How to wash a crystal chandelier without removing from the ceiling: the secrets of housewives

How to wash a crystal chandelier? For some reason, this issue arises with the housewives not before buying a crystal beauty with a lot of curly pendants, but when it is already at home it will fade. And the light it dissipates is worse, and the shine is not so dazzling. .. These are the signals to the fact that the chandelier needs to be washed.

Preparing for a "bath day"

If the chandelier is noticeably faded, the first thing to do is to clean it from dust. This can be done without removing it from the ceiling, using a whisk with an antistatic effect. This procedure did not help? Have to redeem the crystal beauty.

In order to refresh the chandelier, you need to choose the right tool and prepare the necessary accessories. For cleaning the lamp from crystal you can use:

• special store facility;
• solution: water + ammonia;
• solution: water + detergent;
• table vinegar, diluted with water( for rinsing clean suspension).

The industrial product can be used in any case: for washing detachable elements, and directly for cleaning the chandelier under the ceiling. Water with the addition of ammonia is a cheap alternative to a store facility. It dissolves and removes dust, gives shine. A water solution and dishwashing detergents are used to wash the crystal chandelier from traces of grease and dust that has settled on them. As a rule, such pollution appears on the fixtures hanging in the kitchen.

Of the accessories it is necessary to prepare:

• thin rubber gloves;
• cotton lint-free gloves;
• cloth made of flannel or microfibre;
• soft toothbrush;
• newspaper, oilcloth or floor cloth.

To remove a chandelier from the ceiling is quite difficult and not at all necessary. If it has removable elements, remove them and wash by hand - if there is time and possibility. Although you can clean it, without analyzing it at all. Let's consider both methods in more detail.

Tips for

• If you have lots of removable parts, before detaching them, take a picture of the chandelier so that you do not have any problems with the assembly afterwards.
• Do not wash the suspension with hot water.
• Metal parts are washed in the same way as the suspension.
• Do not use abrasives.
• Bronze parts are cleaned with gruel obtained by mixing ammonia and tooth powder.
• Traces of flies are easily washed with a cotton swab dipped in vodka.

My chandelier without removing from the ceiling

To wash the chandelier with removable pendants, without removing the base from the ceiling, do the following.

1. Turn off the electricity in the room in which the chandelier is located. This can be done by clicking on the appropriate switch on the flap.
2. Wear thin rubber gloves. This is to ensure that the detached suspension does not slip out of the hand. And sensitive skin is not too useful to come into contact with detergents.
3. Remove the pendants, lay them on a soft cloth in a row one by one.
4. Dissolve in cool water( 30 ° C) ammonia - 1 tbsp.l.on 1 liter.water. In addition, you can use water with a dishwasher detergent dissolved in it( 1 teaspoon per 0.5 liters of water).Or use a special tool for instructions.
5. Wash the suspension. To clean the patterned recesses on the crystal elements, use a soft toothbrush. If you have a better use of the old child 0+.
6. Pour clean water into the basin, dissolve table vinegar in it to make it slightly sour. Rinse in the vinegar water suspension and place them on a waffle towel.
7. Wear cotton gloves and dry each crystal element. If you do this with your bare hands, there may be fingerprints on the crystal that you can not simply erase - you will need to wash this element again.
8. Clean the non-detachable elements on the chandelier.
9. Do not forget to wipe the frame and the metal connecting elements.
10. Bring back the crystal pendants.
11. Wait 2-3 hours for all elements to dry completely.
12. Turn on the power supply, light the light and enjoy.

To return the crystal shine to a crystal chandelier that does not have removable elements, without removing it from the ceiling, do so.

1. Disconnect power from the switchboard.
2. Remove the carpet, spread an oilcloth, newspapers or rags on the bare floor under the chandelier.
3. Cleanser for crystal chandeliers sold as a spray. Apply it to the chandelier by splashing it so that it hits each suspension.
4. Wait for 8-10 minutes. During this time, the tool will dissolve the dust and wash it off, and its remains will drain to the floor.
5. Now the chandelier should dry 2-3 hours.
6. After this time, turn on the power.

As it turned out, cleaning the crystal chandelier is not so troublesome and complicated, as it seems at first. But the result of your work will be visible to everyone!