit.com\/?p=312"},"modified":"2020-06-12T17:40:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:40:06","slug":"the-difference-between-a-pressure-wash-and-soft-wash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/washnit.com\/the-difference-between-a-pressure-wash-and-soft-wash\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between a Pressure Wash and Soft Wash"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"312\" class=\"elementor elementor-312\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a07fe78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a07fe78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-269f73b\" data-id=\"269f73b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71fe88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c71fe88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have mentioned many times in our blog that pressure washing things yourself <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/washnit.com\/why-pressure-washing-can-be-a-dangerous-diy-project\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can be dangerous<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to your property and to your health \u2014 but what about a soft wash?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people don\u2019t know the difference between a power wash and a pressure wash, let alone a soft wash! It\u2019s easy to think of a soft wash as simply spraying off your deck with a garden hose, but that\u2019s not the case! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8fe3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a8fe3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What is Pressure Washing?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ad61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15ad61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pressure washing is any time you are using compressed water from a pressure washing machine to clean any number of surfaces. These machines can be either gas or electric-powered, with the gas-powered machines being noticeably stronger. A pressure washer is a very powerful machine and can even be used to strip paint from surfaces. We recommend against DIY pressure washing because it can be easy to handle the machine incorrectly and accidentally injure yourself or your property. Even just shooting it at the ground has been known to cause small pieces of gravel to shoot up and ship windows and paint.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pressure washing should be left to a professional.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b709cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b709cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What is Soft Washing?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f126bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f126bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surprisingly enough, soft washing doesn\u2019t involve using your garden hose spray nozzle. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/washnit.com\/whats-the-difference-between-pressure-washing-and-power-washing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike a power wash<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a soft wash is done with the same machine as your typical pressure wash. The difference is that it is done at a lower PSI, or pressure level. This makes it safer and less likely to damage paint and other delicate surfaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A soft wash is performed at PSI levels of less than 500, and the nozzle tip is replaced with one that will give a wider spray area, further lessening the potential damage that can be done.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soft washing is usually done on soft surfaces, such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vinyl siding<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trees and other strong-rooted plants<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wood panel siding<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cedar shake siding<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outdoor wood furniture<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1bf57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a1bf57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">So, Can I do a DIY Soft Wash?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7d5d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e7d5d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the same reasons that we recommend against DIY pressure washing, we recommend against DIY soft washing as well. While soft washing is safer than your standard pressure washing, the fact is that if you are untrained, there still stands a chance you may misuse the machine and cause damage to property or injury to yourself.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want a professional to soft wash your home, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/washnit.com\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact us<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have mentioned many times in our blog that pressure washing things yourself can be dangerous to your property and to your health \u2014 but what about a soft wash? Many people don\u2019t know the difference between a power wash and a pressure wash, let alone a soft wash! 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