Steam Cleaning Guides and Tips: Walls, Upholstery, Blinds and Glass

Here are some useful guides and tips on steam cleaning walls, upholstery, blinds and glass.

Wall and Ceilings Cleaning

• Vents 

Steam volume level – Medium to high (½ turn – fully open)

Tools needed – Large brush with towel, nozzle and extension tubes

How to steam clean

With the use of large brush with towel, wipe vent surface. If necessary, pre-treat with extended nozzle. Use nozzle with nozzle brush and towel for cleaning louvered vents.

• Wall Painted, Wood Paneling and Acoustical Tile

Steam volume level – Low (¼turn)

Tools needed – Large or triangular brush with towel and extension tubes


How to steam clean

These kinds of walls are heat sensitive. Remember to always use 2 to 3 layers of towel on brushes when cleaning these surfaces. Do not stay on an area too long. Treat once, let it cool and treat again. Heavily soiled areas, pre-steam with nozzle 6" from surface and then use brush with clip towel. On steam cleaning wood paneling, move quickly and check towel surface for color transfer.

• Wallpaper Removal

Steam volume level – Low (¼turn)

Tools needed – Large Steam lance or nozzle, stripper and triangular brush


How to steam clean 

Use nozzle or steam lance on seams.  On large areas, use wallpaper stripper and then a triangular brush with towel to remove residual paste.

Upholstery Cleaning 

• Leathers – Low (¼turn) ; Triangular brush with towel
• Cotton – Low to Medium (¼ - ½ turn) ; Nozzle without brush  
• Vinyl, Synthetics - Low to Medium (¼ - ½ turn) ; Triangular brush with towel

How to steam clean 
Prior to treatment, test first because some velour’s are very heat sensitive and may deform. Pre-steam the area using the steam gun at 6" from surface. Using a triangular brush with towel, work over the surface moving from top to bottom. Make sure that the towel should be hot and moist, not wet. Use steam lance or nozzle on seam lines at 2" from surface and then wipe away dirt with towel. After treating, condition leathers.

Blinds and Glass Cleaning

• Blinds - Levelor, Venetian type and Horizontal

Steam volume level – Low to Medium (¼ - ½ turn)

Tools needed – Nozzle, extension tube and extended nozzle


How to steam clean 

When steam cleaning blinds, use care because there are some blinds that may deformed by too much heat. For blinds with light dust – half open the blind and use nozzle on medium to high 4-inches away from the surface. Blinds with heavy or greasy dust – fully close the blind, mist with mild detergent and use nozzle 4-inches away from the surface, wipe with towel. Vertical vinyl blinds - use triangular brush with towel on one side and large brush with towel on opposite side moving from top to bottom and switch sides.

• Glass - Windows, Mirrors and Window Screens

Steam volume level –Medium (½ turn)

Tools needed – Window cleaning tool, triangular brush with towel and extension tubes


How to steam clean 

For initial steam cleaning, use triangular brush with towel over entire surface. Follow up with window tool or squeegee and wipe the blade often with towel. Avoid steam cleaning cracked mirrors or windows. For window screens, use triangular brush.

• Glass - Window Frames

Steam volume level – Low to Medium (¼ - ½ turn)

Tools needed – Nozzle with nozzle brush, extension tubes and towel 


How to steam clean

To clean frame area and latches, use nozzle with brush and towel over nozzle brush for polishing and finish cleaning.

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