Banish dirt garden furniture

Barefoot Wanderer in your garden and in a comfortable Adirondack chair with a glass of lemonade or a cold beer feels like summer experience par excellence. But go outside and find that your furniture is used as a bath for neighborhood birds? This is not part of the fantasy.

Protect the investment you make furniture for outdoors to keep clean and ready for use. As this depends on what type of furniture is the owner.

cloth

Outdoor cushions are typically made of plastic and are processed so as fading and form resisting. Consequently, they are cleaned very durable and resists generally. When the removable mattress cover, remove the pillow form before work on the same material to start.

"By the standards of outdoor cushions, I make my own cleaning solution," Brian Rhodes, Daniel Rast Service said in Orlando, Florida. "In a spray bottle, mixing 1 teaspoon of dishwashing detergent, a liter of hot water and a teaspoon of borax. Spray pads down and leave for 15 minutes. "

Theodore Beasley, a professional gardener in London landscape in the UK, echoed this advice is. with a garden hose, rinse the solution proposed by a 15 minute break. The fabric also water to remove dirt and debris that still cling there. Let the fabric in the sun.

"Finish by treating them with a protective fabric spraying", so Beasley. If your cushion covers are removable, so it means you can iron even try a low setting.

Read the manufacturer's instructions before cleaning fabric furniture and accessories. Outdoor cushions are made of the same material and therefore can not be washed in the same manner.

"Canvas machine washable usually, but if you can not remove, mild soap and a toothbrush works well," Rhodes said. And table umbrellas that carry much weight against the wind and sun should be cleaned in accordance with instructions on the label.

Rattan or wood

Like its wooden furniture inside, calls or wood furniture extra care cleaning willow outdoors. If the cabinet becomes dusty, try to clean it with microfiber duster or a soft, dry makeup brushes. You can even bring your empty and a crevice tool or use other accessories for dust and dirt from the winding.

But is very dirty as pasture or wood, it can be a little more difficult.

"Make a soap solution of light oil and water," Beasley said. a soft brush to gently rub the solution on furniture recommended. "Rinse with water and allow to completely dry the chairs and a table."

Glass

Using the same technique to clean glass tables outdoor internally for washing windows or other glass surfaces. If the tables are very dirty, you can first spray with a hose to clean the debris. Then a mixture of detergent and water sprayed flat, or stick with a simple mixture of a water medium and half white vinegar. Wipe the table with a sponge or a cloth soft microfiber and rinse with clear water.

Once the table is free of dirt, you can use to take a solution of glass or ordinary window cleaning maintenance of strips. Be sure to clean the bottom of the table, too.

plastic

Plastic garden furniture is usually fairly easy to clean and do not require a lot of special care. "With a damp cloth Use to clean the furniture with a mixture of water and a mild detergent solution," Beasley said. "Rinse with water and allow to dry."

metal

wrought iron furniture can hit by a beam of hard water to resist, so some people choose washing. Customize your cleaning system to its lowest level before turning the hose on wrought-iron furniture.

"You can manually cleaned with water and a mild detergent solution," said Beasley.

Using the same mixture of water and detergent or soap for liquid aluminum furniture and with a soft, dry cloth or soft brush.

Aluminum furniture, parts especially the elderly are prone to oxidation. If you see red-brown stains, you can try scrubbing with a wire brush - but the brush in a hidden metal patch try to ensure that it does more harm than good.

Keep it clean furniture

You can not always predict when a perfect summer - night will come when friends visit or unexpectedly quit in court . Keep your outdoor furniture willing to invest for the use of fabric covers. They are fairly easy to maneuver, so it is easy to pull on the furniture when not in use. And the processing of your furniture to help well in the off-season, stay always look like new longer.

"If not happen this year, you should store your garden furniture for the winter," Rhodes said. "This was the amount of cleaning is reduced, you have to do." Securing element parts extend life expectancy, which means that less can often be replaced.

Do you have any tips or tricks to clean your furniture? Share them with us in the comments!

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