As the old saying goes, ‘out with the old, in with the new,’ but sometimes you don’t have to throw something old away to replace it with something new: a little bit of care and some cleaning can actually make any old thing look new. It may get more complicated with buildings, furniture, or, let’s say, a slide from the playground because of their size. But, thankfully, now there are high-pressure washers that can make restoring anything much easier. We can find comfort in thinking about how much time we just saved and how squeaky-clean everything is now.

1. My hometown recently power washed the town hall

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2. The difference between before and after

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3. Cleaning the hammock

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4. Before and after of the 91 mustang

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5. One of the most satisfying jobs I’ve done in the past

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6. Cleaned my kid’s slide

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7. Cleaned up this chonk yesterday

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8. Grandpa’s bench was well overdue for a wash

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9. They’ve started washing this huge church in Brighton

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10. Inherited these chairs 20 years ago. Washed yesterday

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11. I power washed this rug left behind by the old homeowners. I had no idea the design was this intricate

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12. Big duck squish washing

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13. Half-finished building cleaning in NYC

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14. Checkmate!

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15. Cleaning fountain just next to Red Square

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16. Nice change

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17. This sole tower at Duomo di Milano that got power washed clean

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