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I think I figured out the pictures, I had not named them properly, you should be able to view them now.
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I don't have any idea what it is but it sort of looks like the algae that grows on rocks in the desert southwest. Have you tried bleach or any other treatments on it?
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I have not tried bleach. I think the point is that regardless of how this can be cleaned off, what is the point of having Mastershield? I still need to go up a ladder and clean the Mastershield instead of the gutters. It absolutely keeps everything out of the gutters(including the water) but when the Mastershield itself clogs, it is pretty much the same process as before,climb a ladder and clean the Mastershield. So what have I really gained for $5,000.00? I was sold on the fact that it is a "self-cleaning filter". Apparently "self" means me. I was going to take them down because it is cheaper for me to have the gutters cleaned than to have Mastershield come clean this fungus off, but I will take some pictures in the next snow storm and post them here so you can see how useless they are with ice and snow. Buyer Beware!!!!! A lot of money to create new problems.
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I think that growth might be Lichen. You see it on rocks in heavily forested areas here.
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This site says that Kocide and Baking Soda kills it.
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Thanks Dennis, it's Lichen that grows on the rocks in Arizona and not Algae! My brain is losing it.
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You might want to google class action suit with the brand name. IMHO. The plastic was not made with an anti-microbial and possibly a UV inhibitor. Either way, mold, algae, and fungus with disentegrate the material. Another issue is breakdown of the plastic (generically speaking)--if it is of poor quality it will be chalky which indicates it's breaking down. We just replaced under warranty an entire 2 story home's vynil siding because it was chalking.
Short of that, you can extend the life of the guards and the shingles by installing sacrificial zinc strips along the roof ridge. Rain dissolves the zinc coating everything the water contacts. These zinc strips aren't common here in the midwest but the are on the east coast. Sprays and cleaners will wash off. Any good roofing supply should have the zinc strips which nail easily to the ridge.
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The master shield guards don't have any plastic. It's basically powder coated steel (or aluminum?) with stainless steel mesh. Maybe the powder coated finish needed some sort of inhibitor but I don't know if I've ever heard of that.
I wonder if this stuff was growing in the gutters before the guards were installed?
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I had new gutters installed with the Mastershield.
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