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Cleaning Encyclopedia
The ultimate guide to the art of cleaning, this reference is packed with professional secrets for getting maximum results through minimum results through minimum effort. Discover how to save time, money, and elbow grease on every cleaning problem, as well as how to prevent housework with surprising tricks of the trade. From aluminum siding to zoom lenses, this alphabetical index covers every job, big and small.
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416 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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June 12, 2018
This is an alphabetical listing of how to clean just about EVERYTHING! It is a handy reference tool, to help clean those items we don't think about very often, as well as better ways to do daily cleaning. He includes detail listings of items such as fabrics - listing the most common, their characteristics and how best to clean them. His entry on "Spot Removal" goes on for 2+ pages, teaching how to identify the type of spot, as well as the best treatments. Under "Fall Cleaning" he lists 10 items to thoroughly clean on a yearly basis. He even has a listing of things to consider when hiring cleaning help. I bought this book in conjunction with "How to Get Organized When You Don't Have the Time" by Stephanie Culp. They complement each other well, as this book teaches how to clean while Ms. Culp's book teaches time management and prioritizing.
May 25, 2016
I read it cover to cover, it only took me two days.
In between the serious cleaning directions, it contains hilarious graphics and humorous little notes. (I loved it.)
It does come in small print, but I prefer it this way. It makes reading easier (and faster) and also, it makes it easier (and faster) to find what you are looking for. Like small print dictionaries.
Now, this is a cleaning encyclopaedia.
I was pleasantly surprised at how humorous and not dry and not boring this encyclopaedia was.
This encyclopaedia was wonderful, and especially wonderful for people who need to have a clean home: because they are realtors trying to sell the place, because they rent, because they do fixer uppers, because they appreciate cleanliness, because they're starting a cleaning business, first time home owners, people doing renovations, people who care about their home and items etc.
Chemistry of cleaning, (I love chemistry, and I was expecting to have to go to another source for this information, but this was an actual encyclopaedia and contained a good deal of it,)
It also addressed that women shouldn't be the only ones cleaning, which society needs to be reminded of,
Also really helpful graphics and instructions.
It even contained energy saving techniques and how to care for items and materials to make things last longer.
Since I'm buying a home and renovating, and I've never before cleaned in my life, this was EXCELLENT. Not only that, I love getting to the specifics and details of things, and this provided them. Granted, I will be using natural and organic ingredients, so much of this isn't useful to me, BUT it created a foundation of how to clean and what needs to be cleaned..... Things I never would've thought about before, and prepared me to "prevent cleaning".
I learned so much and this book is great. My personal objection is that it promotes the uses of dangerous and cancerous chemicals, but I digress.
Also, some people might not like that it lists how to clean things like typewriters and cassettes and VHS, but although I'm only 20 I have many of these same objects and was wondering exactly how to do just that.
In between the serious cleaning directions, it contains hilarious graphics and humorous little notes. (I loved it.)
It does come in small print, but I prefer it this way. It makes reading easier (and faster) and also, it makes it easier (and faster) to find what you are looking for. Like small print dictionaries.
Now, this is a cleaning encyclopaedia.
I was pleasantly surprised at how humorous and not dry and not boring this encyclopaedia was.
This encyclopaedia was wonderful, and especially wonderful for people who need to have a clean home: because they are realtors trying to sell the place, because they rent, because they do fixer uppers, because they appreciate cleanliness, because they're starting a cleaning business, first time home owners, people doing renovations, people who care about their home and items etc.
Chemistry of cleaning, (I love chemistry, and I was expecting to have to go to another source for this information, but this was an actual encyclopaedia and contained a good deal of it,)
It also addressed that women shouldn't be the only ones cleaning, which society needs to be reminded of,
Also really helpful graphics and instructions.
It even contained energy saving techniques and how to care for items and materials to make things last longer.
Since I'm buying a home and renovating, and I've never before cleaned in my life, this was EXCELLENT. Not only that, I love getting to the specifics and details of things, and this provided them. Granted, I will be using natural and organic ingredients, so much of this isn't useful to me, BUT it created a foundation of how to clean and what needs to be cleaned..... Things I never would've thought about before, and prepared me to "prevent cleaning".
I learned so much and this book is great. My personal objection is that it promotes the uses of dangerous and cancerous chemicals, but I digress.
Also, some people might not like that it lists how to clean things like typewriters and cassettes and VHS, but although I'm only 20 I have many of these same objects and was wondering exactly how to do just that.
December 2, 2009
The thing I hated most about this book was the teeny tiny font it was printed in. Two columns of small font, in a small, fat book made for really obnoxious reading.
I started reading this one after I had made my way through "Clean It Fast, Clean It Right: The Ultimate Guide to Making Absolutely Everything You Own Sparkle & Shine," and both books seemed to cover pretty much the same ground, to the point where I wondered if the author of "Clean It Fast" had just abridged "The Cleaning Encyclopedia." ("The Cleaning Encyclopedia" looked like an older book than "Clean it Fast," although research shows that "Clean it Fast" actually was first printed the year before.) Between the two, I preferred "Clean It Fast." It was far easier to read and had less unnecessary entries.
I started reading this one after I had made my way through "Clean It Fast, Clean It Right: The Ultimate Guide to Making Absolutely Everything You Own Sparkle & Shine," and both books seemed to cover pretty much the same ground, to the point where I wondered if the author of "Clean It Fast" had just abridged "The Cleaning Encyclopedia." ("The Cleaning Encyclopedia" looked like an older book than "Clean it Fast," although research shows that "Clean it Fast" actually was first printed the year before.) Between the two, I preferred "Clean It Fast." It was far easier to read and had less unnecessary entries.
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