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Cleaning a fake plant
I have a fake ficus tree that is really dusty. Is there a good way to clean it without haveing to wipe down each individual leaf?
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If you're a little bit insane like me, you'll pick the thing up, carry it into the bathroom, flip on the shower, stick the leaves in there and twirl it around and give it a good rinse. Kill the water... shake it like crazy until it screams "Leave" me alone (ha). When you put it back, you may have to do some readjusting of the leaves and branches but it does brighten it right up. I've done this several times. Hey... even fake plants like a good watering now and then :)
(Have some extra towels handy. Tree showers can leave a bit of a mess)
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try a swifter sheet or a feather duster.
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They have this special spray for fake plants that makes them shiny or w/e.
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ha, well i saw this, and thought of what my aunt had told me. spray it with a little spritzer//spray bottle type thing once in awhile!
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Well..... I have the real thing and they too get very dusty... I try to stay ahead of the game tho.... vacuuming would probably suck all the leaves off the stems.... unless you can do it with less suction than normal... if it's really old dust, probably the only way you can do this is to actually dust each and every leaf, plus I'm sure that the stems and branches are dusty too..... use some endust on a soft cloth..... rip the cloth into 6x6 inch pieces for easier use....and throw away or rince ocassionally. I don't think paper towelsl or the like would be good, leave too much dust/bit and pieces of itself behind.
If you're really attached to this fake plant, then it will be worth it.... if not.... to avoid all this tedious work, I'd probably check out the thirft stores in my area for another fake plant to takes it's place and donate the dirty one?!
Good luck and here's hoping you find an easy solution soon!
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Use an air blaster (aka "canned air"). Do it outside, so you don't get dust all over the place.
Another possibility is a feather duster or one of those "dust magnet" dusters.
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