If you are insanely tired of the endless chafing of the cooker and polishing the bath, this article is just for you. Forget about daily hard work around the house. "Knowing a few simple techniques that are used in home cleaning will help make bored work quickly and efficiently," says Liz Trotter, owner of the Women of America for Cleanliness, Olympia, Washington. "Even the worst garbage cans can be won with the help of small know-how." To help the lovely ladies achieve the desired order, we asked about how to bring the ideal cleanliness in the home of cleaning professionals. All we were interested in was cleaning in the most difficult and difficult places for this.
1. The stove is the main kitchen witness.
On the stove, flaws, crumbs, dried up remains of food, etc., as a rule, are already so hardened that they are easily confused with the petrified remains of a dinosaur meal. Let's be honest! After all, even the best hostess does not always wipe the stove every time something is spilled on it. In order to easily cope with withered and burnt sweats on surfaces and panels that can not be removed, first let them cool down. Use a dessert spoon of dishwashing gel or powder to clean the kitchen surfaces. Stir the product in a small amount of water and apply the mixture directly to the contamination. "When applied in its pure form, the agent will not be able to penetrate completely the burned sweat," says Trotter. After 15 minutes, try to clean the stain with a damp sponge, starting from the edges. If the dirt has had time to dry up and does not move, moisten the treatment site again and again, mark the clock for a quarter of an hour. After that, wipe the stain completely.
Special difficulties arise with the lattice of the slab, as dirt is eaten into it almost to death. To finally bring the ideal cleanliness in the house and in the kitchen, lightly heat the grate on the stove. Then gently place it on an old towel and sprinkle with a cleaner for cleaning gas stoves. Reinstall the grill for 30 minutes on the still warm plate. "After such preparation, dirt is easier to remove," advises Trotter. "Remove the grate, remove the detergent residue together with the contaminant in the sink and wipe dry."
2. Pans and runaway milk.
Each hostess agrees that it is simply impossible to keep track of everything that happens in the kitchen. And now, when your pans and pans will at last become so unattractive that they simply do not have the strength to look at, get down to business. You can make it easier by using a dishwasher or simply soak the inventory in the sink by adding a dish cleanser in the form of a gel or powder to the water. Use about ¼ cup of detergent and enough water to cover the dishes with the top. Wait for about half an hour, then rinse and wipe the pots with frying pans to dry.
3. The kitchen sparkles, but ... with a greasy shine.
This recipe is especially suitable for diligent housewives. For weekly cleaning of kitchen surfaces, use pure vinegar, which is easiest to apply to the desired place with a hand spray. "Also apply a small amount of spray to a soft cloth and remove contamination," says Dona Smallin, author of the best-selling book, "Cleaning for 1 minute is easy." However, this method is not suitable for porous and granular kitchen panels, for example granite. "In that case, it's better to use a stiffer rag. The microfiber moistened in the solution of the cleansing kitchen remedy is great, "- recommends Theresa Ward, from Rocky Point, New York, who knows about hovering the ideal clean in the house thanks to the vast experience in the cleaning business. "And do not forget that the film of settled fat often covers the top of the refrigerator, the access to which is limited."
4. Stainless steel does not rust, but gets dirty.
The more the cutlery and the stainless steel utensils shine, the easier it will be for them to appear the slightest accumulation of contaminants, including hard-to-remove greasy spots and streaks of blobs that are embedded in the grooves. A small greasy plaque can easily be removed with a slightly damp napkin made of a fine-pored microfiber. In more severe cases, especially when the accumulated and hardened dirt can not be removed with an ordinary detergent, ammonia will help. Remains of the remedy are removed with a dry porous tissue.
5. What marks mark on the sink and bath?
There is nothing worse for a neat housewife than a spectacle of a shell stained with many traces of previous uses, is not it? To remove traces on the enamel of the sink or bath, fine-milled pumice can be used. If you are afraid of damaging the delicate surface of new and expensive sanitary ware, fine-dispersed cleaning powder is fine for gentle treatment. Apply it on a microfiber cloth or sponge with a fine-porous rough surface. After erasing marks, rinse the sink with water and wipe dry.
6. Soap falls not only in the eyes, but on the walls of the bathroom.
Soap foam on the bathroom tile, as a rule, is the last number in the list of cases to establish the ideal cleanliness in the house. Why? Yes, because clearing soapy streams, it seems, is absolutely unreal. But here you can think of something. Prepare freshly squeezed juice from half a lemon of medium size. Juice in bags or bottles is not suitable. Mix it with ½ cup of wine vinegar, ½ cup of water and ½ cup of baking soda as a soft abrasive. It's even better than using a factory non-abrasive detergent. To apply the received structure which on a consistence should remind a dense sour cream on maculae of the dried soap foam. Allow reactive components of the mixture with contamination to react for 15 minutes. Then, wipe off the stain with a sponge or a napkin made of dense fibrous tissue. To avoid such cleaning every week, after every use of the shower or bath, wipe not only the floor, but also the walls with a mop with a removable spongy head.
7. The mirror glitters from the varnish, but ... does not reflect.
Often, for the beauty of hair, a mirror is paid. Lacquer, without which it is impossible to create an effective hairstyle inevitably settles on a reflective mirror surface, as well as on a shiny shell and everything that is around. Trial cleaning can be done with a sponge and hot water. If the attempt has suffered a fiasco, heavy artillery - ammonia with the smell of lemon enters the battle. You can also use the following composition: several pushes of the usual dishwashing detergent for ½ cup of water and a pinch of soda. The mixtures are applied with a dense fibrous synthetic fabric to the surfaces that have faded from the varnish, wait a few minutes and try to wipe off. Perhaps, the operation will have to be repeated several times to full brightness.
8. Does the bathroom start with the dirty doors of the shower cubicle?
Shower doors should always remain transparent, otherwise unexpected complications may arise. To maintain visibility from the booth at the proper level, one has to use one more know-how. The stains of the dried foam on the shower doors can easily be removed with wine white vinegar or a special care product for shower cabins. Use plastic rough wool. Abrasive cleaning powders are not convincingly recommended. "After cleaning and drying, apply a thin layer of automotive or furniture polish on the doors, preferably with lemon oil. This prevents a re-accumulation of soap foam on transparent surfaces, "says Ward. Naturally, cleaning the cubicle with a sponge foam rubber mop after each use, also no one canceled. To clean the grooves and runners, use a nylon brush with a stiff nap.
9. Dusty Venetian Blinds.
Let's talk about the most boring homework - cleaning horizontal blinds. Instead of spending a lot of time wiping each plate, use the following helpful advice. First of all, forget about the cleaners that inevitably leave the stains. All you need is a slightly damp cloth made of microfiber, "says Trotter. "Close the blinds and wipe the formed plane from top to bottom. Then twist the louver rails 180 degrees and do the same. " If the design allows, the same operations are carried out from the window side of the blinds.
10. Far lights of a large chandelier.
This is the light in the house, if the chandelier or other source of light is dusted. Of course, the chandelier is high and it is unlikely that any of the guests will ever appreciate its purity. However, regular cleaning of lighting fixtures will make the lighting brighter at least 20%. You can do this not so often. It is enough 1-2 times a year. So, turn off the light and proceed. There are many options. You can use special tools in the form of a long pole with a sponge at the end, a vacuum cleaner, to which a clean wet cloth is sucked. For an ideal cleaning of the massive glass parts of the luminaire, you can use a dishwasher in the "porcelain" mode. The fragile and small components of the chandelier are washed with a soft mild detergent and dried.
Perhaps the above recommendations seem too obvious and self-evident. Maybe it's so, because everything is genius - it's kind of simple.
Based on the materials of the Internet resource "Woman'sDay"