Dust first and then vacuum, or vacuum first then dust?

When I used to work in a hotel, vacuuming was always the last cleaning step. I think of it as all the dirty stuff going to the ground and then being sucked up.

When I dust, I don’t dare use one of those brushes. I use furniture polish so that the dust sticks and doesn’t just fly into the air. Is there something you have that you can’t use the polish on?

I have an all glass entertainment center.

Windex then, right?

Yes. But I have to wipe the dust off first.

Back when I ran my janitorial business I would dust first and vacuum last. If you have a good vac, you will not throw dust back into the air. If you have a cheap big box store vac, then you might. But if you dust first, if you knock anything down you won’t mess up the floor or carpet you already cleaned. A rag with furniture polish can work, but it takes a longer time, which one may have in their home but not when you have to get through 55,000 sq. feet each night. Some dust wand, or feather duster is the only way to go, however, you can treat them to grab dust better.

Why not just go straight for the Windex?
One technique I’d use is to first go over it with a rag and Windex. Then, go over it again with a dry rag to dry everything off and get rid of all the streaks that the Windex left.

Ok, I will try that. Thanks!

If you have a vacuum with a clean Hepa filter, vacuum last?

Otherwise I’d vacuum, wait about ½ an hour, and dust. There’s no way the dust you miss dusting is going to approach the dust pumped into the air by the standard vacuum.
Set your vacuum in the evening sun rays and turn it on. Most of them it’s hard to believe they’re containing any dust.

Vacuum then dust. The vacuum can stir up dust, so it makes sense to do that first and then to damp dust.

Vacuum first, Vacuums have minute holes in the bag/filter(s) which allow the air to exit but small amounts of dust still escape so vacuum, wait a bit for the dust to settle, then dust. Unless you have a Rainbow vacuum, which has a water filter. But I’d still dust last.

Vacuum, dust, have a drink, then vacuum again.

I typically dust first.

Vacuuming is usually the very last thing I do if I am doing a full clean up. I can see the argument to vacuum first, although, I don’t feel like my vacuum kicks up much dust. It has a filter on it. Plus, if you want to see your vacuum carpet lines, walking all over the carpet to dust will ruin that.

What is this dusting of which you speak?

I dust first. I don’t have carpets and I have a double filter on my vacuum cleaner. But I’m not that picky. I live in a space the size of a shoebox (almost) and have a fair amount of clutter on any given day, depending on the craft work I’m doing, so I’m not super obsessive about dust. I like to keep my floors clean and my kitchen and bathroom very clean. But the windowsills and book case get ignored most weeks.