Ratings & Reviews for Scotts 1-gallon Multi-surface Concentrated Outdoor Cleaner

Exactly What I Expected/Can't Find It Anywhere

I have used this product the last few years and love it. The detergent begins to work on contact, and if I leave it for 5 mins before rinsing with the pressure washer it removes molds and stains like hummingbird nectar and tobacco stains. The best thing of all is that it doesnt harm my plants that surround my decks. I Cannot find it anywhere this year. What's up with that? Please help me find this product.

This product didn't work at all.

Didn't foam, didn't work. May as well been water for all the good it did for cleaning my siding. I tried using a sprayer and then again with a pressure washer. Following directions, trying multiple sessions, nothing worked. I had better luck with some warm water and a bit of elbow grease on the lower part of the house.

Don’t waste your money.

Did 2 treatments exactly as directed. Might as well used plain water. Did nothing. Sprayed on, let it sit 15 minutes, scrubbed with think bristle broom , rinsed, repeat. Nothing. What a waste. Tried on patio and outdoor furniture

Buy it and ask Lowe’s to go back to stocking it.

Great product without bleach which is recommended by the major paint companies. Worked well on outdoor wicker furniture as well as cast aluminum that were all covered with pollen and general dirt.

Stale Product

Stale product. Should have known based on the appearance of the jug - slightly faded, dirt/rain stained. It is a peroxide based cleaner and I have been using it for years. Peroxide will fizz, this product usually fizzes, peroxides over time lose their fizz. This bottle = no fizz. If the bottle looks old, don’t buy it…

Light duty cleaner

Tried this on a deck railing which had not been cleaned in years. It is safe on the grass and plants. It did not remove mold stains even after scrubbing with a bristle brush. It removed most dirt. I think this would be a good product after cleaning with a heavy-duty cleaner, then using this light-duty cleaner on a yearly basis.

Safe and worthless

I could not obtain a product from Olympic and settled for this. The word SAFE says it all. Algae ,dirt and mildew have nothing to fear. It barely removed dirt. Save your money ,waste of time. Scott has a decent reputation, but this tarnished my thoughts on purchasing their products. Stay in your lane with lawn fertilizers and seed.

Good Stuff - Did What I Wanted It To Do

I used the product on an out-building that has Hardie board, and on a nasty old wooden table and benches. Used with an electric pressure washer. It got the table and benches clean with two sessions. The siding took some scrubbing, but it worked nicely.

Works as described.

I love this stuff for all my outdoor cleaning.

Did not clean

Not effective

Not effective.

This stuff only cleans siding and plastic, which I’m sure could just as easily be done with dish soap. I will say it worked on the mildew on my siding. But again if I used dish soap and a scrub brush it would have performed the same as this stuff and a scrub brush. I then tried it on my front steps which are cement, it did nothing. I let it sit, never let it dry and scrubbed it. No change whatsoever. Save time and money don’t go with this product.

Does the Job!

Have used many different brands over the years to clean our white vinyl siding. Some better than others, and seems the best ones use bleach and/or are dangerous to plants, lawns and people! The Scott’s Outdoor cleaner I used gave nearly as good as the best house cleaners I’ve used - but didn’t require additional bleach to give it its kick and is labeled as “Safe for Lawns”. Only comment is the need to correctly guesstimate what dilution to pick… Our siding was slightly dirty (it’s white) so I ...

Pass on this.

Didn’t do anything to clean an outdoor carpet

Just ok

Had to go over areas twice since the first time didn't seem to do much. I will still have to use a different product or try again a third time. smells nice and did not seem to do any damage to the grass or plants, so that's a plus.