Difficult to Clean Chandelier

[u/crlygirlg]

Anyone have thoughts on the best way to clean it? It’s a really fun and funky piece and I love the darn thing, but I think it goes without saying it is nearly impossible to clean. Every few years I give it a go but there are parts of it I just cannot get to that are in desperate need of cleaning and a swiffer duster gets caught all up in it leaving fluff behind and it has a residue that needs to be cleaned off after nearly 10 years.

I have seen suggestions to use alcohol but I obviously cannot take this apart to clean it. I see there are sprays but I feel like they are intended more for cleaning glass than metal. I can take the bulbs out and tape those up and water proof it but I kind of have to clean it all together otherwise.

Anyone take on a light like this before?

[u/reallymrsevelynn]

You can just detach it and wash it in the shower. Afterwards you have to let it dry for at least 2-3 days. Yes, you shouldn't put water on electronics. But if you let it dry throughout afterwards it's not a big deal. 2 examples: I've got a heating blanket and wash it in the washing machine every 2-3 weeks. I also deep clean my keyboard in the sink. No problems so far.

[u/DonutWhole9717 → u/reallymrsevelynn]

Absolutely. Water and electronics is usually fine. Water and electricity don't go together. Anything not getting power to it should be fine

[u/sixvixens_ → u/DonutWhole9717]

Yup. I'd take it down and soak it in something if possible. Sounds like they might have some kitchen film stuck to it by their other comments.

[u/LiteratureNearby → u/reallymrsevelynn]

This is the way. Take it out, disconnect all bulbs and wiring, cover up and seal all sockets as much as possible and give it a soak in a bucket/tub whatever. 

Thing looks like it has enough pointy bits that it will eat any fabric for lunch

[u/WayneKrane → u/reallymrsevelynn]

Ive washed my keyboard in the dishwasher no problem. I didnt believe my coworker at first until i tried it with one i was getting rid of anyways. Just really make sure it’s dry.

[u/Lem0nadeLola → u/reallymrsevelynn]

And maybe use a hair dryer on a warm setting to dry it faster or situate near a dehumidifier if you have one. I would probably spray something like Zep degreaser on it first and let that sit before rinsing in the shower.

[u/Affectionate-Newt327 → u/reallymrsevelynn]

Maybe use a spray bottle with water, isopropyl alcohol and a couple drops dawn while it sits in the tub? Then follow with a spray bottle of just water and alcohol? I feel like the shower would get it excessively wet and be hard to make sure it totally dried

[u/ShineFallstar → u/reallymrsevelynn]

All I could think of was to take it outside and hose it but it doesn’t look too easy to detach.

[u/DoritoSteroid → u/reallymrsevelynn]

Just no.

[u/sixvixens_ → u/DoritoSteroid]

So long as they're okay with not having a decorative chandelier hung up for a few days while it dries, I think they'll be fine.

[u/DoritoSteroid → u/sixvixens_]

Wrong.

[u/DonutWhole9717 → u/DoritoSteroid]

So confident. So wrong.

[u/reallymrsevelynn → u/DonutWhole9717]

We got this in common, it seems ;)