150 Tips and Tricks on Cleaning
Cleaning is the most time consuming job in house keeping. Worse of all, some stains are hard to clean out. Even if you are spending all your efforts or energy, you may not clean them probably. So how to combat with all those difficulties and save your time on these cleaning tasks? Do It Yourself.com has some (well over 150) tips, tricks and how-to on cleaning stains, items and rooms. Just love the site and those information - the best ones in my opinion maybe the Chewing Gum Removal Tips (I tried it and it works nicely), How to Clean Soy Stains, Lipstick Stain Removal, Kitchen Cleaning Tips etc…
Keeping a clean home is a key part to having a happy home. Cleaning a home can be a painstaking and exhaustive process…
Resource Links:
- Acid Cleaners
- Alkali Cleaners
- Aluminum Cleaning Care and Repair
- Bathroom Cleaning Tips
- Beer Stain Removal Hints
- Before You Clean Your Carpets And Rugs
- Blasting Methods for Power Washing
- Bleaches as Cleaners
- Blood Stain Removal Hints
- Butcher Block Care
- Butter Stain Removal Hints
- Candle Wax Removal
- Candy Stain Removal Hints
- Carpet Cleaning
- Cast Iron Cleaning Care and Repair
- Central Vacuums Offer Convenience and Power
- Ceramic Counter Top FAQ’s
- Chandelier Cleaning FAQ
- Chewing Gum Removal Tips
- Chocolate Stain Removal Hints
- Chrome Cleaning Care and Repair
- Clean Golf Club Heads
- Clean Water Hardness Buildup
- Cleaning Brass: Care and Repair
- Cleaning Bronze FAQ
- Cleaning Flood Damage: How To
- Cleaning Kitchen Cabinets FAQ
- Cleaning Linoleum and Vinyl Floors
- Cleaning Marble, Ceramic Tile and Slate Floors
- Cleaning Odds and Ends
- Cleaning Outdoor Furniture
- Cleaning Paneled Walls and Woodwork FAQ
- Cleaning Service Options
- Cleaning Silver FAQ’s
- Cleaning Stainless Steel FAQ’s
- Cleaning Stone Fireplace Fronts
- Cleaning Trade Secrets
- Cleaning Up with Drop Cloths and Rags
- Cleaning Upholstery FAQ’s
- Cleaning Vinyl FAQ’s s
- Cleaning Wood and Laminate Carpeted Floors
- Cleaning/Polishing
- Coffee Stain Removal Hints
- Cola Stain Removal Hints
- Common Homemade Cleaners: A Grocery List
- Copper Cleaning Care and Repair
- Crayon Stain Removal Hints
- Creative Uses for Dryer Sheets
- Creative Uses for Vinegar and Baking Soda
- Cure Found For Urine-Stained Floors
- Cutting Block Cleaning Care and Repair
- Detergent Cleaners
- Dissatisfaction with Cleaning Service
- Dumpster Service
- Dust Off That Pile of Rust
- Dusting: The Basics
- Fuel Oil Odor Removal FAQ
- Furniture Polish and Scratch Remover FAQ
- Glue Stain Removal: How To
- Grease Stain Removal
- Guide to Cheese Stains
- Hair Care Cleaning Care and Repair
- Homemade Air Fresheners for Household Odors
- House Closing
- Household Cleaners & Stain Removers FAQ
- Household Cleaners: Commercial Blends
- How to Clean Blinds
- How to Clean Dye Stains
- How to Clean Egg Stains
- How to Clean Feces Stains
- How to Clean Food Coloring Stains
- How to Clean Fruit Stains
- How to Clean Furniture Polish Stains
- How to Clean Gravy Stains
- How to Clean Hand Lotion Stains
- How to Clean Ice Cream Stains
- How to Clean Iodine Stains
- How to Clean Juice Stains
- How to Clean Makeup Stains
- How to Clean Margarine Stains
- How to Clean Marking Ink Stains
- How to Clean Mascara Stains
- How to Clean Methiolate Stains
- How to Clean Milk Stains
- How to Clean Oil Paint Stains
- How to Clean Pastewax Stains
- How to Clean Petroleum Jelly Stains
- How to Clean Rubber Cement Stains
- How to Clean Rust Stains
- How to Clean Salsa Stains
- How to Clean Shoe Polish Stains
- How to Clean Soda Pop Stains
- How to Clean Soy Stains
- How to Clean Tar Stains
- How to Clean Tomato Sauce Stains
- How to Clean Urine Stains
- Ink Stain Removal Hints
- Keeping Your Home Clean and Healthy
- Ketchup Stain Removal
- Kitchen Cleaning Tips
- Latex Paint Stain Removal
- Laundry Cleaner FAQ
- Light Fixture Cleaning FAQ
- Lipstick Stain Removal
- Marble Cleaning Care and Repair
- Nail Polish Stain Removal
- Nylon Cleaning Care and Repair
- Plan Your Mildew Attack
- Plastic Mica Laminate Counter Cleaning and Stain Removal FAQ
- Polishing: A Bright Idea
- Polypropylene Plastic FAQ
- Properly Handle Hazardous Household Products
- Remove Mildew and Ceaning Mold How to
- Remove Rust Stains from Nails
- Removing Dirt Stains: How to
- Silverstone Cookware Cleaning Care and FAQ
- Sisal and Natural Fiber Rugs
- Solvent Cleaners
- Some Specifics on Cleaning
- Soot Stain Removal Hints
- Steam Cleaning Grout
- Taking Care in Your Home
- Tea Stain Removal: How To
- The Fiberglass FAQ
- The Fine China FAQ
- The Lamp and Lampshade Cleaning FAQ
- The Melamine Plastic FAQ
- The Nitty Gritty on Tile
- The Pewter FAQ
- The Polyester Plastic FAQ’s
- The Porcelain Enamel FAQ’s
- The Pottery Earthenware FAQ’s
- The Sticky Label, Tape, Decal, Applique and Adhesive Residue Removal FAQ
- The Synthetic Enamel FAQ’s
- The Teflon FAQ’s
- The Tin FAQ’s
- Today’s Utility Rooms are Complete Household Management Centers
- Vinyl-Coated Steel: Characteristics and Care FAQ’s
- Window and Door Frames at Cleanup Time FAQ’s
- Wine Stain Removal Tips
- Wood Furniture Care and Cleaning
- Wroughtiron Cleaning Care and Repair
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Clint says on October 4th, 2005 at 2:07 pm
Rubbing alcohol (isopropanol) works wonders on removing any marks (like ball point pen ink) from an LCD screen. As of yesterday my LCD screen is clean (at least for another week).
zeke says on October 5th, 2005 at 9:53 am
horrible page - please let the “urine stain” advertizer that I was looking for this subject on your page - but - due to the offensive ‘blinking’ - I did not click their ad - If they are that rude and stupid, why do business with them?? Not me. — NEXT
Also, on both my computers (very fast connections) it takes an unnecessarily LONG TIME to scroll. Gee, would sure like a site with an abundance of content (like yours) but with an intelligent web master (like me) deciding on page layout, advertising, etc. No, this is not an interview request.
Check the new entry at
http://www.lifehack.org/articl.....aning.html
for some good hints on web page design. By the way - found their site on del.icio.us/popular just like your page.
regards - zeke
Ivan Minic says on December 30th, 2005 at 5:24 pm
Essential! :)
Kibou says on January 23rd, 2006 at 4:07 am
Great tips…
HousekeepingChannel.com has an enormous amount of useful cleaning and housekeeping advice.
A must-visit for anyone who needs a hand with their housekeeping.
Ev says on February 5th, 2006 at 7:42 am
Hello, Ev of the Suze and Ev Method here. We have many healthy cleaning tips on our website for free as well.
http://www.start-cleaning-busi.....g-tip.html
And if you like to clean and have ever wondered about starting your own cleaning business, please feel free to contact us at http://www.start-cleaning-busi.....ntact.html.
Good fortune,
Ev
Malia says on May 24th, 2006 at 4:45 pm
If you want to learn how to clean your home without chemicals, visit http://www.simplygoodstuff.com. You will find many cleaning tips as well as chemical-free, non-toxic cleaning alternatives.
Lady says on June 25th, 2006 at 4:46 am
This is a great website, full of useful tips for cleaning, I really enjoy reading some of the tips and have made a note of them, thanks for the info.
gunther says on August 20th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
For anyone interested in healthy cleaning - consider method products at http://www.methodhome.com. Not only are they beautifully packaged, they’re also people and earth friendly.
Amish Furniture says on September 11th, 2006 at 5:59 am
I tried removing rust stains with the help of your article. Didn’t quite work. Food colring stain removal worked quite well. All in all a good resource. Thanks
Tampa Grout Cleaning says on September 26th, 2006 at 11:44 am
The article on steaming cleaning grout is about right… Except I wouldn’t recommend it for large areas. When I have steamed cleaned grout it goes about 50-100 sq feet an hour…
Better to use an alkaline cleaner then an acid cleaner to get best results.
laura says on October 17th, 2006 at 10:54 pm
SOME CLOTHES WHEN IRONED GET A SHINING MARK, SPECIALLY IN THE COLLAR, HOW CAN THAT BE REMOVED???
THNAKS IN ADAVNCED
LAURA
daljit says on October 23rd, 2006 at 7:20 am
I really appreciate the above resources which provides information on how to remove stains from furniture and furnishing items
Alice Mike says on November 17th, 2006 at 4:40 am
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winstgevende marktgelegenheid die in de vasteland West-europa verzekeringssector bestaat die commoditized verzekeringsproducten over het internet verkoopt.
Alice Mike says on November 17th, 2006 at 4:58 am
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lukrative Marktgelegenheit, die im Festland Westeuropa Versicherung Sektorverkaufen besteht, Versicherung Produkte über das Internet commoditized.
Wholesale Amish Furniture says on November 29th, 2006 at 7:19 am
Can’t think of anything you guys might have missed. Pretty comprehensive.
Chuck says on December 9th, 2006 at 11:09 am
Always use CFLs they are much brighter than incadescent bulbs that can make you miss a lot of dirt!
Chad says on February 1st, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Try a can of “Goof Off”! it’s worked on just about everything I’ve tried it on. (Just be sure to test it on a small area first)
Amish Dining Room Table says on March 2nd, 2007 at 9:19 pm
Dugg!
Concrete Polishing says on April 14th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Pretty good tips.
Any alkaline or degreaser is good for any type of food/fat/organic staining.
That’s what we use in cleaning up concrete.
David says on June 15th, 2007 at 10:41 am
I found this post to be most helpful and than the pages that each tip leads off to are exceptional in content. Real Cleaning Solutions for everyday household cleaning problems.
Dusan Vranic says on June 26th, 2007 at 7:07 am
Nice and helpful post :-)
Elise says on September 5th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
Help! Can anyone help me find info on how to clean a large amount of molasses off the inside of a wooden cabinet?? A jar seems to have cracked while in there, and I just discovered it’s all over, and all of the other cans and jars in there are stuck to it, and the black color has permeated the labels of them! How on earth do you clean it off the wood, though? I can’t find anything on the Internet! Thanks.
steve says on October 15th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Great collection. some of this tips may be very useful to me.
Marble Restoration Operator says on October 20th, 2007 at 2:19 am
Tips and Consideration to Extend Life of Marble and Other Stones
1. Avoid getting any acid based cleaners such as toilet bowl cleaner on your stone as it will damage or “etch” the surface of the stone.
2. Make sure you seal your grout periodically as the effectiveness of the sealer will reduce over time.
3. The shinier floor will sooner show patterns of wear and scratches.
4. For scratches removing try buffing stone surface with #0 dry steel wool.
5. For scratches removing on black surfaces try to use a black permanent marker.
6. In some cases small scratches can disappear by using stone color enhancer sealer.
7. Stone waxing is used as quick fixes and are more of a problem than a solution. Stone waxing prevent from “breathing” and the chemicals used for stripping can burn and damage stones.
8. A marble floor can be easy damaged by sand or dirt, which makes scratches on the surface and reduce a shine.
9. Make sure the selected stone cleaner can be used on the your kind of stone.
10. Any stone can lose a shine if it is not properly maintained.
Chicago cleaning service says on November 5th, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Great resource and cleaning tips.
Nick says on November 13th, 2007 at 6:11 pm
nice article.Maybe it will be helpfull for me.
Chicago Concrete says on December 20th, 2007 at 5:38 am
Good collection of tips there.
Amish Furniture says on January 21st, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Why try to remove a stain. Just buy another one. In todays disposable society everything you buy is temporary anyways.
Cleveland Browns says on February 20th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
I often find it difficult to remove stains. These links and tips will help me out. Thanks!
Deck Stains says on March 11th, 2008 at 2:53 am
An excellent product for both removing deck stains and cleaning a wood deck is sodium percarbonate. It can be used with or without a pressure washer.
Pressure Washing Services says on March 11th, 2008 at 2:56 am
You have some great tips in there. I can appreciate the power washing ones the most as I own pressure washing companies.
craig says on March 11th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Great tips! I have some good ones too, with a little humor mixed in, over at http://www.kpatroll.org It focuses on leaning, but it’s not for the faint of heart!
Never Scrub Refills says on July 13th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Wow, I didn’t know you could actually gather so much information on cleaning in one place. This is an information overload for me.
Cleaning tips says on July 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am
Wow! You spent some time gathering this. Good work!
laptop accessories says on October 26th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
How to clean your LCD screen, please visit this site http://www.papatek.com
laptop says on November 21st, 2008 at 4:38 am
good job, thank you
Dan says on January 20th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
WOW what a list and some great tips that I am sure I’ll be using. I wish i had more tips top add but I think you have it all covered here.
Though what about never dusting above the height of your tallest friend. No one can see what you missed.
Dream says on March 14th, 2009 at 4:18 am
good info, I will continue to pay attention to it
switch says on April 23rd, 2009 at 8:57 pm
very available,thank you,I will stow this.
mold says on May 5th, 2009 at 3:32 am
Thanks.I will tell my wife.
r4i-dstti-itouch says on May 25th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
good info, Thanks
m3i says on June 18th, 2009 at 2:32 am
Thanks for your sharing this information