When I was nearing completion on my research for the article How to Clean Laminate, I sent an email to one of my very close friends (who I know to have laminate floors) to ask her if she had any laminate floor cleaning tips. What she told me was rather astonishing. While she did confirm for me that it’s not necessary to clean laminate flooring very often, she also confirmed my suspicions that it’s pretty common for people to not know how to clean laminate flooring correctly. Almost everything she told me she was doing to clean laminate wood floors was in direct opposition to my own research… research that included care instructions from several manufacturers of laminate flooring. Needless to say, the moment I get this blog post finished, I’ll be sending her a link to this article. I’m just hoping she hasn’t already done irreparable damage to her wood laminate flooring. And while I’m at it, may I suggest that you, too, read my article on cleaning laminate flooring.
While it seems like you should be able to clean stone with whatever the hell you want in whatever manner you want (I mean, it’s stone right?), that just simply isn’t the case. I’m gonna go ahead and guess that the old codgers you’ve talked to about this have probably told you to just use some good ol’ TSP, muriatic acid or bleach. Yeah. Right. Next time you’re over at their house take a good look at their stone floors and see what kind of shape they’re in. I’d bet my left jelly bean that they’re etched, cloudy looking and the grout is crumbling. When it comes to cleaning stone, my advice to you is to listen to what the old folks have to say, tell them you’ll take their advice, promptly disregard their advice, read my article on how to wash stone, and learn about cleaning natural stone with proper stone cleaners that won’t damage your investment.
With as common and ancient a building material as brick is, you would think that the specifics to cleaning brick would be stacked near the front of every homeowners mind. This, however, is simply not the case. The knowledge of how to clean bricks seems to be slowly fading away with the passing of each year. OK, maybe I’m being a bit over dramatic, but I do believe that many of us don’t take care of things as well as our forefathers did. Luckily, since I know a good many people are going to read this article on washing brick, there are still enough of us out there who care enough to not let things go to pot. But there I go being over dramatic again. Before I embarrass myself further, allow me to stop ranting and direct you to my latest article, How to Clean Brick.
Without question, the worst thing about cleaning the bathroom is removing soap scum. And unfortunately, it needs to be done. The stuff is not only disgustingly ugly, it’s also an embarrassing testament to your lack of cleanliness. It really shouldn’t be embarrassing, but it is. Most people actually have good excuses for not cleaning soap scum. Sometimes it was already there when they moved in. sometimes they have six kids and the stuff builds up before before you have the chance to combat it. And sometimes people just don’t have the time to clean soap scum from shower doors, showers, and tubs. Soap scum, if it’s been left for long enough, is unbelievably hard and has a stubborn streak to match. Through years of having the misfortune of moving into apartments where the prior tenants were slobs, I have successfully learned the fine art of cleaning soap scum. I’ve also learned how to do it without the use chlorine products or TSP. If you want to learn how to remove soap scum safely and effectively, check out this article.
Microfiber is perhaps the best fabric to hit the market since…cotton? Okay, okay, I don’t mean to get carried away here. But really, microfiber is pretty fantastic stuff. We have microfiber couches, microfiber sofas, microfiber towels and all sorts of other microfiber products. The only problem with it, is that you have to be very careful when it comes to cleaning microfiber. If you don’t wash microfiber properly, be it your rags or your couch, you can very easily ruin it or at the very least make it ugly. And since the stuff isn’t exactly cheap, this is a bad thing. So, with all the new and different microfiber products hitting stores of late, I decided it was high time to write an article on how to wash microfiber. And here it is. If you need to learn a little something about washing microfiber (be it microfiber furniture or microfiber cloths) then please, check out my article How to Clean Microfiber.
I gave myself a lesson in cleaning a grill the other night. My grill, that is being babysat by my brother since I can’t have it at my apartment, hadn’t been cleaned in at least three years. And let me tell you, it was ugly. There were at least two inches of charred crap that had built up in the bottom of the thing and enough grease coating the walls to lubricate a whole army of Tin Men. Luckily, remembering how to clean a grill is like…well…that whole bike thing. It’s simple. It doesn’t take terribly long either. Which is fantastic since I got to my brother’s house about 30 minutes before sunset. That gave me just barely enough time for grill cleaning. You will see by the procession of pictures in this article that I was rapidly running out of light. Needless to say, I was a little rushed and could have done a better job had I gotten there about a half an hour earlier. But my real reason for being there that day was to teach you the best way to clean a grill. The steps for cleaning a grill that are found in this article are laid out clearly and will tell you exactly what you need to know for grill cleaning.
Published by eric on November 19, 2009
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It doesn’t matter if you’re 25 years old or 95 years old, owning your own home is an accomplishment you should be proud of. In most cases, that house will be your most valuable possession. And in all cases, you’ll need to take care of it. You should be proud of your house, the way it looks, and work to keep it looking that way. Cleaning siding is one of the most important things you can do to keep your pad looking nice on the outside. If you’re looking for how to clean vinyl siding, how to clean aluminum siding, how to clean steel siding, how to clean wood siding, or how to clean siding of any other type, check out this article. You’ll be surprised to see that there is one particular method for washing siding that will work to wash siding of practically any kind. Aside from the aforementioned method (you’ll have to click here to see what it is), you will also find in this article some advise on pressure washing siding and power washing siding. If you’re ready to clean house siding, check out my article, How to Clean Siding.
Steel is an extremely important part of our everyday lives. We’re surrounded by the stuff. We’ve got steel pots, steel pans, steel appliances, steel cars, steel grills, steel sculptures, steel this, steel that, and holy crap. It’s everywhere. And it’s dirty. For most situations, cleaning steel is pretty easy. The only problem is that if you don’t know how to clean steel properly you can cause damage to, or even destroy whatever steel you sought to clean. This is especially true of carbon steel items like many blades and cast iron. You even need to be careful when cleaning steel of other alloyic compositions such as stainless steel. In most cases, cleaning steel of the stainless variety is pretty easy, however, if you’re not careful, you can easily scratch or mar it. So, if you’re looking to know how to clean steel (not to be confused with how to clean steal) properly, please, take a little time to read this article.
While I’m well aware that colon cleaning isn’t among the world’s most savory of conversation topics, as one who suffers from IBS, I know a little something about how to cleanse the colon, and I’d like to tell you about it. The truth is, I’m proud of this knowledge. And do you know why? Of course you don’t. So I’ll tell you. I’m proud because my ass is cleaner than yours. That’s right. Over the last several years I’ve been on a quest of sorts. I’ve been questing after the most efficient and best way to clean colon goo from your body. There’s no doubt about it, once you know how to cleanse your colon, and put that knowledge into practice, you will feel healthier as well as better about yourself. So, if you want to learn about cleansing the colon and colon detoxification so you too can have a cleaner ass than those around you, then please, read my article. It is very cleverly titled How to Clean Your Colon and will teach you about colon cleansers, natural colon cleaning, and colonic irrigation methods such as high colonics, enemas, and colon hydrotherapy.
As I’m sure you’ve experienced, laptop cleaning is one of the more neglected chores. Sometimes you’re away from home, really need to check something on the internet, and all that’s available to you is your buddy’s dirty ass porn machine. You know damn well you don’t want to touch the thing, but hey, what other choice is there? So you look up whatever it is that needs looking up, run to the sink to scorch and scour your hands, and then delicately fill your buddy in on the wonders of a clean laptop. Afterwards, just in case your pal had been unaware, you tell him that cleaning a laptop is really quite easy and can generally be done in under twenty minutes and that you just have to know what you’re doing. So you recommend he reads this article, takes it to heart, and learns how to clean a laptop safely and properly.