Member Advice on Dirt Removal

I always keep a roll of fine steel wool available in the kitchen cupboard. (Make sure it can't get wet or it will rust.) This is useful for cleaning pans, removing rust and general scouring jobs. All you need to dop is add a few drops of washing up liquid, or dry soap powder depending on the job. (Remember Brillo Pads? This does the same job for less money and you don't have to have that pink smelly soap.) Steel wool can be used for cleaning and ...
...I have padlocks on my workshops that tend to get dirty and start to rust. These clean easily with steel wool. Tea and coffee stains have a habit of building up on teaspoons. This comes off easily with steel wool. If you have unvarnished wooden surface you can clean them and bring back their natural colour by washing with a gentle soap (e.g. washing up liquid) and rubbing with fine steel wool. This removes grease, grime and dirt. You can also remove ...

janharper 27.05.2001 · Read full review
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I just read another op on this and decided to stop and write one myself. Her idea was a great one using a mop and a bucket of bleach and water to wash walls down. More ideas for the mop I have found.It's great on ceilings too. If you have panelling you can polish your panelling in no time. I keep a seperate mop for doing things without the use of water. I also use a mop in my bath tub. Because of having a bad back I can't bend well and if I pour ...
...and clean. It is also great while your there to wipe down the tiles with. I am all for making housework easier. As for polishing furniture if you have kids or pets in the home and furniture polish residue is left on something they could lick it off and get ill. I use regular mayo. That may sound a bit odd but it has oil and egg in it and it is good for your furniture, it takes out all the dirt and you just buff well with a dry cloth and it leaves ...

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Well, I`ve been shopping again. This time the reason for my shopping trip was because I woke up with the urge to clean. No, I`ve not been taking drugs, I do clean sometimes you know. Even though I`ve just done a fairly big spring clean, and yes, I do know it`s November, I thought the house was still looking a bit grubby. You know the kind of grubby I mean, children type grubby. Handprints on the walls, cupboard doors, fridge doors, door frames, ...
...around the dining table. Now this type of thorough cleaning normally takes a while, that`s because I usually just go around with a bowl of hot soapy water and a cloth and towel. This time I wanted to make the job a little easier, so I went for a looksy round my local shop to see what would fit the requirements I needed for the task at hand. Here I found the squeegee mop, yep, that`s right, just a simple mop. Now I don`t own a mop because I have ...

sue26 08.11.2001 · Read full review
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I bought a leather suite just over a year ago and was advised by the owner of the shop, to clean the suite that I should use soap flakes as wetting the suite would damage it. I recently phoned the shop to assure myself that he had said soap flakes and then went to look for this product. The owner of the shop could have mentioned a brand name such as Lux Flakes which as I am sure the women among us will know are pure soap flakes, for cleaning fragile ...
...to a few woman in the supermarket where I purchased the product and they all appeared very scepticle and offered alternative advice, though they themselves were not a 100% happy with these either. I said I would let them know if it worked, or if my suite ended up ruined. Remember I trusted the person who told me to use soap flakes, but I was unsure if this is what he meant. I diluted the soap flakes in tepid water and using a cloth that I rung as ...

himmelblau 23.04.2001 (22.04.2001) · Read full review
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I have a few suggestions, which may come in handy when trying to remove dirt, at University I found that tea cups and mugs would get stained easily especially the inner base. This is not due to lack of washing the cups but simply the stains being to hard to remove. Well anyway I have a tip which will stop you from being embarrassed to leave your mugs out the next time someone comes round. Here is what you do, get some baking soda put into a plate ...
...use the corner of the towel to put some soda on, then wipe the dirty stained area, and see the difference. Use it near the handle, the base and see the difference and see it work. Your cups will be left looking the first time you bought them. It’s an easy way to keep your cups clean. Another tip of mine concerns the garden, we at home have flagstones and the next tip is for you if you too have flagstones. Usually you will find that your garden ...

sam123 26.08.2001 · Read full review
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I have a few household tips that my mum and nan have told me over the years, some may sound weird but they do work, so here goes: Get the grouting between bathroom tiles clean and white by brushing with an old toothbrush and some toothpaste, no need for any detergents, toothpaste does the trick. Stop bathroom mirrors from steaming up by appling a small amount of shaving foam and rubbing it in until it disappears, your mirrors will stay steam free ...
...removed from clothes or other small objects by placing the item in the freezer. When the gum has frozen you will be able to just snap it off. For items that are too large to fit in a freezer just hold an ice cube to the chewing gum until it goes hard and it will be easy to remove. When two glasses are stuck together, fill the top glass with cold water and submerge the bottom glass in hot water, then gently pull the top glass away. ...

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Just an exceptionally quick tip for getting your microwave clear of all those splats and splurts of beans, mushrooms, soup and whatever else gets the chance to dirty it. I got this top tip from my office's housekeeper - top lady.. Place a very small drop of Cif, Flash, kitchen spray (or your other favourite smelling cleaner) into a bowl of water - literally a drip or two to perhaps a 1/2 pint of water. Place the bowl in the microwave and let it ...
...it will be ridiculously hot). Using a warm cloth, simply wipe away the mess, grime & food which will come off without even a hint of a struggle. The cleanser will have left a pleasant smell as well! Just the little things like this help to make life easier - what does Cif say - your home is for living, not for cleaning! ...

Lightpants 29.09.2003 (30.09.2003) · Read full review
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I have got a great tip for everyone. Do you use your chip pan for cooking lots of fish, chips etc. If you do, you will probably notice that there will be lots of dirty looking pieces of batter left in the pan. A good way to filter the fat, and thus remove the bits is to cover the top of a saucepan (big enough to hold the fat) with the leg of an old pair of tights, secure it round the rim of the saucepan with a piece of elastic. Then pour the fat ...

sillygilly 19.05.2001 · Read full review
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This was and idea given to me by my mum, she had just bought one of those glass kettles. She found that she was having to descale it more frequently to keep it looking good as soon as there was any sign of scale you could see it swirling around in the water. She was worried about having to use a chemical descaler frequently so gave this idea a try. She found it works a treat. Cut a lemon into quarters and place in the kettle. Fill the kettle with ...

nikannda 25.04.2003 · Read full review
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I have discovered the best cleaning product with no effort needed! Gives you more time to yourself and the boring jobs take care of themselves. Fill your sink with cold water and add a couple of baby sterilizing tablets, leave to soak, leave as long as possible, maybe an hour, a quick wipe and its like new. Drop a couple in the toilet last thing at night or if you are going shopping etc. when you come back the bottom will be like new. They clean ...
...a stainless steel teapot which had gone brown inside, we were going to throw it away, then I decided to fill it with cold water and put 2 tablets in. I let it over night and emptied it and gave it a wipe. Re-filled it with more water and tablets for another 12 hours and it is now like new, all sparkling, shiny and clean. Also it is completely safe, otherwise it would not be used on babys bottles. I am not sure if there is anything you can't use ...

springer71 03.08.2003 (04.08.2003) · Read full review
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The current fashion for stainless steel and chrome products in the home,particularly cookers, poses the question of how to clean and polish them.I own a Britannia stainless steel range cooker,stunningly beautiful,but an absolute pain to keep a clear mirror finish on it. Products like Homecares Shiny Sinks and Stainless Steel cleaner are excellent, but only if you are using the right type of cloth.I highly recommend Microtex Cloths from Lakeland ...

jakey1 20.02.2001 · Read full review
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