Spring cleaning tips
Spring 2010 |
It’s spring and the experts at Molly Maid come to the rescue with some fast and easy tips to make your house shine.
- For grease stains on your carpet, pour a generous amount of baking soda or cornstarch over the grease and brush lightly over the soiled area. Leave on overnight and vacuum the next day.
- A wad of chewing gum on your carpet comes off with ice. Freeze the chewing gum and when it becomes brittle, shatter it and vacuum up the broken pieces.
- For cleaning stubborn spots, exfoliating gloves are helpful when surfaces need scouring and rubbing to remove caked on dirt.
- Don’t throw out an old toothbrush or denture brush. They come in handy for cleaning around sink faucets and grout.
- To dust blinds, wear a clean pair of cotton gloves or an old sock, and run your fingers along each slat to pick up dust as you go.
- Keep kids’ plastic toys clean. Wash them in warm, soapy water.
- Put salt on spills while the oven is hot. When cool, brush off the spill and clean up anything that remains with a damp cloth.
- Always tidy up before any major clean. Take dirty dishes to the kitchen, pick up toys and put newspapers in the recycling bin.
