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Dan Thomas
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Cleaning Tools
Here are some tips you mind find handy to know.
An automobile snowbrush is perfect for cleaning under a refrigerator.
Old toothbrushes work well to clean combs, silverware,
Use an old shaving brush or baby's hairbrush to avoid snagging or harming
delicate fabric or pleated lampshades when dusting.
Paintbrushes make excellent duster for small or hard-to-reach areas. Flick
them along doorjambs, around windows and into corners.
Instead of buying dust, cloths chemically treated to " attract"
dust make your own form cheesecloth. Dip the cloth in a solution of 2 cups of
water and 1/4 cup of lemon oil and allow it to dry before using.
An old nylon stocking rolled into a ball becomes a non-scratch scrub pad
for cleaning the sink and tub.An eraser from the stationery store is an
excellent tool for cleaning the grout between bathroom tiles. Choose a white
eraser that is harder than the pink ones.
Dust and other debris collect in hard-to-reach corners, such as behind
large appliances. Clean out these corners by making a yardstick
"duster"- just cover the end with a sock, secured with rubber bands,
or fasten a small sponge to the end of the stick with staples or rubber bands.
