Cleaning experiences

[OilSheikh]

Every weekend, have to do cleaning around the house and trust me, you need the right tools at your disposal to get the perfect results.

Dear Hexites, I would like to share some of my secrets :

Tub stains - Cillit Bang with bleach , spray and leave it on and then wipe with a sponge
Dull taps - Original Viakal limescale remover , spray and then scrub with a sponge
Laminated floors - Mr. Muscle kitchen , spray and wipe with a thin sponge
Loo - Mr. Muscle with bleach , pour and wash away
Black mould on silicone or elsewhere - Cillit Bang black mould remover

[adidan]

Any tips for ovens mate? I have to replace the door lock on ours and have roped myself into cleaning it out - I think there are undiscovered animals living in the heated on gunk...

Edit: My tip FWIW, don't use 'green' products - they just don't work.

[DeludedGuy]

Dull taps - Original Viakal limescale remover , spray and then scrub with a sponge

I can vouch for that - also works wonders on the shower screen!

[cptwhite_uk]

Black mould in tile grout - Apply thick bleach with a toothbrush / small scrubbing brush or similar. Leave for 5 minutes then rinse down with the shower and wipe down with a damp cloth.

[ik9000]

black mould on paint etc. Bleach 1:3 water scrub with damp cloth/scourer bathroom sponge (NB not wet sponge - you want to add as little moisture as possible).
blood on fabric - use milk, the less skimmed the better. let the enzymes do their thing and rinse well afterwards
crusty limescale gunk on taps etc. Vinegar.
crusty banding/streaking on glass Vinegar and/or Lemon Juice.
chilli juice in the eye = milk FTW
wax on fabric, warm iron over greaseproof paper.

[ik9000]

oven, you can get a cleaner you put the shelves into bags and add this foam stuff to the bags and inside the oven. Leave and rinse after a while. it's supposed to be amazing. Not tried it myself, we just use cream oven cleaner and elbow grease. Top tip. Rinse the oven well and heat it up and vent it a few times before trying to cook anything in the open. Nothing like the taste of chemicals to ruin your dinner.

[adidan]

Ah, that's the thing, I remember seeing that bag thing being advertised. Cheers.

[cptwhite_uk]

Think you mean Oven Pride

[Agent]

Oven Pride is brilliant.

Just don't leave your trays in the bag for a couple of days to 'get them clean'. Mine were pretty much non existant after that long

[adidan]

That looks good TBH but how do you clean the crap off the sides of the oven?

Edit: Bear in mind I'm lazy and want an easy option

[peterb]

That looks good TBH but how do you clean the crap off the sides of the oven?

Edit: Bear in mind I'm lazy and want an easy option

Look in your local rag or distributed leaflets for "professional oven cleaning" It'll cost you anything up to £50, but your oven will look as if it has just come off the production line. They will take about 3 hours doing it! - depending on how bad it is!)

[Agent]

Edit: Bear in mind I'm lazy and want an easy option

You're cleaning an oven

Put some gloves on, use a brillo pad / abrasive sponge where needed and give it a rub. How easy do you want something to be?

[adidan]

You're cleaning an oven

Put some gloves on, use a brillo pad / abrasive sponge where needed and give it a rub. How easy do you want something to be?

Lol, I'm teasing. I have an X5 which makes pretty light work of most things with a bit of scrubbing. That oven pride will be good for the base and the shelves though, the shelves can be damned tiresome things.

[OilSheikh]

For ovens, Mr. Muscle kitchen ?

[Agent]

For ovens, Mr. Muscle kitchen ?

Rubbish compared to Oven Pride. I used to use it, made the switch and wouldn't go back

[deejayburnout]

You used to be able to buy this stuff this from betterware. It's strong stuff, smells like ammonia. You needed to wear gloves or it will burn your skin.

Probably the same stuff they used in the oven pride product. Put it on and even for a hour. The grease / dirt just comes off.

For the life of me I cannot remember what it was called. Bloody good stuff though.