Useful
Household Cleaning Tips
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Use an old
toothbrush to clean behind tapes which are close to the wall and
other hard to reach places.
- Use air
freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job as well as leaving a
lovely smell.
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Use
a pencil eraser over heel marks on wooden floors.
- Wax
drippings, apply an ice cube or ice pack to wax on carpets or
upholstery. This will make the wax brittle, allowing you to scrape
off what you can with a blunt object.
- Use small
paint brushes
to dust
cracks and hard to reach places in telephones, stereos, etc.
- Chewing gum
can be removed by using ice to harden and a blunt knife to remove
it.
- Hairspray
will remove magic-marker ink from surfaces.
- Clean glass
table tops by rubbing with a little lemon juice, dry with paper
towels and polish with newspaper for a sparkling table.
- Toothpaste
will remove small scratches from glass.
- To remove
pencil marks and other non-greasy spots from non-washable
wallpapers, use an art-gum eraser or a slice of fresh rye bread.
- Remove dust
from wicker by vacuuming with the dust brush attachment. Use a
paintbrush or a toothbrush to get at hard-to-reach places.
- If
you have mould growths remove them with a damp cloth and wipe the
surface again with a clean cloth soaked in a water and detergent
solution.
- Lime scale
on grout dip a toothbrush in a solution of half water and half
bleach, scrub then rinse.
- For
a germ-free showerhead soak it in vinegar.
- To
stop a fridge freezer from rusting, spray with furniture polish.
- Use
baby oil on shower curtains to avoid mould and
discolouring.
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When cleaning the kitchen floor use your rubbish bin to hold the
water, this way you will clean the floor and get a clean bin at the
same time.
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