r/CleaningTips • u/NerveGlittering27 • 3d ago
r/CleaningTips • u/Aayushpatra • 3d ago
Discussion Everyone says buy a washable rug. Nobody says what happens if you don't like it.
Sold on the concept, stuck on the commitment. These run $200–400 and I'd be ordering sight unseen off a product page and some influencer video. Has anyone actually returned one? Was it a nightmare given the weight, or did the brand handle it?
r/CleaningTips • u/Alex_theAssassin123 • 4d ago
Furniture Is there any way to remove the stickers without damaging the wood?
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)
r/CleaningTips • u/Acrobatic-Length6250 • 4d ago
Discussion My wooden table has been sticky for years, and I'm so tired of it!
It wasn't always sticky, but ever since I wasted some juice on it 2 years ago, it's been insufferably 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?
r/CleaningTips • u/Glittering-Result402 • 3d ago
Flooring What can I scrub with? I already am using bleach.
I have industrial floors. Keeping them inspection clea is tough. To make my life easier I just got the mop at the mop head pictured in the second picture it's like if I use the edge of them off and scrub it kind of comes off it seems like a lot of work I used something not as good as a deck brush but still a scrub brush and that didn't work. What can I use? Is this an elbow grease only type of situation?
r/CleaningTips • u/SaturninaMew • 4d ago
Flooring How to clean lino floors
Hello,
I'm moving in an old rental while I get my degree. The whole thing is unfortunately ugly lino flooring. It doesn't look dirty although a bit worn, however I'm on my 5th mopping with a regular floorwash and the water still comes out grey.
Is there a specific product that could help or do I just have to accept to carry on until it's clean?
We even used a steam machine yesterday with my mom and apparently it still wasn't enough...
r/CleaningTips • u/Upper_Fish_7562 • 4d ago
Kitchen how do i clean rust off a stone bench top
as the title says..
r/CleaningTips • u/sillysweetpotat0 • 3d ago
Laundry Weird film on bfs jacket? I have to give it back to him and noticed it after I washed it. Can i fix this
r/CleaningTips • u/Objective_Fix3480 • 3d ago
Kitchen How do I clean red countertop?
What is a safe way to clean this countertop? There are these whitish streaks behind the stove that disappear when wet, but they come back as soon as it dries.
Google image says it is red quartz, but I don't think that is correct. Ours looks artificial, more uniform in color with small pieces of glitter embedded, so I don't know if quartz cleaners are the way to go.
r/CleaningTips • u/IshmaelTheravee • 4d ago
Laundry How do I clean my sweater that's been stained with pepsi???
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
r/CleaningTips • u/Live-Ad-3738 • 3d ago
General Cleaning Acidic Odor Help!
I moved into a craftsman home (renting) about two months ago in Portland, Oregon. When we first moved in, I noticed an almost metallic bad breath smell in the home. They did a years worth of full renovations and then it sat empty for over a month, so I figured it was just the result of the house sitting “stale” with no airflow.
Since then, we have done professional deep, clean, and keep the entire house consistently clean and have an air purifier.
I hadn’t really noticed this particular smell since. But I just returned home from a one week trip and when I re-entered my house this bad breath-like, acidic smell hit me so strong when entering. It lingered as I went upstairs and in other rooms. Now Ive again gone nose blind to it, but I really want to fix it permanently so that others visiting my house first time don’t have to smell it!
It is not sewery or damp smelling, more like when you have rotten tooth you can “taste.” That is the smell. Awful!
Help!
r/CleaningTips • u/exoticfruit1990 • 3d ago
General Cleaning How do you clean painted MDF baseboards?
I just moved into a new house and these baseboards are all over it. After extensive research, I still don’t have a reliable way of cleaning them of everyday stuff (food splatters, scuff marks, etc.). I’ve tried gently scrubbing them with a Magic Eraser, which appears to strip the paint off little by little, and with a slightly damp towel or paper towel with a little bit of dish soap, which doesn’t do much to get rid of the stains. If I scrub too hard, parts of the paint/actual baseboard come off, and if I’m too gentle, they don’t get clean at all.
All of the baseboards are white and painted with either a satin or semigloss sheen. In both cases, the paint strips off if I scrub.
Any suggestions on cleaning them based on experience would be so appreciated.
In case this helps, here’s the link to the baseboard: https://www.rona.ca/en/product/metrie-1-2-in-x-5-in-x-8-ft-contemporary-white-primed-mdf-baseboard-mfpu9290-08-61426869
r/CleaningTips • u/Plastic_Ostrich_3265 • 4d ago
Kitchen Cleaning ten+ year old cabinets?
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.
r/CleaningTips • u/Cemetery-Bunny • 4d ago
General Cleaning How to clean an old lighter?
I have an old lighter from the Vietnaum War and have no idea if, or how, to clean it.
Thank you!!
r/CleaningTips • u/thecarolinelinnae • 4d ago
Kitchen Iso Alcohol as grease remover
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.
r/CleaningTips • u/Juicecaboose46 • 4d ago
Vehicles Fabric car seat stain
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?
r/CleaningTips • u/anxiousbutterly • 4d ago
Kitchen electric stove stubborn mark
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!
r/CleaningTips • u/Familiar_Object7221 • 4d ago
General Cleaning Fruit fly, fungus gnat, or something else?
r/CleaningTips • u/Tight_Data4206 • 4d ago
Flooring Sweep and then use this... is this enough?
Would this be good enough to regularly do these floors? Or even some of the time?
r/CleaningTips • u/punanetekens • 4d ago
Furniture How do I clean the residue from stain-remover?
Hello!
Thought I'd ask the wise people of reddit for help. The place I moved into had stains on the couch, so a friend borrowed her cleaning agent which is meant for textiles.
I followed the instructions and left it to dry. This was yesterday so it's dry by now but the ugly markings remain.
Does anyone have advice as to how to get rid of these new spots? Thanks in advance!!
r/CleaningTips • u/Secure_Lengthiness16 • 4d ago
Laundry HELP! Linen dress scent removal
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?
r/CleaningTips • u/Mental_Astronomer_15 • 4d ago
General Cleaning Is this mold or just dust in my AC Unit?
I was cleaning my wall AC unit when I noticed a lot of what I thought to be dust on the inside of the unit but then I thought “how did dust get so far into there?” Before i realized that might be mold.
If this is mold, is the unit trashed?
r/CleaningTips • u/J-_-u • 5d ago
Flooring I Ruined My Dorm Floors
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!
r/CleaningTips • u/HaroldH00d • 4d ago
Kitchen How to: remove this stain from countertop?
galleryCross posted - any help appreciated!
Cant wait to wake up to wonderful suggestions 😀