The Cleaning Thread
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tbh, if bicarb desnt work or sounds like to much effort, i would be tempted to wash it on a gentle wash, using napisan because it gets rid of more germs/bacteria at lower temps i think. do you have a tumble dryer? if so dry it on low for a long time, with dryer balls or tennis balls in to fluff it up and stop as many lumps, then give it a good shake. worse case it comes out a bit rubbish, then buy a new one
Ooh what is napisan? I'll have a google, it sounds baby related.
We have a combi washer/dryer. I go on a dryer ball hunt too.
You mummies are fab! thanks!
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
Missfran
will wine substitute for beer?
and anyone else - can I clean to Abba?
please help me motivate myself to tidy my flat after I've been away for two weeks and now tired going back to work.
ps: do I need special footware and can I wear a wolley hat with the same results as a tiara?
pps: pennimania used to swear by this:
http://www.flylady.net/
warning: there is cheesy music on this site - it might be ironic but I'm not sure
i have wine, I have a turkish delight and the brian jonestown massacre - its got me going - no hat yet
will wine substitute for beer?
and anyone else - can I clean to Abba?
please help me motivate myself to tidy my flat after I've been away for two weeks and now tired going back to work.
ps: do I need special footware and can I wear a wolley hat with the same results as a tiara?
pps: pennimania used to swear by this:
http://www.flylady.net/
warning: there is cheesy music on this site - it might be ironic but I'm not sure
i have wine, I have a turkish delight and the brian jonestown massacre - its got me going - no hat yet
feyr
evil evil monkey!
my motivation for cleaning the whole house is to put a bowl of sweets in each room, and every time i have to go through that room to put something away, i get a sweetie and i set myself little goals too, ie 15 mins bathroom cleaning= 1 hob nob, then when the whole room is finished , a cup of tea/jd and coke depending on the time of day/pregnancies/having to supervise small people
and i set myself little goals too, ie 15 mins bathroom cleaning= 1 hob nob, then when the whole room is finished , a cup of tea/jd and coke depending on the time of day/pregnancies/having to supervise small people
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
just re found an old silver bracelet - how do I clean it pls?
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
wine/turkish delight combo 
specials promted fasted cleaning
specials promted fasted cleaning
panpete
Blokes name, birds body.
Why not use kitchen paper?
My cleaning tip: get a housemate with OCD. It's working wonders here!
I have OCD and my place is not what you would expect.
My OCD is checking stuff under stress.
Ok- Big bump to this thread
We have a goose feather duvet that needs washing, Ive tried giving it an airing but that wasnt enough.
The label says professional cleaning only. There is a dry cleaners in town, but I understand the cleaning chemicals would be toxic on a duvet, in any case they charge £17 for washing duvets. Debenhams are having a sale and I can get a new one for just £30 more!
My nearest launderette is miles away.
Ive looked it up and most advice says dont wash a feather duvet at home, because its difficult to dry properly and to re-distribute the feathers.
But others say on a gentle wash and slow dry, it should be ok.
Can I just stick it in my machine?
If you have a bath perhaps you could handwash it in that.
e2a: this works for shower curtains too. No need to buy a new one. Chuck it in the bath, take off your socks, jump in, stomp your feet, and hey presto clean shower curtain
panpete
Blokes name, birds body.
Sash windows.
Make some kind of reaching thing extended with broomshanks and ducktape to fix. Maybe use two or more brookshanks, as enough length on the two shanks, for overlap has to be used, when taping together, so the structure is solid enough. Fit a suitable brush on the end, and chocks away.
I did this to paint a high ceiling, on a stairwell (paintpad on the end), awkward, but it reached awkward bits, and avoided that "undone" bit, where no other previous owners reached.
panpete
Blokes name, birds body.
One word re cleaning products; Stardrops! It's cheap, ecologically sound, fantastically effective and can clean: dishes, clothes, floors, cars, furniture - anything really, it smells old-fashioned and lovely and makes everything sparkle!
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panpete
Blokes name, birds body.
I'd get some, but not if it means having to set foot in asda...
wilkos
feyr
evil evil monkey!
my ocd is having everything of one type together, and keeping each type seperate. so as long as my mess is in piles, with at least a few inches between them, i'm fine. i normally have a big clean when i accidentally knock a pile into another and then the whole room needs to be cleaned/disinfected and reordered, otherwise i cant sleep in it
dynamicbaddog
run for your life
I've got people from the council coming round tomorrow to inspect my kitchen (there's holes in the walls and mice have been getting in
) So I've been on a cleaning frenzy trying hard to get the place spotless before they arrive. The caretaker here very kindly donated me two cans of industrial strength cleaner that she found in the back of her stores.
It's called H.S.C and it really is amazing stuff, it's like Cillit Bang only 10 times stronger - foam stuff that you spray on things leave for a bit and wipe off, it's removed almost all of the grease and grime that's been accumlating on my pipes over the years.
) So I've been on a cleaning frenzy trying hard to get the place spotless before they arrive. The caretaker here very kindly donated me two cans of industrial strength cleaner that she found in the back of her stores. It's called H.S.C and it really is amazing stuff, it's like Cillit Bang only 10 times stronger - foam stuff that you spray on things leave for a bit and wipe off, it's removed almost all of the grease and grime that's been accumlating on my pipes over the years.
scifisam
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Thanks, but it was the outsides of the windows I was thinking of, not the inside. Of course, most of them don't open at all now, since they got painted shut, so it's a moot point.
izz
rage, rage against the lying of the Right
I am greatly pleased by the 'lemon juice on worktops' solution to stainage as it did indeed remove a shiraz stain from a wooden worktop. So successful was it, that we have prepared another trial.
However, in a recent survey involving one woman and two cleans of the bathroom, Stardrops did not measure up to diluted Ecover washing-up liquid.
I have found this surprisingly good for windows, inside and out, tiles, painted surfaces and porcelain.
huzzah !
However, in a recent survey involving one woman and two cleans of the bathroom, Stardrops did not measure up to diluted Ecover washing-up liquid.
I have found this surprisingly good for windows, inside and out, tiles, painted surfaces and porcelain.
huzzah !
Feyr and Jazz, thank you!
I stomped the duvet in the bath for 20 mins using a biological nappy soap. Then lifted the soggy mess to a carefully prepared bin bag laid on top of a bathsheet.
I dragged the lot into the kitchen where I stuffed it into the dryer with a hockey puck, and and 2 golf balls.
Result= fluffy clean duvet!
Miss-Shelf
I'll meet you further on up the road
I dragged the lot into the kitchen where I stuffed it into the dryer with a hockey puck, and and 2 golf balls.
Result= fluffy clean duvet!
Yup!
And thank you Feyr for the tip! Feyr and several websites advocating gentle home washing stressed that drying the feathers successfully would be difficult. I could end up with a flat duvet with no air circulating inside.Hurrah!
<bit puzzled by the role of the sporting equipment, but no matter!>
Ideally I would need an industrial tumble dryer with loads of room for the duvet to keep it fluffy.
Adding the tennis balls to my domestic machine was recommended, so they could bash about gently inside to fluff the duvet as it was drying. The puck and the golf balls seemed fair substitutes.
True to form, Ive had a hotwater bottle leak all over my bed last night and so Im flapping about trying to lift the mattress and air the duvet this morning. Square one! Humph!
feyr
evil evil monkey!
i've been trying (and failing) to remove the stains off our very elderly bath. and trying to remove the smell of cigarette smoke which seems to be leaking in from next door. mr feyr and our housemate ( and me when i am smoking) smoke outside, so the smell doesnt bother me too much, but just makes the house smell musty in winter when the windows are closed
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
BUMP cos Im having a clear up.
How do I get rid of water droplet stains on a glass shower screen? (Without using shop bought products, natural solutions if poss).
2. Dusting tips
Do I shake out a duster or wet it?
Use a damp sponge to remove all drip stains, but don't soak the glass, make sure the sponge is not too wet.
Then use a teatowel to dry it of.
Finally get the microfibre cloth out and buff to a transparent non smear shine.
If you had a bottle of window and glass cleaner you'd save yourself bare elbow grease.
And if you don't have a microfibre cloth a: shame on you. and b: it'll take loads more elbow grease with the teatowel to get a real sparkle finish.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Microfibre cloth? FFS man.
Oh and thank you
dude, they are a pound per cloth, last at full effectiveness for about 8 washes and if you clean off with a regular cloth before buffing a shine with the microfibre, they can go for ages without needing a wash.
And when it comes to the elbow-grease saving, they are proper king.
I assume you mean limescale streaking - vinegar does the trick well here. Mix white vinegar with an equal quantity of water in a spray bottle.
I don't think there's any point microfibring the shower cubicle? it's going to have water pouring down it again very soon!
Of course microfibre is god's gift to cleaning for mirrors and such
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
OK, I'm cleaning my bedroom after months of neglect - it's very very dusty and I'm borrowing a hoover that works. How do I get rid of all the dust that's in the air after cleaning and airing everything - do I just keep hoovering?
And do supermarket carpet cleaners really work?
How do I/can I clean my mattress?
And do supermarket carpet cleaners really work?
How do I/can I clean my mattress?
