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Clean It Fast, Clean It Right : The Ultimate Guide to Making Absolutely Everything You Own Sparkle and Shine
Drawing on the know-how of more than two hundred experts and organized in an easy-to-find format, this entertaining reference offers valuable advice on cleaning, removing problem spots, saving money, and developing efficient cleaning methods. 15,000 first printing.
544 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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December 2, 2009
This was the first cleaning book I read of the ones I checked out from the library and the one I liked the best. It specifically mentions a few cleaning products to use for tough jobs (which, of course, are not the ones I own) and has a few homemade cleaning recipes as well.
After reading this book, I felt a little overwhelmed at all the things you can clean in your house. Vacuum the refrigerator coils! Vacuum the curtains! I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of things you can clean, but since I live in a rental, I really don't care about vacuuming the refrigerator coils or vacuuming the hideous curtains. When I have my own house, I'll care a lot more about making sure things stay looking new.
Still, when I did my holiday cleaning, I ended up adding a few additional chores that I'd never done before, like washing the walls with all-purpose cleaner and polishing the wood-veneered doors. Can you tell a difference? No. It's a rental apartment from the 60's, and the damage has already been done. No amount of cleaning is going to make it look, well, clean. But I do feel a little better for having done it.
After reading this book, I felt a little overwhelmed at all the things you can clean in your house. Vacuum the refrigerator coils! Vacuum the curtains! I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of things you can clean, but since I live in a rental, I really don't care about vacuuming the refrigerator coils or vacuuming the hideous curtains. When I have my own house, I'll care a lot more about making sure things stay looking new.
Still, when I did my holiday cleaning, I ended up adding a few additional chores that I'd never done before, like washing the walls with all-purpose cleaner and polishing the wood-veneered doors. Can you tell a difference? No. It's a rental apartment from the 60's, and the damage has already been done. No amount of cleaning is going to make it look, well, clean. But I do feel a little better for having done it.
November 14, 2012
Great ideas. Unlike many other cleaning books, this one gives cautionary tips, also. It let's you know what never to do when cleaning certain items.
So, next time you clean your gold items, use distilled water because the clorine in tap water can damage you gold.
So, next time you clean your gold items, use distilled water because the clorine in tap water can damage you gold.
March 10, 2009
A pretty good book. It not exactly what I was looking for but, still a keeper.
December 22, 2014
Full of great ideas.
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