Dirty Talk

I add a cap full of bleach, and a drop of dish washing liquid to hot water in my sink and soak my dishcloths over night. In the morning the cloths are clean and sanitized and the sink is sparkling and disinfected.

To Lorimay, who has grease stains on glass: Have you tried the K&A standard of 1 part vinegar, 1 part warm water, and a few squirts of liquid soap? The vinegar and soap are both great grease fighters. I have just used this on a very old mucky sash window I picked up at a flea market (read: picture frame) and it turned out very well. Mix the ingredients in a spray bottle and use crumpled newspaper to wipe. This will take a little bit of elbow grease, but it works like a charm.

Although I have improvised with an episode from K&A this one is a gem and worth the effort. Grimy ceramic tiles...biological washing up liquid (used for clothes - doesnt matter how cheap it is) mixed in warm water and a little bleach. Gloves, scrubbing brush, damp cloth and a window squeegee (I think thats how it's spelt). Have another bucket to hand filled with warm water, start scrubbing with the floor brush (the one like cinders used) scrubbing in circular motions, get a damp cloth to wipe the parts which you have scrubbed, then get your squeezgee and wipe away the excess water, get a clean mop soak in the bucket of warm water (prepared earlier) and wash over the part you have scrubbed and squeezgeed, leave to dry and admire your hard work!!!! And your arms will be lovely and toned too!!

when i need to clean my gas barbeque i spray on oven cleaner and steam it off with my steam cleaner it comes up like new. for grease hard to remove i add a bit of washing up liquid with water in a spray bottle.

Not a tip, but a question. I've been using a polish on my furniture which has made the surfaces sticky, and I've tried all sorts of stuff to wash it off (soapy water made with washing - up liquid, washing powder) all to no avail. Can anyone help me ? I'm afraid to use meths as has been suggested for fear of ruining the finish permanently.

Not a tip, but a question. I've been using a polish on my furniture which has made the surfaces sticky, and I've tried all sorts of stuff to wash it off (soapy water made with washing - up liquid, washing powder) all to no avail. Can anyone help me ? I'm afraid to use meths as has been suggested for fear of ruining the finish permanently.

An easy way to get rid of hairspray buildup....combine water and liquid fabric softner (equal parts). Residue comes off easily from floor, countertops and cabinets and it smells great too!

I love a clean house. We have 2 cats who are NOT allowed on kitchen surfaces. We all know that cats do what they want, when you are not looking. So, before I cook, I take my dish rag and run it under hot water with dishwashing liquid. I carefully add a splash of my mixture of 1 gal. of water to 1 Tbsp of household bleach to the dish rag. I wipe down all the kitchen surfaces with the rag. I also use that method as I'm cooking to catch spills and again when I'm finished cooking. I don't sit down to eat until the kitchen is clean, and as many pans as possible are clean. I enjoy eating much more, knowing the kitchen is clean. When we're finished eating, all that's left are the dishes we ate from. They're rinsed and put in the dishwasher. I can spend the rest of the evening doing whatever I like.

A great tip i have found to clean my windows is to mix 1 tspn of Fairy washing up liquid and a shot of methylated spirits in a bucket of water. cleans and shines at the same time. i use a cloth as newspaper print messes white paint.

Clean your gold jewelry on the cheap. The following applies to gold alone or with all stones but for opals, pearls, turquoise, mother-of-pearl, or any other delicate stone. Take out a coffee mug. Put one single drop of dishwashing liquid (for dishes by hand, not the dishwasher type) in the bottom and fill with LUKEWARM water. Carefully place the ring, bracelet or necklace you wish to clean on the bottom. Leave overnight. In the morning you will find a lot of dirt specks floating on top. Rinse jewelry gently with warm (never hot) water and dry thoroughly. Warning: Again, NOT for use with opals (which absorb water and are sensitive to extreme heat and cold) or turquoise or pearls, or any other stone which might absorb the water or be damaged by it or the chemicals in the dishwashing liquid.

To keep the windows and mirrors clear in a steamed up bathroom smear neat washing up liquid or liquid soap on the window/mirror. You may need to do this on average about once a week. Be careful not to put too much on at first and you should have a mist free window/mirror.

For the bonfire dog pee dilemma-- try a urine remover with enzymes, or a laundry detergent with enzymes (also called biological powder) --mixed with a bit of water, so it's like paste. Leave it overnight, then wet-vac it up (or blot it up with a lot of papertowels or old rags). Also, I've heard piling salt does well on fresh stains, for soaking up the liquid (let dry, then vacuum up the salt crumbles). Good luck. --I just found runny poo on our white carpet. ;o;

Ant bites -- good enough on fire ants in Texas, so should be good for any ant bite: Dab a bit of vinegar, bleach, or dish washing detergent (liquid) to counteract the venom in the bite. And to take care of the ants themselves-- make a moat of water around the antbed, then a little farther out, sprinkle dry cream of wheat. The ants will eat the dry food, and when they drink the water, their bodies won't handle the expansion.

Inker's tip -- to clean motor oil from your skin (even after a good scrub with soap), rub your hands with vegetable oil and salt (at least a tablespoon). Follow up with oil soap, then regular soap --or follow up with a liquid soap containing exfoliants.

My homemade cleaner recipe. Tanke 16 oz. of alcohol add enough water to almost make a gallon of cleaner, then add 1 tbsp. dish liquid, 2 tbsp. white vinegar, and 1 tbsp. ammonia. The cleaner has no smell and shows no mercy to dirt and leaves things sparkling.

Taking out the trash is a pain. I hate it. I layer several bags in my small trash cans. When I take out the trash, there is already a bag there! I don't have to go back and put one in. It also keeps spills in your trash cans from getting to the bottom. I also place some plain, dry kitty litter in the bottom of my kitchen trash bin. It absorbs odor and liquid spills.

here is a great tip for getting your windows really clean!! I clean an empty spray bottle and I put in 2 round spoonfuls of vinager in the bottle than I put 2 spoonfuls of rubbing alcohol in the bottle. then I put a couple of drops of dish washing liquid in the bottle and then I put in warm water and fill the bottle and then I start to clean all those windows . they come out clean and like new!!

When cleaning an outside patio use soda crystals diluted in water it gets rid of the green that builds up over winter. Also if you need to clean smelly dog wee from your garden patio use washing powder or the fabric washing liquid - i use daz, mixed with water!

I learnt the hard way that pre-soaking something for hand washing isn’t as simple as it may seem. Always submerge the entire garment in the liquid. My top had a corner peaking out of the water and has faded at an alarmingly different rate to the rest of it.

to clean a cooker door : bicarb and washing up liquid mix into a paste rub it all over oven door ( i left mine for two hours while i was cleaning my cupboards ) get a kitchen scraper like the ones you remove ice with and away you go .... i see this tip on how clean is your house IT WORKS !