Cleaning is hard work, so we need all the help we can get. But maybe it would be way easier to go motivate yourself if you thought that it's not a chore but the most satisfying experience in the universe? Bored Panda has collected some before-and-after examples of wiping the dirt away, and they will make you take out the mop ASAP.
From professional high pressure cleaning machines to refurbishing old paintings, the people featured in this list certainly know how to handle a swab. Scroll down to check out the images and upvote your faves.
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Decided To Have Some Fun While Powerwashing My Dirty Driveway
New York Used To Be A Much Dirtier City Back When The Northeast Ran On Coal Plants
Coal plants with no air filters. Coal plants these days emit zero smoke.
No, they emit the most soot and smoke out of any power station. Burning coal produces smoke and there is no way to stop that
Load More Replies...The brick detail on this facade is so beautiful! Love the round arches and the lintel decoration!
HOLY C**P!!! I certainly was taken aback!! I can't imagine how long it would take to finish, something of that magnitude!! All the windows would have to done, everything!!!Again holy c**p!!
The did this in Glasgow Scotland, way back and it looked fab, well done New York. Great work
My Wife Cleaned The Knobs Off Of The Old Cabinets In Our Basement
Holy cow! Does she hire out and would she come to my house? I'll provide food...
I think you can clean many pieces of hardware by simmering in a crock pot with a bit of the appropriate cleaner. Especially painted pieces.
Load More Replies...2 Stages Of Hoarder House. You Would Have No Idea
Yup! Donning my hazmat suit to Throw it all out and start over...
Load More Replies...Well, I wouldn't want to use unkind words about someone who is/was most probably ill. "Hoarder" may seem "kinder" than some other words that might come to one's mind, but there isn't even any photographic evidence here of whether it is an accurate description in this case. Hoarding and squalor don't always go together.
Load More Replies...My husband and I did that in 2005-2006. Yes, the bathroom was that bad. The house had not been maintained since 1964. It was full to countertops with trash and unopened mailorder goods. It cleaned up real nice. 8 months of hard work I still have that house as a sweet rental.
Got Transferred To A New McDonald's Store. First Thing I Did Was Scrub Their Vats
Mark Smallman Deep Fryers are very challenging to clean, especially if the restaurant is open 24/7 and you can't close the kitchen to do the cleaning. I have worked at a restaurant where I had to clean the deep fryer and that was awful. I was not able to get it clean like in this picture so I would be interested to know what 'magic trick' the person used to make the fryer look like new.
Load More Replies...Did you hear about how complicated those machines are to clean? I can't remember where I heard it ( probably NPR) but it takes about 3 hours to clean them, and if you miss a step you have to start over again. I don't eat fast food but I found this to be such a good example of bad design that I kept that info
Load More Replies...I use to do this at a little quick shop I worked at, scrubbed the grill until it shined, broke down the drink machines (which NO ONE DOES) and soaked the little pieces in diluted bleach mixture, etc. You would not believe how nasty a fountain drink machine is if its not broken down regularly. I loved keeping that place clean!
While I totally understand, there's truth to what is said about them making potatoes taste better. There are certain things that should not be washed but "seasoned". This is done with tea pots, cast iron, and there are very famous restaurants that have literally reused the same frypans/fryers, smokers, and even grease for decades. It's a little like aging whiskey in smoked barrels, then using the barrels over and over. The would becomes seasoned and imparts flavors.
Load More Replies...I'm Ashamed To Admit That I Didn't Realize How Dirty This Swing Was Until My Wife Asked Me To Clean It. It's Not Painted Green, That's Just Years Of Gunk
Sorry Pamela, I do disagree, the beauty of natural wood, is a pleasure to look at !!!
Yuck, on the left side. Awesome, on the right side. I love the beauty of the wood and the grain is gorgeous. Patina is okay on some things, this is not one of them. Keep cleaning. Afterward, put some sort of wood sealer on it to protect it from the elements. It won't protect it forever, but it will help. Then, about once a month, or every other month, wash it with some wood soap. It will look so awesome when you're done. People will actually want to sit on it, just so they can enjoy looking at and touching the wood. It's a good thing you took this picture at the halfway point, otherwise, people would think you just bought a new one.
You would not know It was dirty if you didn't know it's original color
Antique Road Show refers to that as patina, which jacks the price way the hell up.
Our Cabin At The Lake
Why is top picture in the shade, while bottom picture in full sun? Lighting impacts the photo.
Since they didn't re-shingle, 98% off the "cleaned" exterior is simple sunshine vs. shade.
Algae - Algone
That algae is sooo slick. We live on the water. We are constantly cleaning that mess up.
Power washers are great. That slime is alive and needs to be removed. I want one again.
You made me think a horror movie could be made with that line "the slime is alive."
Load More Replies...This Church In Detroit Hasn't Been Cleaned Since It Was Built 134 Years Ago. I Always Thought The Stone Was Black
Not necessarily. The Porta Nigra in Trier was built by the Romans out of white marble. Within 200 years it had turned black due to bacteria and mold growing on the surface of the stones. This would have been well before the industrial revolution when we began burning coal and wood in earnest. It could be natural.
Load More Replies...I grew up in Detroit. It was a great city and I hope for a new city in the future.
Cleaning Rust Off Metal With A Laser
Marischal College In Aberdeen, The 2nd Largest Granite Building In The World, Has Been Cleaned. Before And After
The "after" actually looks like a more modern building. Amazing what a color change can do.
Totally helps it was a standard grey day when it was dirty, and a gorgeous blue sky clean.
So After My Previous Washer Broke I Went Out And Bought A New One, Managed To Complete The Whole Backyard
Hey, I didn't see your comment when I wrote mine. OK, you won.
Load More Replies...You are proud of a job well done, the dog is also proud, he looks happy !
Before And After Of A Playground Cleaned At Wirral School. The Difference Is Amazing
I wonder how long it will take to make it that dirty again...probably not long.
Trinity Abbey In My Hometown, Mid-Cleaning
Gandalf the Grey went in the left door and emerged as Gandalf the White from the right door!
I can only imagine what an impression this giant gleaming white building made when it was first built. Simple rural people of the time must have been awestruck.
I understand that there are benefits of cleaning the old churches but I have to admit that the gothic cathedrals look much more better as black/grey than the original white.
I must disagree. These churches were never meant to get dirtied by the offshoots of the industrial era. Between coal and oil wastes that are in the air, it's a real shame to see them decay through the added insult of acid rain.
Load More Replies...Incredible, now the beautiful design stands out , as it always should have.!!!
My Cousin Does Powerwashing For A Living. He Recently Posted This
Don't worry, it won't be so bright soon, nature will take care of itself as before :D
Load More Replies...I have a sudden compulsive desire to buy a power washer.
200 Years Of Varnish Removed From A Painting
It's sad that someone managed to f**k up the Jesus painting. But they did great with this one!
That's varnish, plus candle soot, plus air pollution coming off. A professional conservator will then put a protective coating which can be removed later if/when necessary.
This was NOT done by a qualified conservator/restorer but by a TV presenter/art dealer. Yes, gels with solvents in are used to do this but not in such a hamfisted way. This video went viral in my professional community last year and we were all horrified!!
Not a job I would want responsibility for, working on thousand year old paintings. Admire these people greatly.
Solina Damn In Poland
Well I think the damn could also apply here cause that thing dirty
Load More Replies...Why isn't this higher? They clearly hired a gifted artist to show the polish national bird, bug plant and cat (I'm just kidding, I have not idea...it's still great)
the cat is Lynx, endangered species now I believe, the bird is probably polish heraldic eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), the bug- I have no idea, but there is also a flower and I believe it's (also endangered) L. alpinum Cass (alipine greyflower)- the symbol of karpatian mountains
Load More Replies...This is how they did it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjpZ6JNEkyI
Told The Wife The Floor Was Gross And Needed Cleaning. She Said We Don't Need To. Clean Half She Said And Let's See The Difference. Mission Accomplished (We Don't Have Tiled Floors)
Could have cleaned the whole thing in a quarter of the time - someone clearly had nothing more constructive to do with their day - lol
The vacuum will work for her partner to. If they're so goddamned bothered by the state of their floors maybe they should find the power button on their vacuum, they seem to have discovered it once, to do a far complicated stance than if they figured out that it's Really not, solely, the woman's responsibility.
maybe they should find the power OFF button(s) and take a look at the floor
Load More Replies...This is the 3rd time I see this post on BP, and I still find it funny! :D
He cleaned the "white" spots. The dark spots are not colored, they're dirty! :)
Load More Replies...Today I Power Washed A Running Track
...but they'll finish it sometime in the long run...
Load More Replies...I Cleaned A Jetty Yesterday With A Power Washer. Hadn't Been Touched In Over 15 Years. Can't Believe The Difference It Made. Bonus Dog Pictures
Walked By At Just The Right Time
Wow!!! It's white. I wonder when it was last cleaned? Great cleaning job. It almost looks like they painted it instead of cleaning it though.
The most extreme so far! Amazing that the original white was still salvageable.
Cleaned For The First Time In 5 Years
Too bad this won't work on my bathroom tile. I mean, it WOULD but it wouldn't be a good idea
Power Washing A Dirty Truck
Especially when someone else is doing it and I'm just watching
Load More Replies...I Power Washed A Garden Bench The Wife Gave Me 16 Years Ago
That's what they call 'shabby chic' on the left, and neo-modern on the right!
Wow!! Look at that beautiful wood that was hidden under LAYERS of YUCKY. You should ALWAYS take EXTRA SPECIAL CARE of ALL the gifts your spouse gives you!! ALWAYS!!! It shows them that you love and appreciate them and that you appreciate all the love and careful thought they put into deciding what to get you.
Why do men insist on calling their spouse “THE wife”? My husband did......once!
I thought pressure of power washing slightly roughens the surface of what you clean, meaning it makes it easier for moss, mould and lichen to regrow. Best to kill the lichen, etc (if you want it gone) then scrub it clean.
Satisfaction
I can't believe this is what it should look like, would have never guessed...
Nottingham City Looking A Little Brighter
I can only tell which is dirty and clean because they said it's looking brighter. But the gray is actually really pretty.
The Power Washers Realised They Got The Wrong House, But At Least We Got A Free Sample
they should write in the wall/steps/path 'to get us to finish the job contact 555-cleanthatshitup'
Looks like something they'd do on purpose.. Just to make you have to order a proper cleaning by them xD
They're Power Washing The Fountain Stones At Work
Wow, what a difference, I think the power washer got all sides of the stones
That's really cool, but my first thought was, "Why couldn't they have just added in some chlorine?" Don't fountains usually have chlorine in them?
Cleaning A Dirty Griddle
Before And After Bathroom Cleaning. The Power Washer Was My Arm
How could you ever let it get that dirty? Didn't you clean up in months?
Worked on similar bathrooms, always ask myself the same question everyone in the comments ask: how did this tenant let the bathroom get so dirty? Also, what cleaning product did this person use because I need some.
That was one dirty a*s bathroom. And why it used to look like it did is the real question here...
St. Patrick’s Unveils Its Immaculate Facelift
Absolutely not. The top one is a medieval church (Rouen I believe). This is in NYC and is a neo-gothic built in the late 19th century with a different kind of construction. It borrows heavily, but isn't as impressive. No offense NYC, but the medieval cathedrals took generations to build, reached unimaginable heights, and are, truly, breathtaking. From a time with the apex belief was not business (as NYC has attested in its architecture), but the Catholic Church. (just history, not saying it was right or wrong, it just was)
Load More Replies...this is striking me as a lazy photoshop job, notice the two buildings in the back, they get cleaned at the same time?
I Never Knew That The Building Was Nearly White
Just goes to show how much pollution creates so much freaking filth.
*sigh* And then someone decides to do away with the laws that protected our air and water. I personally remember the bad old pollution days of the '60's.
Boom
Built By Her Grandfather. I Thought It Was Just A Bad Stain. Had No Idea
This seems to be a common theme. Ex: “I just thought it was black until I washed it.” So surprising these people never knew!
My Favorite Building In Uppsala Is Going Through A Power Washing Makeover
Oh my gosh, blue bricks! I would never have thought they were so beautiful.
You can tell by the slushy snow that it's definitely above 0 :)
Load More Replies...Scrubbed A Ceiling Rose Clean With A Toothbrush Whilst Renovating A House
While making a home service call on an older, CRT-type TV, I dazzled the customer by just washing the TV screen; he was a smoker, needless to say.
They probably used one that was worn out or something.
Load More Replies...This Was Last Summer. My Pops Was So Impressed, He Went In Socks On And All
Cleaning A Platinum Ring That Hasn't Been Cleaned For 20+ Years
If you put any metal jewellery in a wrapped up piece of tin foil with a big spoon of salt and then immerse in hot water it comes out really shiny!
Place *sterling silver* in tin foil, shiny side next to the jewelry. Add boiling water with baking soda. The chemical reaction removes tarnish from the silver. Do not use this method with jewels containing soft stones (under 5 on Mohs scale), like opal, amber, pearls, etc. I use this method in my jewelry business.
Load More Replies...I'm loving how all us jewelers are popping up in this one :-)
Polishing platinum takes time...more so than gold or silver. You don't just rub paste polish on and wipe it off ( like us oldsters did with mom's silver during holidays...how I got my start as a jeweler...lol)The thing about platinum is it is SUPER dense, and you cannot skip steps when polishing, because the scratches have to get cancelled out (criss cross sanding)before moving to the finer grades.
Thank you, Lizard Queen, for clarifying! Now I didn’t ruin my fake silver ring! Instead I used a formula of chlorine, contact water, and toothpaste to clean my ring :)
This has not been just cleaned, but aggressively polished, and rhodium plated. The rhodium gives it the glassy surface. Usually the last step on all platinum, white gold, and most sterling jewelry.
This has been polished to remove all the scratches. Platinum doesn't tarnish or change color with age/use so "cleaning" would have just removed surface dirt.
My Brother Recently Bought His First House. This Was The Very First Thing I Did When I Saw His Back Yard
Just A Roof Being Cleaned
Last spring I watched our building maintenance guy power wash the swimming pool that my second-floor windows look down on. Back and forth, back and forth...hypnotic. I wonder how long I watched him do that. Too long.
Load More Replies...My Shoes Before And After A Cleaning
Could he have been in the military? My husband cleaned all of our shoes while watching TV. Had a little kit.
If you were a Navy man, I would be able to see my reflection in that toe. Keep working, son.
This is awesome. Most would have just thrown them away and bought a new pair.
Power Washed My Driveway After 5 Years Of Buildup
You thought your floor was Slytherin, but the whole time it was a Gryfindor
And in THAT color? I think I like it better dirty too
Load More Replies...Oh dear, after oncly five years? You shoud consider wearing respiratory protection when leaving the house!
Chicago's National Building In The Middle Of A Facelift
Can you imagine what all out cities, towns and so on would look like if they all got such a face lift? How amazing it would be!
Tadaaa!
I Thought Our Roof Was Supposed To Be Black. Apparently Not
My All Time Favorite Power Wash. Grimy Swimming Pool
I Believe This Came Out Rather Nicely
The driveway ends and the patio begins, I think.
Load More Replies...I like both, The before because it looks like warfare and the after because it's clean
I’m Falling In Love With My Power Washer
Street, yes. Stones, no. What about the little critters living in-between those stones?
Would have definitely cleaned only the street. The stones’ moss gave it character and beauty. Now it just looks cold and lifeless. Great tool, but not what I would have used it for.
Probably My Favorite Thing To Use A Power Washer For
Best thing is the fun you have getting your Jeep that dirty in the first place.
Finally, a dirty truck! I have always mocked people who buy SUVs similar to this and only use them to haul groceries and toddlers. That's not what these are for.
There's a reason they call it a Jeep thing. People who drive a Wrangler aren't like people who drive other "SUV's". I used to have one, miss it terribly
Load More Replies...My First Go At Power Washing. I Think I’m Hooked
Where I'm from we call it pressure washing. Awesome picture and great job!
Today's Job - Good As New
I have to say it - pover washing is just amazing. guys, I need this device. straight away.
Be careful! A person can get carried away and ruin stuff. I've seen it happen.
Load More Replies...Were the windows washed by hand or also power washed? I can imagine power washing to be too much force and breaking the windows.
What I Did At Work Today
The irony of having to clean something that itself cleans something else :)
I Always Thought I Had A "Dark Stone" Walkway
Received A Tip As The Customer Was Very Happy With My Work. My First Job Too
I imagine it was a great feeling to get a tip on your first job, a great ego boost and encouragement.
Triangles From Carpet Cleaning. Hypnotic Before/After Picture
Um.. The triangles are from the cleaner. It leaves those marks when moving to and fro.
my apartment carpets looked like this when we moved in. it was fantastic and lasted like 5 minutes.
Imagine what's UNDERNEATH still though. EWWW! Should have been replaced.
Detroit's Book Tower Being Cleaned And Restored
3 Hour Timelapse Patio Clean
I Forgot What It Used To Look Like
OMG! I love this one a lot. Just clear away all the gooey blackness and UGH! SO DARN SATISFYING!
It sure is! I do this 4 time a year at work and when I started, this sense of satisfaction occurred a lot ;) Not sure much any more but there are places I don't do it every time so it looks good.
Load More Replies...And it cleaned there by nature, bacteria for example. I am sorry to tell ypou, the last water you drank was prolly someones pee some 100 years ago or so.
Load More Replies...Power Washing At The Mall
I don't think that was power washed. Looks like it was sanded and stained.
I very much doubt this was done with a power washer spraying water all over the mall. More likely it was sanded.
Anyone else think that pale wood is not the best choice of flooring for a mall?
Yeah, not "power washed". The original grey stain was sanded off and a new more natural stain color was applied, you can see the real wood color in the white area between the two.
I really hope all the stores closed and sealed their doors before the mall did this.
I Recently Decided To Surprise My Parents By Cleaning Around The House While They Were Out Of Town. These Are The Results
Wow! No body ever surprises me with anything like that! They will love you forever!
Power Washing Timelapse
Just wondering if the same thing can be done with air, so water won't be wasted?
nooo don't put a shirt on, use sunprotection.. btw.. I have to look for a powerwasher O.o
Took This Photo Of The Hofburg Imperial Palace While In Austria. They're In The Process Of Cleaning Off Years Of Buildup
Got A Little Carried Away Washing Our Sailboat
Anyone who has ever used a power washer learns pretty quickly that you always start cleaning at the top. That grime on the boat's cabin will get all over the hull necessitating a second cleaning. But I do like the wave motif.
Load More Replies...Just Completed Cleaning The Dulverton War Memorial. Here's A Before And After. Hand Cleaned Only
Power washing does take off a bit of surface every time, so on more delicate items, one powerwash then annual maintenance by hand.
You did a job to be proud of! Anything done by hand comes from the heart.
A bet people thought it was marble. After cleaning, it magically becomes granite.
This Was Anywhere Between 35-60 Years Worth Of Gnar
Some Concrete Cleaning
That's actually mainly just due to the contrast being higher and a bit unnatural in the second photo, making the plants look weird. If you look at the gravel to the left you can clearly see it's a question of contrast.
Load More Replies...Cleaning Rock Climbing Holds
It's because of the climbers and the germs on their hands (we also have oils on our hands). There's also chalk which is probably rubbed off. I've been rock climbing for about 5 years now, so I know this sort of information.
Load More Replies...Now they'll be slippery though. The grime helps with grip and traction. Just like real rocks.
Deep Cleaning A Car Seat
Yeeeaaaaahhhh! I have a vacuum cleaner that more or less does that and it's SO satisfying to vacuum the couch or the rug. We have four cats, so things get furry.
PLEASE tell me the name of said vacuum cleaner. I need one of those!!
Load More Replies...This Deck Hadn't Been Washed Since It Was Built In 1987. It Was So Satisfying To Clean
No Matter How Old I Get, Power Washing Never Ceases To Amaze Me
Long Overdue
The wood has been cleaned, it's just more ingrained and probably needs another clean!
Load More Replies...My Neighbor Walter White Power Washing His Home
Grave Stone
Strange spacing between the letters. I'm guessing this is a very old stone from back when people carved them by hand.
Like New Lion Fountain
sometimes the patina of age makes an object look cooler, IMHO
Load More Replies...How awful. Mother Nature painted this statue so beautifully and you ruined it.
People sometimes put a natural yogurt and water wash on new garden statues to make them look more aged (I think the natural microbes in the yogurt must feed small plants but please feel free to correct this if I'm wrong). I'm in agreement with the others it looked much better before. Now it looks cheaper and much less impressive. Still nature will soon have it looking weathered again in no time.
Yeah Lisa, sometimes the moss and age gives the architecture beauty.
These People Were Stoked
Is It Good Enough?
As good as it look, I kind of like the little patches of mother nature growing through the stone gaps.
Before And After Of A Lion An Alumni Donated To My Fraternity. Pretty Happy With How It Turned Out
these old statues.....better before they were cleaned. It looks like you just got it at a garden shop, and not a hundred years ago, with stories to tell.
Brick Pressure Cleaning
All it takes is a machine and the common sense to know when to stop. Go for it! I had a woman with her own business do my house last year. They did the windows too!
Load More Replies...First Time Power Washing, I Became A Believer
First Time Washing The Back Yard, Turned Out Better Than Expected
Used The Design Of The Welcome Mat As A Stencil In Grime. Made My Saturday
Looks great but I am afraid people would wipe their feet thinking it was a mat and smear the grime into the clean spots, ruining the effect.
I Can't Tell If I Am Mildly Infuriated That It This Tombstone Has Been Like This For 8 Months, Or If The Contrast Is Mildly Interesting
It looks like a marker for two graves. Maybe someone is pissed at one of the deceased...
Load More Replies..."Leaves of grass my a*s!" (Just watched this episode today!) :)
Load More Replies...Kärcher Cleaned The Presidents' Heads At Mount Rushmore In South Dakota
There's a huge visitors centre/museum very near the bottom now. It wouldn't be too far to run the lines up.
Load More Replies...If the moron in chief removes the clean air standards this will be a weekly task.
Hmmm.... If the clean air standards disappear compliments of the moron in chief this will need to become a monthly task.....
Odessa Stairs In The Middle Of Cleaning Process
This is probably a merged image of "before" and "after." But no one would be able to do half with such an exact line down the center.
using this system would take hours more than necessary, what they should have done is start at the top and work their way down the stairs individually, this would take twice as long
Cleaned My Buddy's Old Guitar
100-Year-Old Stadium Gets Cleaned Up
Just imagine how many people will not have to throw out their clothes now after sitting in that grime.
Perfection Of My Back Porch Steps
I'd like to see some shinny black paint on that railing to complete the job!
3+ Years Of Buildup, Few Hours Of Work
Halfway Through A Full Restoration On These Deck Boards. This Deck Was Slippery It Was So Dirty. Finished Product Was Resealed A Few Days Later
I Envy This Guy At My University
Job satisfaction? Instant gratification of a job well done. Not many people get that.
Could look into a trades job, not everyone's meant for college, theres a huge need for skilled trades / laborers. (I realize this that observation was tongue and cheek but still) Random short story: Riding along this little country road the other day, seen a farmer plowing his field, thought to myself "that could be my dream job, doing that all day" ... sometimes simple is best.
You're studying very high education at a University and you envy the powerwash guy?? Something not right there
Good chance power washing guy is a student as well as an employee, and he gets to use the power washer.
Load More Replies...Come out with an expensive degree, lots of debt, and try to get a job. It will probably pay less than the powerwash guy makes.
Church Of Saint-Pierre, Caen, France, During Its Restoration
These beautiful old buildings deserve all the respect we can give them and this is the first step. They have been through so much.
Been Doing Different Work At Customer's House For Years, Always Suggesting To Clean Up His Front Wall. Finally Ok'ed, And Did Yesterday
We have a graveyard wall here made from bricks, around tripple height and maybe 800 yards long looking like in the before pic. Tempted?
Why would anyone not want to clean them when they can have a beautiful wall to look at again!
Before And After Of Torre Da Cabra, University Of Coimbra, Portugal
The 'Goat' was the loudest of the several bells in the tower that awakened the university students and marked the times of classes and meals.
Load More Replies...Wife Suggested To Power Wash The Fence. For Some Reason I Was Not Prepared For The Difference
I don't think anyone can be prepared for that kind of a difference! Looks great!
Half-And-Half Of My White Cast Iron Garden Table
Tribute Amongst The Grime
It's called 'reverse graffiti'. Believed to have begun in Brazil it is now used for advertising cleaning products in the US. Look up "reverse graffiti images". There's hundreds, some quite elaborate. The local governments hate it because it doesn't fit their technical definition of graffiti and even worse, it shows what a s****y job they do keeping stuff clean.
now i want to make an album on fb with these images! thanks for this! BEAUTIFUL work!!
Load More Replies...My Friend Wet Vacuumed The Roof Of A Customer's Car Who Was A Smoker
This is exactly why, when I was a smoker I did not smoke in my house or my car. (shudder)
Maybe the smokers hope they can power wash/wet vacuum their lungs too.
Load More Replies...You imagine what the inside of his lungs look like? Cancer in the making.
Restoration Cleaning Really Brings Out The Colors Of The Brick
Sanding The Floor Of My Mate's House
By hand? We have machines here that do that with rolls. But thats not done with that kind of machine since the pattern would be different.
The sanding machines with sanding belts work well on straight plank wood floors, yes. For intricate woodwork, an orbital sander works better. (Has a round sheet of sandpaper, and the machine sands in a slightly oval pattern)
Load More Replies...A Decade Of Moss And Dirt Removed
You wouldn't when it was wet and treacherous to walk on.
Load More Replies...I Cleaned Up This Snes, Inside And Out. Took About 4 Hours
Can turn it back looking new again by using hydrogen peroxide (like £1 at any chemists.. sometimes even cheaper!) cover the yellowed areas in it and wrap it in cling film and place in the sun all day. brings SNES's and PS1's up like new!!!!!!! (tip I learnt from an old Retro gamer that used to come into my P**n store) ;)
What a shame - you took all the character away! Thank heavens they didn't power clean the Mona Lisa!!!It was so charming.
No one who used that SNES ever washed their hands. Imagine the bacteria 😁
You need Hydrogen Peroxide and Oxy Action Stain remover. Scrub it in, leave it in sunlight for a couple of hours and then wash it all off, it'll get ride of all that Brown Bromidification on the grey plastic. Try a small area first though.
So Far So Good
Washing A Choux De Créteil Tower In France
Les Choux de Créteil is a grouping of ten cylindrical buildings, each 15 stories in height, in the Paris suburb of Créteil. The project is known as Les Choux (the cauliflowers), due to the unusual shape of their balconies.
I thought of pine cones. Didn't know about the cauliflower. Those French are really into their food!
Load More Replies...It's a ground breaking, award winning design. It's gorgeous.
Load More Replies...Teak Performance
Kind Of Power Washing?
Oh holy Bob how I used to hate vacuuming our pool. So disgusting.
Some Things Needed Cleaning This Weekend
How are there lines on it before, but not after? I thought it was a wood table at first.
The lines are there, they just can't be seen do to the poor quality of the GIF...
Load More Replies...The only problem with doing this to plastic is whatever finish it had on it comes off so it becomes very porous. You then have to spray paint it if you want it to stay clean.
Cleaning This Heat Sink
I did the same thing with my laptop fan as well, though I don't have any picture of it. But the after results were so satisfying that I went and cleaned up almost each and every thing in my house .
My 40-Year-Old Picnic Table
Deep Cleaned Bathroom
We cleaned our grout recently. We mixed up a formula and scrubbed the floors with toothbrushes. My mum broke 4 brushes, don't know how, but she did.
I'm sure it was righteous anger that gave her her strength :)
Load More Replies...Sandblasted An Aluminum Kitchenaid Beater After It Was Stained By My Dishwasher
Nah, aluminum corrodes in dishwashers. The heat and detergent are a bad mix with any aluminum surface.
Load More Replies...Looks more like cast zinc... that also goes black quickly in dishwashers.
Looks more like cast zinc, that also corrodes and turns black in dishwasher.
Oh that must be way Kitchenaid says not to put them in the dishwasher.
You are supposed to hand wash those. There was a warning on mine that the dishwasher would damage it.
Some Powerwashing Art On Campus
Finally Cleaned The Table Out On The Patio
Power Washing Sidewalk From Above
Little Bit Of Brick Work
Brick Porn
Cleaned My Dad's Roof. Pure Pleasure
I Made Myself Look Like A Fucking Weirdo By Taking These Pictures
What A Great Result When Washing This Beautiful Carpet
*cue Antiques Roadshow expert* "And unfortunately, it's now worth less that the cost of cleaning it..."
with a moniker like stannous fluoride, must be a dentist.
Load More Replies...First Time Power Washing
The Dirt Just Sneaks Up On You And You Don't Even Realize
A Much Needed Rinse
I've seen a few on here that come out like this though.
Load More Replies...Night And Day
Previous Owners Hadn't Cleaned The Deck Since Installed In 2007
Just A Little Rust On The Walkways
Poor Dorothy.. Well at least she has her friends :)
Load More Replies...I think I'd have left the rust. Complementary colors... and looks better than that drab grey. imo.
Where did the 'rust' come from, to begin with? Also, how did it get spread out so evenly?
Iron in the water used to water the lawn. I've lived where the side of the house looked like that after a summer of watering. You had to get after it with some pretty aggressive chemicals to bleach it back to normal.
Load More Replies...On My Way Into Work
Before And After: Cafés In Nancy, France
My Neighbor Pressure Washed The Sidewalk To Make A Checkered Pattern
Cleaned Chucks
Spray bleach on them, leave for a few hours, chuck them in the washing machine ;)
Load More Replies...I throw my Connies in the washing machine with Tide, then let them air dry. I've never had a problem doing that.
Load More Replies...At Napoleon's Tomb In Paris
Finally Got To Use My New Power Washer
Bike Cassette Before And After Cleaning
I Can’t Wait To Finish This Project
Patio Powerwash
Washed The House Today
Yeah that is something you would see in Oregon because of all the rain7
Son's Climbing Wall 6 Year Buildup
What? The pressure washer didn't remove those nasty handprints? (oops)
that wasn't supposed to be washed.. that's their memories to be cherished.
Load More Replies...Flower Pot
And now I'm going to be saying it all day, as though I had marbles in my mouth ❤
Load More Replies...When You Clean The Floor For The First Time In Years
Can u use a steam cleaner on wood? Want it damage the wood?
Load More Replies...Patio Before. Patio After
The wall got done, the green mossy stuff is gone. Should have done the patio furniture too.
Load More Replies...Old Bench Is New
Before And After
Not Technically Pressure Washing, But Arguably More Satisfying
A Few Years Worth Of Dirt Washed Off. Forgot What Colour The Floor Is
English spelling has been around a lot longer than the Americas. It's not our fault that you Americans have gotten so lazy you drop letters out of words
My Dad Decided To Power Wash The Fence For The First Time In About 15 Years
Side Walk Of One Of Two Driveways I Did Yesterday. She Was Happy With The Results
96-Year-Old Neighbor Tom Didn't Think I Could Clean This
I Was Walking My Dog And Came Across This Monstrosity
This 150-Year-Old Stone Arcade
It looks like they cleaned it and prepped it to re-point (lay new mortar between bricks) because putting new on old won't work very well. Old soot and grime can actually damage the bricks
Load More Replies...Long Winter
Have the same power cleaner. Tomorrow I Will use it. Thanks for inspiration 😎
Power Washing Golf Carts At Work Today, Thought You Might Enjoy
True, too much chance of destroying a cable or getting water in the electric system
Load More Replies...Washed One Of The Work Trucks
Beautiful Path Underneath The Dirt
No After Photo Is More Satisfying Than Brick Steps
Our Neighbours Very Precisely Only Cleaned Their Part Of The Wall
I would've only cleaned my side too. What if you damaged something or killed their cat... or something.
Footpath Outside My Office Was Pressure Washed
Probably in a very posh place... like Venice, or Pyongyang
Load More Replies...Stopped In The Middle To See The Difference
Morning Well Spent
Wow... what a r****d huh? Happy now in your retardness?
Load More Replies...Reclaiming A Flagstone Patio
Customer's Pool Deck
Biggest Job Of The Year. This Is All They Wanted Washed
What A Difference
Wait, My Deck Isn't Green?
Another Tile Roof I Washed Recently
This Church In Paris
Is it vandalism to go out and pressure wash around town without permission when nobody's looking? Cause I kind of want to start doing that.
World's Fastest Driveway Cleaning
All you need to accompany this video is Yakety Sax the music from Benny Hill here;- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ
I need a house so I can start power cleaning some stuff!
I dunno. I've been watching this for 20 minutes and if he keeps going back and starting over he's never going to get done.
Giving The Patio Its Once A Year Cleaning
If you live on the West Coast, that's what you get. The humidity just grows all kinds of charming mold, algae, and moss.
Load More Replies...Washing My Parents' White Box Trailer
Hubby Surprised Me By Starting To Pressure Wash The Driveway And House
My Friend Owns A Power Washing Business. Most Of His Clients Own Log Homes
It's So Satisfying, Isn't It?
Pressure Washing My Steps For The First Time In 76 Years
I think I would want to power wash everything if I had one of these things..
Got To Try Out Some Power Washing While In Brazil, So Satisfying
Are you the reason I came across a power washing simulator game where you can clean things?
Load More Replies...Here's The Hexagon Theater After Cleaning
As soon as I saw this picture I thought "How do I know that's in Britain?" even though I've never heard of the Hexagon Theatre. I've just checked and it is indeed in Reading. Still not sure what exactly gives away that it must be in the UK though. The cramped up higgle-de-piggle-de-ness?
Load More Replies...Power Washing For The Man
50+ Years Of Dirt
University Of Louisville Planetarium
Free Lounge Chairs From Letgo Got Cleaned
Front Stairs Needed Some Power Washing Love After Two Years
Prob'ly in Noo York, or Chicago, Detroit... oh the hell with it, anywhere in 'Murica. rg&dfc
Load More Replies...Twelve Years Of Dirt
Curb Half Way Done
Research what brake dust from cars does to the air in cities. It's horrifying. It's also what causes most rust on vehicles because the little particles get stuck to your paint and start to rust and eat at it,
Load More Replies...Cleaning The Oxidation Off My Sport Court
Wife Asked Me To Pressure Wash And Get A Welcome Mat. Nailed It
Power Washing A Scruffy Table
If I did that to "my" table it'd give up the ghost and fall apart. Only had it for 26 years... should take it back to the shop and demand a free replacement... supposed to last a lifetime. What? When it dies that's the end of the lifetime? Who woulda thunk?
Fine Time To Power Wash The Pool
If you ever use a power washer you'll understand why that's a good idea.
Load More Replies...Decades Erased In Hours And Hours
Huge Difference On My Backyard Fence
Washing 5+ Years Of Built Up Dirt Off My Grandparents Patio
It Really Was About Time To Get It Done
i love the look of it afterwards with the plants put down on the grass rather then on the deck... it looks way better and not overcrowded i hope you keep it that way
17 Years Of Dirt Gone. It Only Took Me 3 Hours
It's a mold stamped into the concrete. If you look closely you can see the pattern replicates itself. The lines dividing it in two directions are called contraction joints and they allow the concrete to expand and contract so it doesn't crack.
Load More Replies...Before And After, Man I Love Pressure Washing
Decided To Powerwash The Deck On Our New House This Past Summer
Bought A Power Washer For $40 AUD Not Expecting Much. Best $40 I've Ever Spent!
Cleaned The Fiberglass Stairs Today
Uncovered Some Awesome Colors Under A Very Dirty Patio
First Time Cleaning The Garden Furniture
Oh Yeah Baby, You Like That? I'm Gonna Clean You. I'm Gonna Clean You So Good
First Time Power Washer
very true, this is page no 20 and I just cant stop myself from clicking next page and scrolling and scrolling...
Load More Replies...Post-Construction Window Cleaning
how does a building get that dirty ? i mean how does it not get cleaned sooner ?
If there's new construction nearby, there's no use cleaning it until construction is complete.
Load More Replies...This Is What My Company Does, And Does Well
30 Years Of Filth
Saw This Beauty At University Today
Church Of Notre Dame In NYC: Power Washing Porn Or Nightmare? I Have This Horrible Feeling They Think They're Done
Clean Carpet
Before And After On Render Cleaning Project
The kids walking home from school with their buddies; "My house is right around the corner! It's the first black one you see to the rig.. wait..."
One Year Of Grime On The Back Patio
Where's the safety? Seen tons of injuries from power washing machines at the ER I work at. Wear boots!
When I worked on a refinery one of our guys cut his wrist open with a high-pressure cleaner (just water, no abrasives). Fat and bone visible. Turns out he over-extended and it pulled his sleeve up. He rushed and paid the price.
Load More Replies...Power Washed My Car's Gas Cap
They could live out a long, country dirty road, like we do.
Load More Replies...I Don't Think This Chair Has Ever Seen A Wash Before
I didn't either! I hope people aren't throwing out chairs that end up in the landfill because people don't know they can be made to look good as new.
Load More Replies...The Pleasure Of Cleaning A Dirty Sink
Cleaning porcelain sinks is always satisfying because they're usually easy to clean and the difference between before and after is amazing...
Unless the person living there before managed to chip off the top layers, which makes it look always dirty... it annoys the heck out of me.
Load More Replies...Most satisfying part of cleaning a sink is using and old toothbrush to get into those little crevices around the taps.
Quick Shot From Today’s Work
Balcony Of A Woman Living Off The Coast Of Puget Sound. Apparently It Was Relatively New Paint
I wish my building would clean our balconies.. and the rest of the building too.
This Is The Palace In Vienna, Austria. It's In The Process Of Being Cleaned. The Top Half Is Clean And The Bottom Half Is Covered In Years Of Pollution
"The Top Half Is Clean And The Bottom Half Is Covered In Years Of Pollution" really? It looks like someone has started to clean the top and bottom, left the middle and then just given up entirely :)
Spotted During Chicago Architecture Boat Tour
So That's What Color My House Is! Who Knew?
Cleaned A Couple Chairs Yesterday
Cleaned Up Some Graffiti On My Electrical Pole
Rust Removal On Today's Job
Before And After Of Finally Cleaning My Gloves. Needless To Say I Don't Think They Smell As Bad
Just Got A New Power Washer. This Is Gonna Be Good
My School Power Washed The Paint Away From These Bricks
A Great Difference
Are you sure it's the soil and not the red mulch?
Load More Replies...Dry-Ice Blasting Old Log Cabin
It cleans without wetting the surface of whatever is being cleaned since the ice evaporates quickly. Also used in mold abatement.
Load More Replies...This Building At Rockefeller Center Complex Got A Nice Wash
Why would all the greenery shrink after cleaning? The photo on the right was taken before the one on the left.
Got My Car's Engine Cleaned
The Balcony Was Not Always Green
Halfway There
The window placement (or lack thereof) is weirding me out a little bit here :/
Scrubbing And Power Washing The Deck On The House I Just Bought
Clean VS Dirty Chair
Washing Away The Winter
Here in a northern state of the US, I wish we really could wash away the winter :(
I Find Cleaning To Be Extremely Satisfying. The Right Fan Paddle Is The Before And The Left Is The After
If a rolling stone gathers no moss, how does my ceiling fan gather so much dust? That fan I understand.
Started Washing The Water Fountain In My Back Garden
The Creature from the Black Lagoon, that lives there, probably likes it ;-).
Load More Replies...Still Have A Lot To Do On The Front Walk, But At Least I Got The Fun Part Out Of The Way
Wood Decking Patio Power Washing. The Wood Was Completely Covered In Mold, Mildew And Dirt
My Brother Does This For A Living. Here's One Of The Latest - Tennis Court
A rotary cleaner. Let me borrow it when you buy one 😁
Load More Replies...Is It OK To Powerwash The Trunk Of A Palm Tree? Tried A Little Bit
This Was The Patio At My Mom's New House
The Prudential Building In Chicago Is Getting A Very Satisfying Wash
therefore they can charge more... way to make dat money eh boy?
Load More Replies...One Pass Of Pressure Wash Floor Tool Starts To Transform Dirty Patios, Paths And Walkways
Cleaning The White Rubber On Sneakers
Power Washed My Driveway
Time To Sell My House! Wish I Would Have Done This Sooner
I Cleaned My Coffee Mug Today. Great Result
Finally Washed My Extremely Dirty Truck
60-Foot Satellite Dish Powerwash
You Can See The Progress Of The Abseilers Cleaning This Apartment Block
I wonder what something like this costs. And can't imagine where does all the water and dirt runoff go?
Before, During And After
This includes waxing too doesn't it. Just removing dirt doesn't get that kind of shine.
Colorful Thun Gets Cleaned After 3 Days Of Carnival
My Customer Asked If It Was Worth The Money To Get Her Bathroom Cleaned, She Didn't Realize She Had A Different Bathroom Entirely
Before And After
Lets See How My Neighbors Like My Custom Powerwashed Sidewalk
I was going to say the exact same thing! Do kids still play hop-scotch?
Load More Replies...My Brother Got Half Way Through Power Washing These Old Chairs Ready For Summer
Dirty Truck Changes Colors With Pressure Washer Foamer
From the top down, not bottom up where the filth will just go over the parts that were already clean...
The filth is going to the sides on this one, but you definitely have a good point.
Load More Replies...Before And After Pics From Today's Clean
Jealous, not a hard water area. My cleaning starts with an overnight wrap round taps of vinegar soaked rags
Yeesh, I just moved away from an area with hard water after growing up with the good fortune of having well water...it was a real lesson to learn how difficult it is to clean that stuff, let alone all the other things it affects! Laundry, bathing, etc. It seemed so backwards that the water made everything DIRTIER.
Load More Replies...Its include because its all about the feeling of satisfaction seeing the difference a good cleaning does.
Load More Replies...It Would Have Been A Whole Lot Faster With A Power Washer
Cleaned My Cleats Up
I Pressure Washed A Sponge At Work Today While I Was Cleaning Up
I would have just thrown it out. Unless of course, you were milking the job!
Still throw it away. Power washing doesn't kill the germs left in it.
Let There Be Light
Oddly Satisfying Door
Steam or pressure washed? I have a door like this that needs cleaning!
I use a magic eraser. I find they work great for this type of job.
Load More Replies...Make The Municipal Great Again
There's A Bit Of Work To Do On The Costa Concordia
Cleaned Half My Shoe
Fifth Roof Of The Day. It's That Time Of Year Guys, Business Is Booming And Life Is Good
if you look closely you can see the four roofs in the background are much cleaner. its just not so obvious
Load More Replies...Cleaned My Shoes Today. Looking Fresh
reaching the last page of long lists is always satisfying
Load More Replies...Workers Power Washing The Dome On My Campus Today
Algae Covered Explorer
Before And After From Deep Cleaning And Touch Ups
Actually no, but the you obviously need glasses... go see an optician. /smh
Load More Replies...Before And After Cleaning My Beauty Blender With Olive Oil And Dishsoap
Oils have worked really well for makeup removal in my experience :) especially when trying to get mascara and eyeliner out of your lashes and the crevices of your eyes. I use rosehip oil myself, with a tissue or soft paper towel. It gets *everything* and works way better than anything marketed as "makeup removers" that I've ever tried
Load More Replies...Ugh. Dont' use olive oil. It goes off. Use mineral oil/baby oil.
Don't know how much a new one would cost, but does dishsoap clean all the germs built up?
Or, just buy a new one. Those things are a bacteria party. It would have been more effective to just run it through the dishwasher.
Baking Soda Scrubbed With A Brush Followed By A Spritz Of Vinegar Is Responsible For This Little Miracle... Oh And A Ton Of Elbow Grease
Where do you buy elbow grease from? And... is it expensive...??? rg&dfc
Power Washed Some Old Sneakers
When Your Dad Asks You To Powerwash The Deck
So satisfying! Now I want to quit my job and become a power wash cleaner!
Using a power washer is nasty work. A lot of that grime gets all over YOU. While you get soaked.
Load More Replies...If I had a powerwasher I would be offering to clean things for free - just for the pleasure of it!
Unsettlingly enough, I am already getting targeted ads for pressure washers :p damn you, internet...
Load More Replies...Love it; here's my own little effort involving an antique Stax electrostatic valve amplifier: 10299957_1...d3e17c.jpg
All the buildings turned black due to pollution from industry and cars ( said captain obvious ); imagine a world full of electric vehicles- those buildings will stay clean for far longer...
Those are extremely satisfying. I wish they were time-lapses! :D
I'm so sad we replaced the driveway and deck. I have nothing to power wash :(
So satisfying! Now I want to quit my job and become a power wash cleaner!
Using a power washer is nasty work. A lot of that grime gets all over YOU. While you get soaked.
Load More Replies...If I had a powerwasher I would be offering to clean things for free - just for the pleasure of it!
Unsettlingly enough, I am already getting targeted ads for pressure washers :p damn you, internet...
Load More Replies...Love it; here's my own little effort involving an antique Stax electrostatic valve amplifier: 10299957_1...d3e17c.jpg
All the buildings turned black due to pollution from industry and cars ( said captain obvious ); imagine a world full of electric vehicles- those buildings will stay clean for far longer...
Those are extremely satisfying. I wish they were time-lapses! :D
I'm so sad we replaced the driveway and deck. I have nothing to power wash :(
