How to Clean Aluminum Screened Porches

Vacuum the aluminum screens from inside the porch without removing the screens. Glide the brush attachment over the aluminum screens using side-to-side motions, working from top to bottom.

Cover the porch’s flooring and woodwork surrounding the screens with plastic drop cloths. Adhere the plastic to the woodwork using masking tape.

Pour about 1 tablespoon of mild, non-alkaline detergent into a bucket. Fill the bucket with warm water. Mix the detergent solution well.

Scrub the solution onto an aluminum screen using a nylon brush. Work from inside the porch, and scrub the screen in a side-to-side, top-to-bottom fashion. Work the brush’s bristles into the screen’s tiny crevices to loosen grime.

Fill another bucket with water. Saturate a cloth in the water.

Wipe the soapy aluminum screen with the wet cloth. Rub the cloth over the sudsy screen using side-to-side motions, working from top to bottom. Thoroughly rinse the screen.

Continue cleaning the porch's aluminum screens using the previous techniques. Replace both solutions as they become cloudy.

Let the wet aluminum screens thoroughly air-dry. Remove the masking tape and plastic drop cloths once all screens are dry.