I have no advice. It's a beautiful chandelier. i don't envy you the task! I hope you find a simple solution.

Yes, we used a spray cleaner on the foyer and dining room chandeliers in our last home. My mother also used them. Worked great, lots of sparkles after. In the DR, I would put plastic of aluminum foil with paper towel layered over it for the drips.

DH in the foyer. What else was there to do during Covid? LOL

I’ve never used a commercial spray. I usually make a mix of vinegar and water, use a ladder and wipe down each piece with a dampened cloth without removing the pieces from the chandelier. It only gets cleaned when I look up and everything looks cloudy, so maybe once per year or less.

When DH and I took his grandchildren to DC, we happened to tour the White House as they were cleaning one of the chandeliers. I found watching that more interesting than the actual tour! It involved several people. One took the crystals down, another cleaned the crystals, then I think there was another person who polished them (while wearing white cotton gloves, of course).

Thanks, Zal. I like the way it sparkles in the morning sun. Of course, it would sparkle more if it were clean. 😁

Fun2B, regretfully the amount of up and down I would do on a ladder would put me to bed for a week (bad back). I need to find an easy way to do it. I would hire someone, but I just don’t think they would be careful enough or sufficiently attentive to detail.

There are many sprays on the market. They get mixed reviews.

Back when I had a window cleaning service, they also cleaned the chandeliers. It might be worth pricing it out. Although, I seem to be in a perpetual state of price shock lately.

I’ve got the window cleaning service coming in the next 2 weeks. Considering they are 2x as much post-covid as they were pre-covid for their window cleaning prices, I shudder to think what they would charge for a chandelier. While they are good at window cleaning and pressure-washing my trim, I’m not sure their touch is delicate enough for crystal.

Yes, I have a small chandelier in our bathroom and use the spray cleaner all the time. I put newspaper or an old towel on the floor and spray. Then I use a microfiber cloth to wipe the excess off and polish the crystals as needed. Works great and doesn’t take long at all if you clean it regularly.

@OutsidePlaying, what brand spray do you use?

Sorry, it was late last night. It’s called Sparkle Plenty. I think i bought at the lighting store where I bought the chandelier.

The Great River Place sells it too. Just ordered. It’ll be here Tuesday. Let the cleaning begin!!

Thanks, dee. I’ve been thinking about that. I was thinking of using a can of compressed air. The air might blow the crystals around too much. I totally forgot about a feather duster!

Good luck, bbstx. If yours hasn’t been cleaned in a while, you might need to follow up with a second application. And I find I still have to wipe the metal parts and obviously the bulbs.

I hate to admit it, but this chandelier has never been cleaned. The cleaning service dusts it about once a month. Nevertheless, it is going to be quite a project.

It is easier than you think when using the Sparkle Plenty. Prepping the area takes longer, as you can see in my previous post. You spray, let it drip (go do something else and come back later), and spray again if necessary. I never needed to spray twice.

@Allison0704, do you wipe off the ends of the crystals? I read somewhere that you need to do that.

Do y’all who use this remove the bulbs before you spray? I’ve read that you should. If so, it is going to be a bear for me. Besides the very obvious bulbs, there are bulbs in the crystal ”column” and another one among the drops.

We did not remove the bulbs, and left fixtures turned off during and while drying. We only wiped any remaining drips on the crystals. No each individual one.

I don’t remove the bulbs. I just wipe them as a first or last step to get the dust off.