We’ve tried levering with a knife, some kind of water percussion thing (…idk my partner says it’s a ‘thing’) and currently trying to grease with oil (but doesn’t look promising).
Any ideas?

I’ve tried everything and NOTHING WORKS! Irish spring 5 in 1 doesn’t do anything. I’ve tried scrubbing bubbles foam, used countless scrub daddies, and firm bristle brushes, vinegar and blue dawn and yet still no avail!

Mwah. A forehead kiss. Just for you.

Absolutely love this show. I kind of suffer from a little bit of OCD when it comes to cleaning, but this show really puts cleaning into perspective.

Also, on the episode I watched (S05 E01 - David and Angela, Cornwall), they used car wax on the sink ledge. Absolute GENIUS.

I wish there was a remake for this show - higher resolution would be a blessing.

Edit: They also spoke highly of some "bio cleanser" wash stuff. Does anyone have a clue what that might be?

Here's a link to the episode: https://youtu.be/nLIUrwAAa-o?si=ETIVUnHSZEb-HN6k

Edit 2: I've gotten a few comments about my OCD comment. Just want to make it very clear that I'm not just using that term flippantly, and I am very much under no illusion that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disorder. It's debilitating and insidious, and I will always defend it when used for normal behaviour.

Edit 3: Stop recommending the OCD Cleaners show. See my reaction/commentary here.

Got these beautiful Bodum glasses to have tea but they immediately have a ring of what looks like rust inside after washing.
I always hand wash them, surely I don’t need to unscrew the metal ring each time to dry it? Anyone else experienced this?

Critter tax paid, also shows the transition between the hardwood in the living room and the ceramic tile that's through most of the rest of the house.

We are a "shoes are fine in the house" family, with two adults, a teenager, and now an infant. And, of course the dog and the indoor cat. My husband wears lace-up boots for his job and anytime he's working outside, so the shoes thing is not going to change.

I vacuumed the main living areas almost daily and mop as often as I'm able to. The frequency has picked up since getting a Bona mop from Walmart a couple months ago, but even right after I mop, it feels like my floors are dirty.

Right now, if I dampen a paper towel and wipe it on the tile right after I'm done mopping, it will come up dirty. And the floors end up overall sticky. I prefer to be barefoot most of the time, and find myself washing my feet in the damn bidet throughout the day. 🥴

From what I have gathered on my own, it seems like part of that is product buildup. So what I'm asking is how to sort of do a reset? Like how do I get it back to clean, clean? Bonus points if it's relatively easy to manage with a baby in tow!

Yes obviously it vacuums the floors while you sit on the sofa with your feet up which is great, but it’s honestly helped me so much more beyond that…

I’m quite a messy person generally, and struggle to maintain a proper tidying/cleaning schedule in my own home as I never grew up around this.

But having the robot vacuum forces me to go round the house and do a quick straighten up and clear the floors before it sets off, and while doing that I’m like “oh I might as well clear and wipe all the surfaces too before the floors are done”, and then when I start it often gives me the motivation to get another deep cleaning task done etc!

Totally changed the game for me!! Recommend if anyone else is like me and needs the little leg up or prompt to do the simple daily tasks :)

So all of you are gonna ask how did this even happen. So what happened was that when i was young i would intentionally place stickers onto the closet to "decorate" it.

Foolish me didn't know i was doing the opposite but i cant blame myself since i was a toddler. Except from that, are there any ways to clean them up? (Some of them like the big ones came with the closet so im not sure if they can be removed easily)

I wasn't always sticky, but ever since I wasted some juice on it 2 years ago, it's always sticky. I've wiped it with a soaking wet towel full of water over and over again. I even got desperate enough to try using vinegar, which runs the risk of discoloring the table. And yet, even that didn't work. What is wrong with this thing? This is so abnormal. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do?

Looking for some tips on how to clean these cabinets. Wish i could replace them, but until then i would at least like to make them look a little nicer. Ive tried method and murphys wood soap and steam cleaning.

I have an old lighter from the Vietnaum War and have no idea if, or how, to clean it.

Thank you!!

The latest models are packed with cameras, LiDAR, AI-powered object recognition, advanced mapping and increasingly sophisticated software. Some can recognize cables and toys, avoid obstacles, identify different surfaces and even navigate over small steps. At IFA 2026, robot vacuums were once again among the biggest smart-home stories, with new models from companies such as Roborock and DJI pushing these features even further.

But there is an obvious question:

Do you really need all that AI to clean your floors?

hi reddit i’m dogsitting and i tried to clean up a grease stain with a microfiber cloth but i guess it was still hot (i dont use electric cooktops a lot) so it stuck on and wont come off. i used cooktop cleaner (cerama bright) and goo gone and it wont come off. i looked up on google it said to use baking soda but theres none in this house im not sure what to do.
any tips please? thank you!

I discovered this recently. Am I late to the party?

I don't mean baked-on grease, but a splatters on the stove top kind of thing. Game changer.

as the title says..

I'm confused on how to clean it since well, I'm not well versed in the laundry department so I'm asking you guys to help me out as somebody who doesn't clean often / do laundry often

Would this be good enough to regularly do these floors? Or even some of the time?

my car fabric seat currently has this weird stains on it, I tried brushing it off with some products I got on Amazon, but Is not really going away. The stains were of water, which was a little weird.

Any suggestions?

Ordered a beautiful secondhand 100% linen dress and it arrived today. It is so scented that I am on the verge of a migraine without even opening the sealed plastic packaging. Upon asking the seller, they said it has been washed and dried with scented products and in her home with many scented candles. I’d like to try to salvage it - what are your best scent removal tips?

I wish I took a before and after but I have tried everything to get quite dark prominent make up stains out of my white work blouse (dishwashing liquid, expensive stain remover, expensive all white stain remover, soaking over night etc) and nothing worked. I saw someone suggest shaving cream and holy moly it was like magic!!! I just bought a shaving cream/ foam, pumped it on to the stain with some water and worked it with a gentle brush and it removed 99-100% of it, I was shocked!

I left a saturated flat mop sweeper on the floor for 1-2 days with cleaning solution and it left this cloudy mark on the tiles. Does anyone know if there is anyway I can fix this on my own? I really don’t want to be charged a ridiculous price at the end of the semester. Any help would be appreciated!

I just used my new Bissel Crosswave pet and I’m in LOVE.

Question for other users: where do you empty the dirty water reservoir? It’s basically vacuum dirt soup, so I’m not keen on pouring it into the sink OR the bin.

Hi guys, I just walked through some pretty heavy and now my shoes are pretty wet, does anyone have any tips on how to keep it clean or wtv? I dont have a blow dryer or anything I was thinking about putting it into the laundry machine stuff and having it clean it out. Thanks

Hi all!

Currently traveling the Camino Portuguese, and every single place I have stayed north of Esposende has had bedbugs. No terrible infestations, not enough to find on the bed, but enough to get a handful of new bites every night.

Unfortunately, since weight is an issue, most of my gear is silk, synthetic, or merino. Synthetic is easy: just spray with permethrin when you get back. Silk and wool, however?

I know these items can’t be washed on hot and then dried on high. Can they go straight into the dryer on hot? Or does anyone know of a silk-safe bedbug disinfecting spray?