Cleaning perches with bird in cage

What should I use? My BFA's bottle brush wood perch gets really nasty. I've been just spraying water on it and using a little grout brush. Same with her java wood. I ordered some "Poop off" which is supposed to be safe but is it safe enough to use when the bird in the cage? There are only two spots on the perches that get really dirty. She's been with us a week and hasn't come out of the cage yet. I try to clean the perches every morning, as well as wiping down the grate and changing the paper in the tray.

I would be very careful about using anything (including "poop off") with your bird in the cage. Maybe take the perches out one at a time and wash them. All my perches are either wood or rope so this is how I do it, I use a tiny bit of blue dawn dish soap and then rinse super well and dry in the oven on low temp for an hour or so to make sure they are dry and to help disinfect them.

How often do you clean them this way? Once a week? I just use the water and grout brush for a daily cleaning. I really can't take her large java perch out but the part that gets really dirty is part of the perch she doesn't use.

I use a product called F10 which is an avian safe disinfectant. Poop Off is great for scrubbing caked on feces, food, etc. but while it's cleaning the visible mess off, it does not have disinfectant properties meaning the residual mold, bacteria etc. can be left behind unharmed. According to both products' labels, Poop Off is not safe enough to use in direct contact with the birds and should be wiped or rinsed off, whereas F10 is extremely safe and can be left to dry and even sprayed on the bird. I have never done the later and would not personally recommend it but I do leave it to dry in some cases. When in doubt, plain dish soap on a brush or sponge also does wonders, just wipe off when you're done.

I would rearrange the cage so that no perches are underneath a poop zone. No matter how much you scrub wood, it will harbor nastiness, especially if it is getting gross enough to need scrubbing daily. If the cage is not large enough to have a few perches with none being pooped on, then the cage is too small.

Her java wood perch has a small branch at the bottom that she never sits on. It just happens to be under the high part of the branch where she sleeps so I can't move that. Her bottlebrush perch is the one by her food dish. Sometimes she steps on the dish to eat so that perch gets poop on it in that one spot. I was very careful to not put perches under other perches for this reason. The java wood one is really big with 4 branches and she just does't go to the bottom branch at all. She will get a bigger cage but having lived in this one for so long (she's 30), I hesitate to move her into one right away as we've only had her a week and she has to adjust to living here. Would a vinegar solution help? It's just those two spots that need cleaning each day and I currently just spray a little water, let it sit then clean it off. I just feel like I need to put something to disinfect these spots that is safe. I clean the poop off every morning and wipe down her grate as well.

I spray mine down with vinegar and wipe with a paper towel when I see any fresh poop on there.

Other than that, I take them out one or two at a time, soak in the sink with hot water and bleach, scrub, rinse, rinse, rinse, and air dry before putting them back in the cage.

The sand perches are the worst to clean, especially Gonzo's because he rubs his beak so ferociously on them, all the beak gunk gets on there! That usually requires some soap and lots of scrubbing.

I soak the pooped areas with water first but it can be a pain as you have to keep reapply if it's caked on pretty good. If you do it daily then it shouldn't be an issue for you. Then vinegar spray is good for sanitizing. So your on the right track there.