FabSwingers.com forum: Spring tips, who wants my spring tips?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ok so this weekend it’s going to be particularly wet and there’s no rugby on so Saturday is quite a perfect day for a spring clean. Now there’s many different origins as to why we spring clean, some are religious reasons, mine is based off the olden days where people used to heat their homes with coal or wood fires so it’s essentially ‘wiping away winter’

Now we can all go to home bargains today or tomorrow to get the stuff needed for your spring clean, I’m assuming everyone already owns a hoover and mop and bucket, if not I’d get the vileda mop and not bother with sponge mops or steam cleaners.

These things can be bought from your local home bargains store or whatever your counties equivalent is.

You’ll need:

Fabric softener in your favourite scent

Zaflora in your favourite scent

White vinegar spray

Bicarbonate of soda salt

2 plastic spray bottles

Polish

Dusters

A washing machine deep cleaner treatment / same if you have a dishwasher.

Astonish oven cleaner in the small blue box

Rubber gloves

Scouring pads

15litre small bin liners for your small bins

If people want to do this with me I’ll go through a routine that can be followed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m going to get some zoflora and some dishwasher tablets tomorrow, been given a few tips on these. But willing to try more out x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

My best tip for a lovely smelling home is the fabric softener one. Fill a plastic spray bottle with just over half the fabric softener, add water and shake and spray all your curtains and blinds.

For a proper spring clean I’d wash all the cushion covers on your sofa and then you can spray the cushions between washes. I think fabric softener is ok on leather so you could wipe over the leather if you want. (I’d check the advice on that though, I have a fabric sofa)

Can also spray carpets and rugs with your solution.

Same with zaflora, fill quarter of the spray bottle with zaflora and top up with water. Use it to wipe all your surfaces in the kitchen as it is a disinfectant.

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By *orkie321bWoman
over a year ago

Nottingham

The best tip I found for spring cleaning is to get someone else to do it

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By *sGivesWoodWoman
over a year ago

ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL

Sounds like you must save a fortune on cleaning products. Bookmarking this.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Sounds like you must save a fortune on cleaning products. Bookmarking this.

White vinegar and bicarbonate soda salt is amazing.

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sounds like you must save a fortune on cleaning products. Bookmarking this.

White vinegar and bicarbonate soda salt is amazing. "

Where do you get the bicarbonate of soda salt? I have both, separately.

And isn't Febreze as good as fabric conditioner? I have both of those too. I find that fabric conditioner sometimes leaves a stain on cotton.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets? "

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

I’ve just rolled up and put away my 15 tog winter duvet but I took it and my daughters one to the dry cleaners and they washed and dried them for £8. They go into vaccume pack bags and go in my airing cupboard.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have a house of horror when it comes to cleaning.

I have two dogs who shed; an army of spiders who spin webs like their lives depended on it; dust that builds up as soon as I wipe down and orangey lime scale from my water supply.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Is that £8 for the two? It's £11 for a double in my launderette.

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Mine is machine washable but it's thick and king-size. I might try the laundrette I guess. I was just wondering if you had a different approach

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

I'm following this thread with interest as I'm trying to get my home as spick and span as possible.

Any tips on the very best product to get smear free windows and mirrors?

Great thread.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Mine is machine washable but it's thick and king-size. I might try the laundrette I guess. I was just wondering if you had a different approach"

Some have to be dry cleaned. Washing a feather one in the washing machine can make it clump and smell awful.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Best way to spring clean the garden is in the nude. Strange but it always gets the neibours out to do theres as well

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"I'm following this thread with interest as I'm trying to get my home as spick and span as possible.

Any tips on the very best product to get smear free windows and mirrors?

Great thread. "

Vinegar and newspaper, nothing touches it!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fabs very own Mrs Hinch!!

Danish x

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By *lceeWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

I have a cleaner as I work twelve hour days and a lot of weekends

. We do the spring clean together though and I grew up being the main cleaner at home.

Bicarbonate of soda and lemons. The best staples you can have.

. You don’t need a lot of the fancy schmacy stuff in the shops...but I do like the HG range. That stuff is brilliant, no matter what job you need to do.

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Fizzy drinks make for expedient drain cleaners

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"I'm following this thread with interest as I'm trying to get my home as spick and span as possible.

Any tips on the very best product to get smear free windows and mirrors?

Great thread.

Vinegar and newspaper, nothing touches it!!

Great for cleaning car windscreens and dead files.

It's because of the iodine in the ink

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im doing mine today. Scrubbing down the kitchen while some fr3nch onion soup cooks

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

If the bottom of your iron has that black shit on it. Plug it in and using paracetamol, rub it over the black shit and wipe it with a wet cloth. It can't be those capsules.

Use tweezers. Be careful.

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By *pider-WomanWoman
over a year ago

Exeter, Bristol, Plymouth, Truro

Bookmarkinh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

"I'm following this thread with interest as I'm trying to get my home as spick and span as possible.

Any tips on the very best product to get smear free windows and mirrors?

Great thread.

Vinegar and newspaper, nothing touches it!!

Brilliant, thank you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The best tip I found for spring cleaning is to get someone else to do it

faultless 10/10 i will head this advice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan"

Soak in viniger solution for about a week empty it out weigh up the new situation....then bin the fucker

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Add Meths to your Windows cleaning liquid.

It evaporates so helps to be smear free and it has a negative charge. That means it's anti static.

I do the same when I clean my laminate floors so they are not soaking (steam cleaner)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan

Soak in viniger solution for about a week empty it out weigh up the new situation....then bin the fucker"

After 10 mins of scrubbing im comming round to thw idea that i do need an oil pan/mental container for a furnace and i do own another stock pot....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Add Meths to your Windows cleaning liquid.

It evaporates so helps to be smear free and it has a negative charge. That means it's anti static.

I do the same when I clean my laminate floors so they are not soaking (steam cleaner)"

Doesnt meths take the varnish/surface off stuff or stain it purple?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan

Soak in viniger solution for about a week empty it out weigh up the new situation....then bin the fucker

After 10 mins of scrubbing im comming round to thw idea that i do need an oil pan/mental container for a furnace and i do own another stock pot...."

It will always stick now anyway and clearly the pan dosnt like you any more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan"

Soak a dishwasher tablet in it x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan

Soak in viniger solution for about a week empty it out weigh up the new situation....then bin the fucker

After 10 mins of scrubbing im comming round to thw idea that i do need an oil pan/mental container for a furnace and i do own another stock pot....

It will always stick now anyway and clearly the pan dosnt like you any more

Its a plain resturant style stainless steel jobby sadly though given the lack of interest in my cleaning thread i dont have a pot washer to scrub it back to base Metal

Women are way less compliant than men

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The best tip I found for spring cleaning is to get someone else to do it

This thread might as well be in an alien language

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan

Soak a dishwasher tablet in it x "

Oh fuck you, god damnit finish powerballs bloody stink when they disolve!!

Its smells like my arse on a sunday mornin

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Add Meths to your Windows cleaning liquid.

It evaporates so helps to be smear free and it has a negative charge. That means it's anti static.

I do the same when I clean my laminate floors so they are not soaking (steam cleaner)

Doesnt meths take the varnish/surface off stuff or stain it purple?"

No not at all. You only need a small amount. I spray it on my floor mixed with floor cleaner and softner and then put the steam cleaner over the top. It dries quickly

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan

Soak a dishwasher tablet in it x

Oh fuck you, god damnit finish powerballs bloody stink when they disolve!!

Its smells like my arse on a sunday mornin

Oh god, that’s a smell I don’t want x

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By *ohn Wilson96Man
over a year ago

from inside your wardrobe

White vinegar removes the blue haze that you get on stainless steel pans. If that helps anyone

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Is that £8 for the two? It's £11 for a double in my launderette."

Yeah £8 each I meant

. Also the bicarbonate soda is just soda, it just looks like salt! It’s in a green box.

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By *wisted999Man
over a year ago

North Bucks

Dishwasher tablet rubbed onto an oven door while spraying it with water periodically brings it up lovely and clear

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan

Soak in viniger solution for about a week empty it out weigh up the new situation....then bin the fucker

After 10 mins of scrubbing im comming round to thw idea that i do need an oil pan/mental container for a furnace and i do own another stock pot....

It will always stick now anyway and clearly the pan dosnt like you any more

Its a plain resturant style stainless steel jobby sadly though given the lack of interest in my cleaning thread i dont have a pot washer to scrub it back to base Metal

Women are way less compliant than men

Hammer and chisel.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Is that £8 for the two? It's £11 for a double in my launderette.

Yeah £8 each I meant

. Also the bicarbonate soda is just soda, it just looks like salt! It’s in a green box. "

Oh right. I have little sachets for cooking. I think I've used it in my kettle before to clean it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Is that £8 for the two? It's £11 for a double in my launderette.

Yeah £8 each I meant

. Also the bicarbonate soda is just soda, it just looks like salt! It’s in a green box. "

Silk duvet ftw suitable for winter and summer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Is that £8 for the two? It's £11 for a double in my launderette.

Yeah £8 each I meant

. Also the bicarbonate soda is just soda, it just looks like salt! It’s in a green box.

Oh right. I have little sachets for cooking. I think I've used it in my kettle before to clean it. "

You csn buy bicarb in sachets?

Ive only ever seen it in tubs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Oh actually i could use help with this.

My beef stew boiled dry the otther day how fo you get the half inch thick burnt on ctust off the bottom of a pan"

Fill pot with hot water ...add dishwasher tablet and leave to soak overnight

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reading this thread and I feel as lazy as fuck

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By *ral ExtraordinaireMan
over a year ago

Kent

Il give you a tip .....if you come round and do mine !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

old Victorian trick.put orange peel in smely trainers/shoes overnight.Morning after neutral smell.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carter - pour white wine vinegar in your pan enough to cover the burnt bits, leave overnight then wash next day

Soda crystals are available from most larger supermarkets and are great! Go in the wash with chef whites and white towels or curtains, half a bag in a bath of hot water and soak any shelves from the oven, baking trays etc, then it unblocks and cleans the drain on the way out

Peach x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"old Victorian trick.put orange peel in smely trainers/shoes overnight.Morning after neutral smell."

Or stick them in a bag in the freezer overnight

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

add viniger to boiling cabbage to reduce that smell

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

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"add viniger to boiling cabbage to reduce that smell"

What is it with cabbage and vinegar lol? The Diet Doctor crackslaw recipe adds a tablespoon of vinegar in the last couple of mins of cooking and it makes it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Buy cheap old odd rolls of wallpaper(usually pence) for kids to paint/draw on the back of. saves money on buying drawing paper.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Mine is machine washable but it's thick and king-size. I might try the laundrette I guess. I was just wondering if you had a different approach"

A rub over with a steam cleaner?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I find it easier to just keep the house clean in winter too....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Buy cheap old odd rolls of wallpaper(usually pence) for kids to paint/draw on the back of. saves money on buying drawing paper."

I used to love drawing on my dad's leftover wallpaper.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I washed all of my sofa covers this week, planning on beating the rugs and spraying after that (when it's not raining)

What would you recommend for duvets?

What do you have, goose or duck feather or your normal duvet?

Is that £8 for the two? It's £11 for a double in my launderette.

Yeah £8 each I meant

. Also the bicarbonate soda is just soda, it just looks like salt! It’s in a green box.

Oh right. I have little sachets for cooking. I think I've used it in my kettle before to clean it.

You csn buy bicarb in sachets?

Ive only ever seen it in tubs"

Yes, Dr Oetker makes packs of sachets.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I told my landlord my room has bed bugs in it.He said 'pull your bed away from the wall'I said 'I did but they pulled it back'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Or you could just follow Mrs Hinch on Insta which is where most of this is from.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

dont get backache doing spring cleaning....get your butlers & servants to do it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm following this thread with interest as I'm trying to get my home as spick and span as possible.

Any tips on the very best product to get smear free windows and mirrors?

Great thread. "

white viniger spray.from most £ shops.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

to remove blood stains (say after a busy day with neibours/chainsaw), use cold water,not hot.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Or you could just follow Mrs Hinch on Insta which is where most of this is from."

I have no idea who that is. I don’t have Instagram.

All my tips and cleaning experience comes from actually being a domestic cleaner for 4 months before I became a biohazardous waste engineer and did crime and trauma scene cleaning.

Does this Mrs Hinch teach you how to clean up after a death from height, how to remove blood and brain tissue? Clean up after suicides, or clean the remains of a natural death where the body fat of the deceased has been absorbed by the walls?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Or you could just follow Mrs Hinch on Insta which is where most of this is from.

I have no idea who that is. I don’t have Instagram.

All my tips and cleaning experience comes from actually being a domestic cleaner for 4 months before I became a biohazardous waste engineer and did crime and trauma scene cleaning.

Sweet jesus I only want to clean some brown sauce off the carpet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once you’ve cleaned your bin, put some zoflora on a tissue and pop it in the bottom before putting the bin liner in, clean smelling bins

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Or you could just follow Mrs Hinch on Insta which is where most of this is from.

I have no idea who that is. I don’t have Instagram.

All my tips and cleaning experience comes from actually being a domestic cleaner for 4 months before I became a biohazardous waste engineer and did crime and trauma scene cleaning.

Sweet jesus I only want to clean some brown sauce off the carpet

The body fat in the walls sounds interesting, how do we get that off?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm following this thread with interest as I'm trying to get my home as spick and span as possible.

Any tips on the very best product to get smear free windows and mirrors?

Great thread.

Vinegar and newspaper, nothing touches it!!

Great for cleaning car windscreens and dead files.

It's because of the iodine in the ink"

I'm going to try this. Sick of my smeary windscreen!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So after several days of soaking eith various cleaners, acids etc the stock pot now has about half a cm of blackest blackness on the bottom but a few holes in the burnt mess showing the bottom.of the pan.

Given my.hourly rate and how long this is taking it would have been chepoer to buy several new pans.

So blowtorch or chisel is the nect option

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