Garage Door Screen Cleaning Tips
Note: The following suggestions are for screens made by garagedoorscreens.com Their are available many screen companies that import screen from China and other countries that will not hold up to any type of cleaning.
Remove all debris.
Your garage screen door is designed to allow air to pass through your garage entrance , while preventing bugs, pests, and debris from entering your garage . Over time, however, those materials build up on the screen’s surface. As for the easiest way to remove them? Apply the soft brush fixture to your vacuum and run it over the mesh. However, suction isn’t always enough to get the job done. In addition to dust, there is also some level of oiliness or grease to which the dirt is clinging, you need follow up the vacuuming by washing screen gently with a mixture of dish soap and hot water.
Lay them out on a flat service, cloths line or on a fence
To clean your screen like a thoroughly , you’ll need some space: Find a large enough work space where you can place your screen on the ground and easily navigate around it be sure your area is clean, to prevent further soiling the screen. Your driveway or yard. usually works well . Alternatively you could also hang your screen over the clothes line. It is likely your screen will be dirty, be sure to lay out set of towels or a tarp so that it has a place to dry once it is clean, wait for a sunny day , which will expedite the drying process.
Start scrubbing. gently
We suggest microfiber cloth or sponge and a soapy water mixture of 1/4 cup of dish soap and a half-gallon of water. Apply gentle, circular motions while cleaning to get rid of the grime. Rinse the screens using your garden hose to remove any leftover soap residue and repeat if necessary,” he says. When you have finished, put the clean screens on a clean towel fence or tarp or leave on the cloths line to air dry. Or if your are in a hurry you can dry your screen like Frank at www.garagedoorscreens .com does and use your leaf blower
If your screen has zippers
It is advisable to lubricate your zippers using wax or one of the many fine choices of zipper lubricant available on www.amazon.com
