How to Make Your Own Deck Cleaner for Your Lawn Mower

Making your own deck cleaner for your lawn mower helps keep it running efficiently. The deck is the undercarriage of the machine. It becomes clogged with dirt and grass clippings. This results in improper air flow to the side discharge or grass clipping bag. The debris under the deck also causes moisture to cling to the area, along with lawn fertilizers that are corrosive, resulting in rust. Car shampoos or washing solutions are effective in cleaning lawn mower decks, but these are often pricey. Make your own deck cleaner with inexpensive products.

Things You'll Need

• Bucket
• Measuring cup
• 1/4 cup powdered laundry detergent
• 1/3 cup liquid dishwashing soap
• Sponge
• Garden hose

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Unplug the lawn mower if it is electric.

   • 2

     Tilt the mower back and pull out any grass clippings or clogged debris around the mower blades. Set the mower back down.

   • 3

     Pour 1 gallon of warm water into a bucket.

   • 4

     Add the powdered laundry detergent and liquid dishwashing soap to the warm water. Swish the cleaning solution around with your hands to mix it.

   • 5

     Saturate a sponge in the cleaning solution and wring it out.

   • 6

     Tilt the lawn mower back so you can see the deck. Wash the deck with the sponge, rinsing the sponge and adding more cleaning solution when necessary.

   • 7

     Rinse the cleaning solution from the deck with a water hose.