I'm going to need to paint my house soon - the eaves, overhangs, and trim. Most of it doesn't need to be scraped, but I do need to clean off the 20 years of grime. What do you recommend for cleaning it?
You can rent a pressure washer if you don't have one. Beats the heck out of scrubbing, though I'd spray a highly concentrated (1:1) amount on the area with a pump sprayer, agitate it a little with a scrub brush, then hit is with the washer for best results.