Has your white Christmas tree turned yellow over the years? It’s okay, all white Christmas trees change color, no matter how well you pack it, or store it in bags. This is one of the many downfalls of having a white Christmas tree. The other downfall is how quickly the dirt shows up. Both of these issues can be taken care of easier than you may think.
I have personally done a lot of research on the yellow Christmas tree white again, which can only be fixed should you have nice weather. The recommendation of using white vinegar is not going to help, nor is the recommendation of using RIT White Wash. As brilliant as these two ideas are, they are just that, ideas, untested by the authors who have promoted the idea. It’s a real shame too because both of these ideas each wasted a single day trying out, not to mention the pain it put my beloved, and me in moving the tree in, and out of the house. That’s the very reason I am writing this article, so you won’t be tricked into wasting money, and time, as I did.
There are several reasons why a white Christmas trees turn yellow, age, smoking, temperature changes to name a few. Should the coloring of your Christmas tree be yellowed due to smoking, you may just want to try out one of the suggestions mentioned above, setting your tree out in the sun all day with either vinegar on it, or RIT White Wash.
If your white Christmas tree is dirty, you can simply take it outside, and wash it off with just about anything. I find the Mr. Clean car wash works best.
The only real way to make your Christmas tree white again after all or some sections of it have turned yellow is with white spray paint. Now before you throw this idea out, as if it’s some sort of ‘Redneck theory’, I can tell you I’ve tested it, and have tips that will ensure no one will be able to tell.
If your white Christmas tree has shine to it, you will need GLOSS spray paint. If it doesn’t, use FLAT. If you aren’t sure, or can’t tell, you may really need to wash your tree outside with a powerful sprayer, and cleaning product.
To spray paint your Christmas tree, take your Christmas tree outside, and set it up with all its sections. Begin spray painting at the top, working your way around the tree to the bottom. Before you spray paint though, know you are going to only be doing what is called a “dusting” should you spray paint it too thick, when the lights are on, you will end up seeing how there are clumps, and not ferns on your Christmas tree. If your tree is pre-lit as mine was, you can either cover each bulb, try to avoid each bulb, pull out each one, or replace or clean each bulb after you are done.
A “dusting” is done by pressing the sprayer on the spray can lightly, and moving quickly back, and forth. Thus you are creating a dusting effect. You aren’t coating each branch as you would if you were to completely cover each branch. Doing a dusting effect allows you to maintain the same life like appearance of your white Christmas tree before it turned yellow on you.
Spray painting your yellow Christmas tree white can be done in less than an hour or two, and may take up to three cans of spray paint, all depending upon the size of your tree. I recommend buying two cans for a seven-foot pre-lit tree that only needed painted in sections. If your whole tree needs spray-painted, you may need 4 – 6 cans. When spraying, be sure to spray the underside of the branches, and remember that in certain lights, white trees look yellow anyway. Therefore, no matter what you do, you can’t mess it up.
When you have finished let it dry in the sun for about an hour. Then take it down, and put it away.