How to Clean Glass Ornaments: The Ultimate Guide
The Christmas season is a busy season for just about everyone. After all, there is a lot that comes with the Christmas season. You may be buying new ornaments, setting up all the decor at your home, buying and wrapping gifts, then attending Christmas functions. Meanwhile, since you are doing all of this, your tree is set up in your home and life is continuing as normal. And what is always going to be normal, no matter the time of the year? Cleaning! Yes, there is still dust in your home throughout the Christmas season, and other airborne particles that you are dealing with. You may find that as you go about your jolly Christmas season, dust is settling onto the glass ornaments that are on your tree.
For this reason, many people choose to clean their glass ornaments when they are putting them up for storage after the Christmas season is over. This makes sense…after all, who wants to unwrap these glass ornaments next year only to find them covered in dust. And you would be surprised at just how much dust can land onto your glass ornaments during the Christmas season! Plus, if you have pets in your home, you may find there are stray hairs and dander on these ornaments as well.
Can You Clean Glass Ornaments?
The key question that many people have is just how can you clean these glass ornaments? Should you even clean these? We understand these questions, after all, these glass ornaments are fragile and you do not want to do anything to them that are going to result in them breaking or looking bad.
Here are some pieces of advice to follow when you need to clean your ornaments:
1. A simple glass ornament that does not have any paint, glitter or the like is going to be the easiest for you to clean. You can take a soft cloth, spray this with a glass cleaner, and then run it across the glass.
Stained or painted glass ornaments need to be carefully cleaned as they can shatter easily. You should clean it with a soft feather duster. However, if you notice that the paint is starting to flake, be sure to avoid rubbing this.
Many glass ornaments also include a layer of sparkle because people love that sparkle and shine. Sparkling decorations need to be lightly dusted.
With this being said, you are also going to want to make sure that you do not use anything harsh on these glass ornaments. Anything harsh, in terms of cleansing solutions, can damage the glass, make it more fragile, or remove the artwork that may be on these ornaments.
Do not hesitate to clean your ornaments if you notice that there is an issue with dust or the like. You will find that the clean ornaments are going to shine the best, and who wants to deal with a coating of dust on these when they are hanging on your tree, especially if you suffer with allergies!