How to Clean Fake Trees
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I have found the simplest way to clean fake trees and silk floral arrangements is to dimply carry your hair dryer from room to room and clean all in the house by blowing them clean with the hair dryer.
If they have become laden with a greasy film or cigarette smoke, I fill the kitchen sink with suds, turn the arrangement upside down and swish around. Rinse with the sprayer hose and let drip dry,
Spray on X-mas tree snow looks great when you first put it on, but it can get pretty ugly by the end of the season. To keep your fake tree looking good, only spray canned snow on the tips of the tree branches, don’t try to completely cover the tree branches with it - in fact, the instructions on the can say not to use the snow that way. You also need to remove as much of the fake snow as possible before you pack your tree away after the holidays. Dry fake snow can be brushed off the branches, or you can vacuum it off branch by branch. For snow that is stuck on, spray window cleaner on the snow, let it set for a minute, and then wipe the snow off with a cloth. Don’t try to use your garden hose to wash the snow off the tree, it won’t work and you’ll just end up with a bigger mess.
I know some people use canned air or an air compressor for this, but if you can reverse the suction on your vacuum cleaner hose from suck to blow, you can use your vacuum to do the same thing. Work your way from one side of the tree to the other, top to bottom, and try to blow the dust away from the artificial tree’s trunk and out of the branches.
If your tree has cloth leaves, or if the tree is old or fragile, silk flower cleaner is the best way to go. It’s a little expensive, but it’s worth it. You just spray it on the leaves and all the dust vanishes!
If it’s an all plastic tree, take it outside in the yard and use a hose to blast the dust off of it. Let it dry outside overnight before you bring it back in, or else it will start to smell musty.
If the tree is really filthy, you can use one of those hose attachments that are for washing your car or your siding. Spray the tree thoroughly with soap, then spray it off twice with clean water to remove all the soap. Shake off as much water as you can, then take the tree back inside and set it in front of a fan or over a vent to dry.
If you dust your fake trees once a week, they’ll stay clean and they’ll look good longer. Wipe leaves that dust won’t come off of easily with a damp cloth.
To clean my fake trees and to make them shine like new, I take a little mayonnaise on a rag and wipe off the leaves with them. This makes the leaves look shiny and new looking.