Comments on: Fan blade cleaning 101: like SlingBlade, only not as cool

By: Discount Office Supplies

Discount Office Supplies — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:18:00 +0000

Nice Post. I like to use Rubbermaid Commercial Products Overhead Dusting Tools when I need to dust in hard reach places.

By: JayMonster

JayMonster — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:25:48 +0000

OK, it may not be the most economic method, but I love the Pledge Duster Plus. They work better than the Swiffer version and hold on to more dust than anything else I have tried.

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:30:02 +0000

I use the pillow case over the broom to dust corners/cob webs……I use Clorox wipes or even diaper wipes to clean fan blades…..because they are damp the “gunk” sticks to the wipe and doesn’t fall on whatever in underneath….Pam
P.S. they are also great for door jams / frig handles /

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:27:21 +0000

I’m fairly tall, and my ceilings are 8 foot, so I just use the hose attachments and vacuum the blades once a month when I’m shifting the furniture and vacuuming around the baseboards and stuff.

That looks really compulsive when I type it out *blush*

By: Felis

Felis — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:45:21 +0000

I’ve used an old pillowcase. Slip the whole blade in the pillow case, hold the opening tight against the blade and slide it off trapping all the dust in the pillowcase. Then go outside and turn it inside out to shake out the dust. That way nothing can fall on the floor at all.

By: Kathy T.

Kathy T. — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:58:00 +0000

Do you know what I’ve found that cleans GREAT? Those duster things…. uhm. Swiffers! You know the kind you put on to clean hardwood floors (not the poofy ones). They are amazing. They pick up every speck of dust easily with a minimum of worms!

By: Badbadivy

Badbadivy — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:37:01 +0000

Just take some old pantyhose and put them on the end of the broom- the side with the straw, not the handle. Take the pantyhose and stretch the waist part over the straw part. You can leave the feet part dangling off the end, if you want, I think it picks up a bit extra.

But seriously, the wooly is DEFINITELY the way to go, if you can afford one.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:32:42 +0000

I’m sorry. I know I sound like a complete idiot and you probably think my house is nasty gross. But its not. I promise!

OK, so I need to do my fan blades and I was hoping to find an easier method. Now, you mention putting old pantyhose on a broom. I have old pantyhose! I quit my job to be a SAHM a few months ago. But on a broom? Which end? In a ball? I’m confused. And intrigued. Thanks!