A couple of cleaning questions
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Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
story said:
That's what b/f is for
Plus, I can't do all that rubbing because it's like fingers down a chalkboard, keys scratching a car
*shudder*
boozybirdie
New Member
story said:
You eat it too
(Seriously that stuff is v.good)
For the draining board I think it's soda crystals mixed with some lemon.
Edit: Just checked the soda crystal website and it says Soda Crystals should not be used on aluminium - use borax instead.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
boozybirdie said:You eat it too
(Seriously that stuff is v.good)
For the draining board I think it's soda crystals mixed with some lemon.
Edit: Just checked the soda crystal website and it says Soda Crystals should not be used on aluminium - use borax instead.
what's borax?
Mogden
I like tea
Is he that strange creature who put out a film last year?Minnie_the_Minx said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax
I get this stuff from Wilkos. About 60p a pack I think.
http://www.dri-pak.co.uk/products/householdborax.html
Good for killing ants.
story
Gone for a Burton
boozybirdie said:You eat it too
(Seriously that stuff is v.good)
For the draining board I think it's soda crystals mixed with some lemon.
Edit: Just checked the soda crystal website and it says Soda Crystals should not be used on aluminium - use borax instead.
It gave me a giggle when I saw that on the package. I wonder what it would taste like? [/wonders]
But for serious full-on vegans, they want everything to be vegan don't they. I knew a vegan who wouldn't use horseshit on the garden, on principle, even though the horse lived next door and was perfectly happy. Don't ask me to explain - I've tried to understand, and have just had to accept that some people can be fundamentalists about anything. The really puzzling thing was that they kept a pet dog, even though some full-on vegans consider keeping a pet as tanatamount to keeping a slave. [/derail]
story
Gone for a Burton
Mogden said:Is he that strange creature who put out a film last year?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borax
I get this stuff from Wilkos. About 60p a pack I think.
http://www.dri-pak.co.uk/products/householdborax.html
Good for killing ants.
(((((((ants))))))))
boozybirdie
New Member
Minnie_the_Minx said:
Haven't got a scooby but here's the link, it looks fascinating
www.dri-pak.co.uk/products/householdborax.html
mrsfran
Well-Known Member
It worked! Well, the vinegar worked on the shower door and now it's all sparkly. And the Astonish removed quite a bit of the hob stains, but there are still some marks left. Should I have left the paste sitting there for a while before scrubbing? When I did leave it for a minute or so it seemed to dissolve/disappear.
story
Gone for a Burton
missfran said:
Yay, missfran!
You don't have to leave the Astonish to work - it's pretty inert stuff. When I first started using it, it took a few goes to get everything off. Just do as much as you feel like at a time, it'll all go in the end.
My sister has commented, in tones of awe, about my clean stove top since I started using Astonish
I don't think it disappears - I think it just dries.
I use one of those silver non-scratch scrubbers with the Astonish. I'll try to find a picture...
butterfly child
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Gosh, reading this thread has left me with a warm glow inside.
I shall rush out and buy some Astonish for our cleaning lady!
I shall rush out and buy some Astonish for our cleaning lady!
story
Gone for a Burton
trashpony said:Really? I've managed to bugger my new hob a bit already by using Flash with bleach on it and then a green scratchy which I thought wouldn't scratch but did
I shall get the Astonish out
Those green scrubbers are dreadful - they rip things to pieces. I never use them. The silver scrubbers are tough enough, and don't scour like the green ones. I think there muct be some metal in the green ones.
Missfran - I'm worried about your hob now
I didn't think to warn about scouring marks....I think Trashpony is right though - I'm sure it would have been noticeable at the time.
story
Gone for a Burton
trashpony said:I'm sure you would have noticed. I felt like a kid who wasn't capable of being given a nice thing to look after and should have had it taken away
Oooh, Trashpony, I know this feeling. I was given some wonderful socks for Christmas and washed them too hot and they shrunk and felted up. I was sad and embarrassed, felt like a fuck-up kiddie.
trashpony
Hag
missfran said:The hob top is fine, no scratches.
I shall get the Astonish out this weekend then
While we're on the subject of cleaning, does anyone know a good way to clean silver which doesn't involve pink gunky stuff? I've got jewellery that's looking a bit grubby but I don't want to coat it in that stuff or I'll never get it off.
boozybirdie
New Member
trashpony said:I shall get the Astonish out this weekend then
While we're on the subject of cleaning, does anyone know a good way to clean silver which doesn't involve pink gunky stuff? I've got jewellery that's looking a bit grubby but I don't want to coat it in that stuff or I'll never get it off.
You can get liquid silver cleaner (£3.99) or a silver cleaning cloth (£2.49) from Argos.
Mogden
I like tea
Cleaing silver:
Either
Place some tin foil place in a plastic bowl add hot water and a tablespoon of soda crystals. Put the silver items in make sure they are touching the foil watch the tarnish magically lift off.
OR
Make a paste of lemon juice and baking soda and brush this onto the jewellery with a toothbrush. Let it dry brush it off and polish it with a soft cloth.
But these are for silver, not silver plate.
Either
Place some tin foil place in a plastic bowl add hot water and a tablespoon of soda crystals. Put the silver items in make sure they are touching the foil watch the tarnish magically lift off.
OR
Make a paste of lemon juice and baking soda and brush this onto the jewellery with a toothbrush. Let it dry brush it off and polish it with a soft cloth.
But these are for silver, not silver plate.
