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Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - Psurfer - 05-05-2010
any tips? This screen is getting clogged up on the outside (old spider webs, tree debris, etc). I'm thinking of using a brush or something to push the foreign stuff out from the inside...
Re: Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - OWC Jamie - 05-05-2010
watered down ammonia for mineral and dirt build up from rain.
I take them out though so they can be rinsed and dried with compressed air a bit quicker.
Pollen usually comes off with the vacuum cleaner.
Re: Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - Todd's keyboard - 05-05-2010
Instead of a brush consider using a piece of old carpet wrapped around a block of wood.
Todd's keyboard
Re: Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - NewtonMP2100 - 05-05-2010
......from the inside....out....????
Re: Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - DRR - 05-05-2010
Borrow a pressure washer from a neighbor? That plus the ammonia solution should work great.
Re: Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - Psurfer - 05-05-2010
Yes, the ideal would be if able to clean it from the inside.
It's a little hard to get to from outside, and it's one of those small cranked open types that doesn't have a lot of room to access the screen from the outside.
I may start w/a brush or broom -wish I had one w/small enough bristles to push through the screen, though- then, follow up w/a leaf blower...
Re: Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - OWC Jamie - 05-05-2010
just use one of the kid's toothbrushes
same one you clean the toilet with ...
Re: Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - cbelt3 - 05-05-2010
Blow, then spray. I've actually used a garden hose run through the house in the past. Spray on a little ammonia, then hose 'er down with hot water.
The downside is that you end up with dirt stains on your siding.
I am curious, though. Most modern window screens are designed to be removed from inside the house. It often requires a bit of legerdemain to stick 'em back in , but it can be done.
Re: Best way to clean a window screen w/out removal? - Psurfer - 05-05-2010
I would just remove the screen, but it was painted-in long ago (w/oil paint), so this would make a project for me to fix cosmetically... and the weather's too darn nice for added work!