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Cleaning Tips
If there's a spot on your sheet or blanket, dampen, rub a little Ivory soap on it, and scrub gently with your nail brush. Sure beats having to take apart the whole bed and launder the entire ensemble!
-Marni
Instead of scrubbing plastic shower curtains, just pop them in the washing machine. They come out looking brand new and you didn't have to scrub a thing!
-Tawny
For a clean coffee maker, run distilled white vinegar through it every now and then.
-Jennifer
To get your windows really clean, use white vinegar in a spray bottle and scrub them with crumpled news-paper. Makes them nice and shiny and streak free.
-Sandi
Best cleaning tip- flip over the cushion and blame it on the husband! Just kidding -- be sure to blot stains instead of scrubbing them.
-Mrs. Mommy
Try sprinkling some baking soda on the carpet before vacuuming. It leaves the carpet smelling fresh without the fake scent of those weird vacuum powders.
-Dr. B
Add a few tablespoons of vinegar along with the dishwasher detergent when washing dishes. The vinegar cuts the grease and leaves dishes sparkling.
-Jessica
Invite people over to your home on a regular basis! That way, you keep the place picked up and dust-bunny free. Otherwise, we have practically zero incentive to clean!
-Kris
Coffee filters are good to clean glass tables and windows. They don't leave a streak!
-Dorothy
Use dental floss to clean the areas around the faucet taps both in the bathroom and kitchen. It takes the yucky goo away!
-Laura
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SOME OF THESE ARE REALLY GOOD TIPS! I ALREADY USE THE WASHING MACHINE TO WASH THE SHOWER CURTAIN, IF IT'S A CLEAR CURTAIN, ADDING A LITTLE BLEACH WILL GET RID OF ALL THE SOAP SCUM. I WOULD HOWEVER LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE VINEGAR GLASS CLEANER: A LOT OF PROFFESIONAL AUTO DETAILERS USE THIS RECIPE- IN A SPRAY BOTTLE ADD 1 CUP- ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, 1 CUP WHITE VINEGAR, FILL THE REST OF THE WAY WITH "DISTILLED" WATER. THIS SAME RECIPE IS USEDE TO DETAIL EXOTIC AND CUSTOM CARS. AND LAST, WITH ALL DO RESPECT TO "JENNIFER," THE VINEGAR COFFEE MAKER CLEANER IS PRETTY MUCH KNOWN BY EVERYONE. BUT, GOOD JOB ANYWAY.
ReplyInstead of using newspapers, etc for cleaning your windows, go with a squeegee. Spray the window with any cleaning product of your choice, Go over this with a sponge, and then just squeegee the window dry. Just watch a window cleaning doing a storefront window. The squeegee does the job faster, and the windows stay cleaner longer.
ReplyA great tip to save time when cleaning the house is to carry a plastic box with you, and some grocery store bags. As you go from room to room, collect in the box things that belong elsewhere, and place them using one bag per room. When you move on, you can place the items where they belong and save lots of time. Once the bag is empty, if it doesn't have any holes, you can use it as the garbage bag in the rooms.
ReplyI like to use my power washer to deep clean area rugs and throw rugs to big for the washing machine. No kidding! On a warm, sunny day, I lay the rugs out on the clean dry driveway, sprinkle a very small amount of dry detergent, and spray away. Hang to dry. Very effectively cleans every bit of dirt. I even tried it on my upholstered couches and couch cushions. Sprinkle detergent (less than for rugs), and spray away starting from the top. Clean cushions separately. Let dry in well ventilated location and its ready for use by evening.
ReplyNow, on to using the leaf blower for powerful cleaning.....
To Lizzie & Jennifer:
ReplyThe 12 Commandment:
Thou shalt not post irrelevant product promotions on any sites not dedicated to commercial advertising! Ye who persist shall be damned for all eternity.
Man I hate when they do that too!! :) So I'm just curious, what is #11?
Oh you are SO right! Thanks!
To clean the microwave oven quickly and easily: Squeeze the juice of one lemon into a small bowl of water, about 1 to 1-1/2 cups. Microwave on high until the water boils. Leave the door shut for a few minutes to let the steam that has formed do its work. Bits of food that have stuck to the sides and top of the oven, grease, and spills will wipe right out, and the oven will have a clean, fresh smell.
Replyif you cleaned the microwave after each use ,you wouldnt need to use lemon juice in bowl
REMOVING WAX.........IF POSSIBLE,DEPENDING ON SIZE,PUT THE ITEM IN THE FREEZER, THE WAX GETS HARD AND POPS RIGHT OFF !!!!!!!!!
If you spill RED wine on your carpet don't sweat it. Just pull out a bottle of WHITE wine and open it. Blot the spot with a towel wet with white wine and the spot will come up. This also works on clothes!
ReplyHowever, remember--it does not work in reverse. Red wine WILL NOT remove white wine.
When you wash your Plastic Shower Curtain in the clothes washer, throw in your plastic table clothes too. Then in the final rinse add
Replya cup of white vinegar. This will help keep your plastic pliable. They won't crack and split. Hang them up to dry.
I got this tip from a professional carpet cleaning guy! You can get colored stains (i.e., kool-aid, coke, etc) out of your carpet by putting amonia on them, laying a towel down over the spot/amonia and setting your iron on steam and going over it with the iron. The color lifts right out of the carpet and onto the towel!!
ReplyShaving cream (not gel) will work on carpet stains too.
I have a great solution that I use to get out all types of stains, from blood to grass and food, out of fabrics and carpet. In a bucket, mix equal parts of bleach and granulated dishwashing detergent, add hot water, enough to cover the stained fabric. Let fabric soak for awhile then launder. If it's on the carpet use a sponge to apply and rinse later. This solution works great on colored fabric. It will not bleach it.
ReplyDoes anyone have a way of getting the "stale" smell out of towels. No matter how hot I make the water or what softener I use, once they get damp, the musty smell is back.
ReplyBaking Soda. It covers a multitude of sins. (and can be used as a face scrub :-)
baking soda does not cover the sins... it neutralizes them chemically.......smells are acid ....it is a base....
here is my idea and it is great. Just get married and have the little women do all the chores, or get a maid, nuff said. Ok now I am ready for the rebuttle.
Replyum I think its utterly disgusting that someone would actually use shampoo to clean their toilets. In no way shape or form does that get rid of bacteria nor does it kill germs. I will stick to my lysol toilet bowl cleaner that actually disinfects and kills 99.999 percent of germs. Even though something may look clean on the surface; their could be millions of germs that you are just wiping over and not killing without the right cleaner.
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