RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
I agree with the WD-40 trick. I first tested a hidden leaf of a large artificial ficus with an Armour-All wipe which worked great and moved on to spraying WD-40 on a leaf and wiping with an old towel. It worked great and left the leaves with a nice shine.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Silk N Splendor works great, you can just spray it on and let dry. Silk Solutions is another great product wich I think is manufactured by the same manufacturer as silk n splendor (basically the same product). I hope this helps.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
I also have several large artificial plants, flowers and trees. I tried rinsing them off, spraying them with several cleaners, etc. only to have them look dirty and dusty one they dried. My fiance came up with the idea of using Armor All. We sprayed on and wiped down a little and let dry. Not only did the dust disappear but came out shiny and looked brand new. I was truly amazed and happy. Really worked great and very easy!
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
5 parts windshield solvent, 95 parts water. Spray and let air dry.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
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By jennifer, wv (Guest Post)
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I hose mine off also, but I use Endust. It makes the leaves shine and repells a lot of the dust.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
In response on how to clean a nine foot silk Ficus tree;
I have been an interior plantscaper for over thirty one years. We take care of live and silk plants in commercial buildings. Many years ago when silk plants began getting installed in buildings, we had to find a way to clean them. We experimented with home made concoctions. We then decided to hire a chemist in order to find the easiest way to clean silk plants. The product that we invented is called "Silkbrite." Simply spray on the leaves and allow it to drip off. The plants come out looking clean and fresh. To read more about Silkbrite please go to our website www.Leaftek.com
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
How do you clean large artificial plants without harming them?
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Hairspray leaves a nice shine on the plants.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Silk Plants
Nobody said how to clean a silk plant or tree not plastic. If some one has the answer, please let me know
Thank Mona(
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Take them outside on a nice day. Spray the leaves with rubbing alcohol and water mixture out of spray bottle. When they are dry (15 minutes, slightly mist them with Orange Glo (you can use a car cleaning mitt to spread the Orange Glo). Clean and SHINY!
Car cleaning mitts can be bought for about $2-4 and can be used for all nooks and crannies around the house. I use them for my cleaning business and wouldn't be without them....no streaking, no spottine. Good Luck!i
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
I dust all my ficus trees on a weekly basis. Yup, once per week. In my house I have three 6ft ficus, two 7ft and three 8ft ficus trees and all of them get dusted every week.
Can you imagine my friends when they come over and they hear I dust them weekly? I grin knowing what I know, and they grin thinking what they think I do. What does that mean?
I spend no more than 15 minutes total for all my trees. With my California duster being my helper, I take each branch gently into the palm of my hand for support and gently, dust away. No, I don't do EACH LEAF every time. The idea is getting the tree dusted and moving to the next tree until all trees are dusted in my 15 minutes allowance. If you do this on a weekly basis, eventually all leaves will probably be dusted and in the mean time you have not wasted a lot of time. Just 15 minutes total. Now back to my grin on my face and my friend's grin on their faces! What do you think? Come on over!
Posted on 04/08/2006 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
I take large artifical plants outside in the spring, lay them on the side and hose them down, shake the water off, stand them up and let them air dry.
Once a year I hose down some natural wicker (yard sale) tables also, and let them air dry!
Works great.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Put them in the shower and give a gentle spray.. or take them outside and use the hose on them.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Take the tree outside on a pretty day. Lay it on its side off the ground - maybe on a patio or picnic table or across a couple of chairs. This keeps water out of the pot or basket. Spray the leaves with a multi-purpose cleaner (I use 409), let it sit for just a few minutes, then spray gently with your garden hose. Leave it out until it's dry.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
I have a real tall ficus tree also. I just take it out in the yard, wrap up the basket part with a black plastic bag and turn the hose on the tree. It comes out great and I just let it dry outside. If the moss is in bad shape, I just change the moss and use a microfiber cloth to jazz up the basket. Sometimes I put dark green miniature lights on the bottom of the tree and then spread clear ones higher up. Really looks neat and I get a lot of compliments.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Didn't Martha Stewart put the flowers in a box with
pebbles and shake them? I don't have artifical flowers but sometimes I dust things quickly with
Dust remover spray cans that are for computers
and electronic equip. It gives a strong blast and would do well in a pinch.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
I have always just put large artificial plants in the shower and used the hand sprayer on them with the spray on gentle. I tilt them a little to avoid large amounts of water getting into the pots. I usually just leave them to drip dry. A small fan set on a stool , with or without the help of the bathroom exhaust fan helps speed the drying process, as does gently shaking the branches to help them shed the drips.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
In So.Ca. we have some winds that will take care of the dust!!! Put them outside on a breezy day. Then use a spray nozzel and let it "rain" on the plants from the top down... if the pot has dried moss to cover the plaster holding it in place it won't hurt it to wash the base too. You'll just have to do it on a sunny warm day to dry out the water that collects in the bottom of the basket/container.If some of the leaves or flowers fall off during the washing, let dry and then use Elmers glue( any all purpose works.) and glue them back. And the washing part applys also to live plants such as ficus,hanging plants like ferns use a mild soap ( a drop or two of dishwashing liquid is ok ) and water, Spray on the tree/plants and use a GENTLE spray of the hose to rinse. Let dry outside before bringing back inside. Just remember not to wash plants like African Violets this way. ;-)
( From a former Florist.)
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
For large plants like ficus trees, use a whisk broom and individually whisk each branch/leaf. Works great! This is a great "dry cleaning" method!
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
My sister and I just cleaned all her artifitial plants today and all we did is take them outside and spray them down with the water hose using caution around the baskets. It worked great and only took a few minutes.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
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By Kim in NY (Guest Post)
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I have many artificial trees and flowers. I find the easiest way of cleaning them is as follows:
For most large trees (even flowering) I place a tarp over the potted area and tape closed around bark to avoid getting the potted area wet. I then spray the whole tree with bathroom spray cleaner, I use Dow or similar. I immediatley (fine mist) spray rinse them with the garden hose. I then use an old towel to dab off excess water and let it dry in the sun. For most artificial flowers, the flower itself comes off. I simply tip the flower upside down and dip a few times in a mild cleaning salution(water cool) and dab dry immediatley. Most artifial small plants can be cleaned this way too. Never let the plants or flowers sit in water for the glue will loosen. simple wet and dab dry immediatley after.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Or you could just buy some artifical plant cleaner at the store. I bought some spray stuff at Walmart and it worked great!
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
how can I make the leaves shiny on my artificial trees? thank you
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Of course it depends on what the artificial flowers are made of. The tips above, blowdryer and bag with salt, are great for the type of plant you wouldn't get wet. If they are made of anything that will withstand water, fill a sink or bucket with warm water and a small amount of detergent. Take each plant individually, hold it upside down and dip it into the water. Swish it a few times, give it a gentle shake to remove excess water, and replace it in its location. It's not hard to do, I watched a teenage boy at McDonalds do all of their plants one afternoon.
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RE: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Use a blowdryer to get most of the dust off. I would swish the leaves around in a sink with mild dish soap and warm water if it remained too dusty.
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Cleaning Artificial Flowers Without Water
To clean artificial flowers, place them in a paper bag with a handful of salt and shake well. This will remove a lot of the dust. Shake them off well. If they need reshaping and are fabric or paper, warm up a teaspoon by dipping it into a pan of hot water, dry it off and press each petal on the bowl of the spoon.
- Tracy in Watauga, TX
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Archived Request: Cleaning Artificial Plants
Could you please tell me the best and most economical way to clean my artificial plants?
Thank you,
Karen Morse
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