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When we clean our homes, we don’t tend to think about our doors too much, but keeping your doors clean and free from grime is an essential step to keeping your doors much longer. We all know how important it is to our health and well-being that our living spaces are clean, but how much do you know about cleaning doors?
If you’re not sure how to clean an exterior door, you’re in the right place. At Euroseal, we ensure you have all the information you need to keep your windows and doors in better condition for longer, so we’ve compiled this complete guide on how to clean your doors. To find out how to do this, keep reading.
The first crucial step to cleaning your exterior doors is to remove any dust and debris. You can do this using a dry microfiber cloth that will pick up small dirt particles. This is an essential step that will ensure you don’t leave any smears behind when you use liquid detergents in later steps. Nooks and crannies in your door tend to harbour a higher concentration of dust and dirt, so pay special attention to dusting these areas.
The best mixture to use on wooden or plastic doors is a combination of mild soap and warm water. Mild soap ensures that you don’t break down any protective glazes that keep your door resistant to the elements.
Using a damp microfiber cloth, scrub your door with mild soap and warm water (not hot) solution, ensuring you rinse with clean water. It’s vitally important to pay attention to carved and moulded areas in the door, as this is where dirt and bacteria tend to collect. You should also clean your door handle thoroughly to break down any bacteria that collects when you open your door.
Consider using a few drops of door-cleaning oil in your solution. This will lift dirt and grime more effectively, leaving you with a completely clean door to polish.
Ensure that the oil is suitable to your door material to get the best clean. For example, wooden doors might require different cleaning oils than plastic, glass, or steel.
The second to last step to achieving sparkling clean doors is drying them thoroughly with a dry towel. It’s very important to ensure that the door is completely dry to avoid residue build-up and mould or mildew growth. Most doors are designed to withstand excess moisture, but manually drying will ensure the surface is ready for polishing.
If you have a wooden door, you can use wood polish for extra shine. You can use a liquid wood furniture polish for this, rubbing it in with a clean cloth. Try to do this in small circular motions and polish in the direction of the grain for additional shine.
Cleaning steel and sliding doors can be tricky, as you might not know which products are the most beneficial for lifting dirt that doesn’t cause smears or rusting. Don’t worry; cleaning steel or sliding doors is fairly easy if you have the right equipment. Here’s a quick guide to what you’ll need to do:
Cleaning steel doors is an essential part of maintaining a strong and shiny door. Some steel doors will have a protective layer of paint to avoid rusting, but if yours doesn’t, you’ll need to clean this regularly to remove excess moisture and any staining. You can use a mild soap and water solution and clean as normal, rinsing with clean water, and drying as normal.
If you notice a build-up of dirt, rust, or paint that you want to remove, you can simply use gentle steel wool or very fine sandpaper and gently buff this away. Once this is completely dry, you can cover rust by using primer and paint to change your door’s colour.
Cleaning sliding doors are also super simple; you’ll just need to pay more attention to the nooks and crannies inside the tracks to avoid dirt and dust buildup.
You can clean your glass panes with glass cleaner, paper towels, or a squeegee for a smear-free pane. To clean trims, you should again use a mild soap and water solution.
To clean the tracks, you can vacuum to remove any loose dirt and dust and then use a non-abrasive cleaning solution with water. You can use a wire or toothbrush to scrub the tracks and rinse this with clean water. Make sure you dry this thoroughly when you’re done.
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