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Comments for Tip For Dusting & Cleaning Lamp Shades & Fabric Covered Vertical Blinds Easily
Best thing I have found for lamp shades is a dry paint brush. It really gets in the crevices and you can use various sizes for various jobs.
Paint Brush by: Valahree
For pleated lamp shades use a paint brush, it gets the dust out inside of pleats and doesn't damage the shade.
For a lampshade with folds like a fan by: Marilynn Layden
Talk about a dust catcher. My lampshade resists most vacuums but is always dusty because it has groves like a fan all around the shade.
My best solution to this problem is - 1. Remove lampshade from the lamp. 2. Take the lampshade outside 3. Use canned air (found in the office supply section of Sams, etc.) and hit all of the grooves. 4. And my lampshade looks just like new
I noticed that the price of the canned air has come down lately, but you will not use very much of the can. And, my lampshade is fairly large.
vacuum with brush attachment by: DeeDee Robles
I vacuum the lamp shades using the brush attachment, leaves the shades clean and looking new. So simple and guick!
upholstery attachment on vacuum cleaner by: Glenystasmania
I use the upholstery attachment on my vacuum cleaner, there is one that is circular and has a brush kind of tip, just a quick change of head on the wand and away you go.
brush attachment with my vacuum by: Anonymous
I need to use the brush attachment with my vacuum. My lampshade is a more rigid shade with accordion pleats so a lint roller won't work here.
paint brush by: KT
I use a 4" natural paint brush to dust my lamp shade and nick nacks. Works great.
soft bristle paint brush by: Cindy
To clean delicate items such as ceramics or lamp shades use a soft bristle paint brush.
stale bread by: Susan Masey
Wipe over with a piece of stale bread, then shake gently. No cost, no elbow grease.
brush extension on my vacuum for dusting lampshades and the wide mouth extension to do drapes by: Kyle
I use the brush extension on my vacuum for dusting lampshades and the wide mouth extension to do drapes. This does not work on light weight fabrics, and you must make sure that your extension pieces are CLEAN and dry.
3 inch soft bristle clean paintbrush by: Pam Cheever
Try using a 3 inch soft bristle clean paintbrush to clean lampshades!! If the shade is very dusty, take the whole lamp, or just the shade, outside, dust it and let the wind carry the dirt away!!
unused paintbrush by: Caroline Angulo
I would use an unused paintbrush to dust my lampshades. It seemed the easiest way to do it. However, I like the lint roller idea, too.
Vacuum by: Anonymous
Vacuum with the brush attachment.
paint brush by: Anonymous
Use a paint brush. Saves tons of work when cleaning drapes, vertical and horizontal blinds and tchotchkes.
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