Being Greener - Longer Life for Your Patio Furniture
October 22, 2009
Over time, the white plastic or resin patio furniture gets really grungy looking. The white turns yellowish and the dirt in the air seems to embed itself on the surface. On trash pick-up days, you can see these grungy patio pieces sticking out of trash cans on there way to the landfill.
Before you cast them away, you might try some of these cleaning strategies. They come from a book by Jerry Baker called "Cleaning Magic".
I quote from page 244 of this book:
"Wash the plastic with a mixture of 3 tablespoons of dishwasher detergent in 1 gallon of hot water. Let the solution sit for about 15 minutes, and then rinse it thoroughly. Be sure to wear long rubber gloves to protect your skin.
Scrub the pieces with a mixture of 3 tablespoons of powdered oxygenated bleach (Like OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover) in 1 gallon of warm water. Use a nonabrasive plastic scrubbie and plenty of elbow grease.
Restore the shine by wiping the surface with a cloth that's been sprayed with WD-40. Buff off the solvent with a clean, dry cloth."
If it is possible to renew some of our plastic furniture and have it looking fresh again, we will have helped reduce the amount of stuff ending up in the landfills.
Over time, the white plastic or resin patio furniture gets really grungy looking. The white turns yellowish and the dirt in the air seems to embed itself on the surface. On trash pick-up days, you can see these grungy patio pieces sticking out of trash cans on there way to the landfill.
Before you cast them away, you might try some of these cleaning strategies. They come from a book by Jerry Baker called "Cleaning Magic".
I quote from page 244 of this book:
"Wash the plastic with a mixture of 3 tablespoons of dishwasher detergent in 1 gallon of hot water. Let the solution sit for about 15 minutes, and then rinse it thoroughly. Be sure to wear long rubber gloves to protect your skin.
Scrub the pieces with a mixture of 3 tablespoons of powdered oxygenated bleach (Like OxiClean Versatile Stain Remover) in 1 gallon of warm water. Use a nonabrasive plastic scrubbie and plenty of elbow grease.
Restore the shine by wiping the surface with a cloth that's been sprayed with WD-40. Buff off the solvent with a clean, dry cloth."
If it is possible to renew some of our plastic furniture and have it looking fresh again, we will have helped reduce the amount of stuff ending up in the landfills.
posted by shirley harry at 8:07 AM
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