Before attempting to remove stains it is best to clean the area with a general cleaner.
How to remove vine marks from siding.
Gently remove the suckers from the siding with your hands.
Cut completely through the vines the entire length of the siding.
Scrub the area with a scrub brush and the solution.
Steps to remove the stains.
I tried scraping them off and used a wire brush to remove them but didn t put a dent in the problem.
If you leave the suckers too long they ll rot oxidize and harden.
It did effectively dissolve the little stuck part of the plant and the paint on the siding as well.
A test house with virginia creeper vines.
We had boston ivy growing on white vinyl siding and metal trim of garage the little black sucker marks were impossible to remove.
While lush green ivy growing up a wall or trailing across a fence can lend classic ambiance to your yard removing the ivy when you need a change isn t always an easy task.
Don t bother trying this stuff is too strong.
At that point they ll be impossible to remove without damaging the siding.
To remove vines from siding you must completely remove the vine.
With a bucket of warm water gently wipe down the brown residue left over from the plant.
How to remove ivy marks.
There s no easier way to remove vines from siding than to pull them off.
Before you do this make things easier for yourself by cutting the roots and waiting a few weeks for the vines to wilt.
Pressure washing is appropriate only for wood siding when you don t care whether any paint or stain comes off.
If you want to kill the roots you can do it with table salt using a technique that won t harm the soil.
This will help make your job easier.
Having had success with removing moss from asphalt roofs with non bleach deck restorer cleaners i tried that on a bit of aluminum siding.
This is not a difficult task but it is time consuming.
Cut through the vines with the pruning shears.
Decided to try magic eraser and while it takes elbow grease it completely removed the sucker marks.
Wipe clean with a soft cloth to ensure you have removed all of the ivy suckers.
Don t leave the dead suckers on the siding for more than two or three weeks.
Mix a strong solution of siding cleaner or other strong detergent and hot water.