Offers tips and techniques to make quick work of dirty work. This book helps you learn how to use the proper equipment and tackle specific cleaning challenges, including: floors, walls, and ceilings; the kitchen and bathrooms; furniture and furnishings; appliances and equipment; windows; bicycles and cars; and clothes and laundry.
Whether you're a devout neatnik or a free spirit who likes to draw designs in dust, Cleaning & Stain Removal For Dummies is for you. It helps you make quick work of dirty work with all kinds of practical tips and techniques, plus trade secrets used by the pros. You'll learn how to use the proper equipment and tackle specific cleaning challenges, including
Tips and routines to help maintain a clean home without undue effort. Also shows how to remove every kind of stain from just about anything.
The everyday science of cleaning up your act. This book will help lessen the grind of daily cleaning and accidental spills.  Inside you'll find an easy-to-follow section on stain removal and a room-by-room guide to buffing up everything from curtains to carpets to cars.  With practical shortcuts designed to reduce the amount of time you spend cleaning, this friendly guide offers fresh ways to keep your home and your possessions looking immaculate. Discover how to:
The everyday science of cleaning up your act. This book will help lessen the grind of daily cleaning and accidental spills. Inside you'll find an easy-to-follow section on stain removal and a room-by-room guide to buffing up everything from curtains to carpets to cars. With practical shortcuts designed to reduce the amount of time you spend cleaning, this friendly guide offers fresh ways to keep your home and your possessions looking immaculate. Discover how to: Clean and care for your clothes. Cut down on specialist cleaning bills Maintain your home inside and out Put together a stain removal kit
Gill Chilton is a consumer journalist with 20 years experience in writing on practical subjects. She writes for, among others, Family Circle, Woman, and Good Housekeeping magazines, and answers questions on a regular consumer advice page forFamily Circle. Cleaning is forever a hot topic: Readers may love or loathe it, but, as they tell Gill, they can't ignore it.
Gill is also the author of Home Basics: The Complete Guide to Running Today's Home published by Reader's Digest and she has appeared on radio and TV demonstating practical household tips.
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Your Hands Dirty: Cleaning Basics 7 Chapter 1: Recognising the Value of Cleaning Well 9 Chapter 2: Equipping Yourself 17 Chapter 3: Talking Timing and Techniques 37 Part II: Cleaning Your Home Top to Bottom 47 Chapter 4: Cleaning Ceilings, Walls, Radiators, and Window Treatments 49 Chapter 5: Standing Up to Floors 61 Chapter 6: Scouring Everything and the Kitchen Sink 75 Chapter 7: Bringing Brilliance to the Bathroom 93 Chapter 8: Polishing Furniture and Furnishings 107 Part III: Keeping Up Appearances Outside 123 Chapter 9: Washing Up Outside 125 Chapter 10: Making Windows Sparkle 131 Chapter 11: Sweeping Up the Garden Path: Decks, Driveways, and Patios 141 Chapter 12: Devoting Time to Your Vehicles 157 Part IV: Cleaning Special Items and in Special Situations 167 Chapter 13: Tuning In to Electrical Equipment 169 Chapter 14: Shining Sports and Hobby Equipment 177 Chapter 15: Treasuring Personal Valuables 187 Chapter 16: Facing Family Cleaning Challenges 201 Chapter 17: Cleaning for Special Occasions 223 Part V: Removing Stains 231 Chapter 18: Caring for Your Clothes 233 Chapter 19: Understanding Basic Stain Types 255 Chapter 20: Treating Everyday Stains 265 Chapter 21: Tackling Scratches, Scuffs, and Rips 277 Part VI: The Part of Tens 283 Chapter 22: Fast Fixes for Unexpected Guests 285 Chapter 23: Ten Tips for Facing a Landlord Inspection 291 Chapter 24: Being Clean in Other People's Homes 295 Chapter 25: Extraordinary Uses for Ten Ordinary Items 301 Appendix: Stain Removal Guide 307 Index 317
??an easy-to-follow, room-by-room guide?practical shortcuts?? (Hartlepool Mail, 24th August 04)
The everyday science of cleaning up your act. This book will help lessen the grind of daily cleaning and accidental spills.
??an easy-to-follow, room-by-room guide?practical shortcuts?? (Hartlepool Mail, 24th August 04)
an easy-to-follow, room-by-room guide practical shortcuts (Hartlepool Mail, 24th August 04)