how to clean a very dusty wicker basket?

hanra...@yahoo.co.uk

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Feb 7, 2011, 3:56:25 PM2/7/11

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What's the best way to clean a wicker basket that has accumulated
several years of dust? If I dunk it in warm water with some washing
powder in, will it disintegrate? It's in good condition; it's just
very dusty.

Thanks!

Michael

Owain

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Feb 7, 2011, 4:25:14 PM2/7/11

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It shoulnd't disintegrate, but spraying it with a shower might be
better than just dunking it.

Or use an air compressor.

Owain

S Viemeister

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Feb 7, 2011, 4:28:12 PM2/7/11

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I use the dusting attachment on my Dyson; then swish in warm water with
washing-up liquid. Rinse with the spray attachment at the sink - or use
a garden hose. Leave in a warm airy place until completely dry - you
don't want mold or mildew.

JTM

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Feb 7, 2011, 5:06:34 PM2/7/11

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In article
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<hanra...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> What's the best way to clean a wicker basket that has
> accumulated several years of dust? If I dunk it in warm
> water with some washing powder in, will it disintegrate?

Well, they're made by soaking the wicker, or even steaming
it to make it flexible

> It's in good condition; it's just very dusty.

I'd be tempted to give it a squirt with a hose

> Thanks!

> Michael
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Mr Pounder

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Feb 7, 2011, 5:29:10 PM2/7/11

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<hanra...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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A fiver in any cheap shop.
>

geoff

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Feb 7, 2011, 5:25:02 PM2/7/11

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How about sand ?

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Andy Dingley

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Feb 7, 2011, 7:39:50 PM2/7/11

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On Feb 7, 10:29 pm, "Mr Pounder" <MrPoun...@RationalThought.com>
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> A fiver in any cheap shop.

Wicker, not rattan.

I can't find a wicker basket for under £30

Andy Dingley

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Feb 7, 2011, 7:40:50 PM2/7/11

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On Feb 7, 8:56 pm, hanrahan...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> What's the best way to clean a wicker basket that has accumulated
> several years of dust?

Get in the shower with it. Nailbrush if anything is really murky.

Dry it off well afterwards, but don't heat it.

Ian Jackson

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Feb 8, 2011, 4:30:42 AM2/8/11

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In message <51a203f56...@free.fr>, JTM <usen...@free.fr> writes

>In article
><24503e8f-67c4-49a9...@b8g2000vbi.googlegroups.com>,
> <hanra...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> What's the best way to clean a wicker basket that has
>> accumulated several years of dust? If I dunk it in warm
>> water with some washing powder in, will it disintegrate?
>Well, they're made by soaking the wicker, or even steaming
>it to make it flexible
>> It's in good condition; it's just very dusty.
>I'd be tempted to give it a squirt with a hose
>

So would I. I'd first get as much dust off as possible by simultaneously
brushing and sucking with a vacuum cleaner pipe (using a paint brush for
the nooks and crannies), and then give it a brisk hosing. It probably
won't harm it at all.
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Ian

Lino expert

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Feb 8, 2011, 7:54:50 AM2/8/11

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On Feb 7, 8:56 pm, hanrahan...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

Angle grinder.

Andy Champ

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Feb 8, 2011, 2:51:34 PM2/8/11

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On 08/02/2011 12:54, Lino expert wrote:
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>
> Angle grinder.

That's just so last year. This cries out for a pressure washer!

Andy
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