How do you clean the seat of a metal folding chair?

November 2, 2021 12:42 PM

Bought this folding chair a few weeks ago. While the product description reads "easy to clean", there are no official directions on how to do so.

All I can find are questionable pages that generally suggest to mix dishwashing liquid with a bucket of warm water and leave outside. I don't have a clean bucket and temperatures have lowered as of late.

What do you do with yours? In particular, the seat.

posted by lankford to Home & Garden (7 answers total)

I don't have that particular seat but this is what I do with my outdoor furniture. Normally I'd just go at them with the hose at high pressure and if more cleaning is required use a sponge with dish soap. Angle it so that the water can pour off and leave it out to dry. As long as it isn't below freezing it'll dry. If it's just going into a garage or shed then I'd let it fully dry there if I didn't want to think about it again.

You could also take it into a shower and clean it there. I've done that to clean my bike in the winter.
posted by any portmanteau in a storm at 12:56 PM on November 2, 2021

If water availability is an issue, I'd have at it with some paper towels and a cleaner of your choice - Windex/409/ disinfectant... spray it on, wipe it dry. That chair is fairly indestructible.
posted by sarajane at 1:01 PM on November 2, 2021

Just spray it with some Windex or whatever spray cleaner you have and wipe with a wet cloth or sponge or paper towels.
posted by DarlingBri at 1:42 PM on November 2, 2021

I would use some Dawn spray and some wet paper towels or a wet dish cloth.
posted by AugustWest at 1:47 PM on November 2, 2021

What is it that you're hoping to clean off? Different "dirt", e.g. dust vs paint, would mean different cleaning solutions.
posted by mosst at 2:00 PM on November 2, 2021

I would just take it into a dry bathtub. Use wet paper towels with a little hand or dish soap to clean the vinyl cushions, then spray the legs with water. Try not to soak the upholstery parts with the shower so water doesn't seep under the vinyl.
posted by nouvelle-personne at 2:51 PM on November 2, 2021

Some Clorox Wipes would both remove dirt and sanitize without involving a lot of water.
posted by ejs at 6:13 PM on November 2, 2021 [1 favorite]