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4 Major Cleaning Disaster Areas That Cannot Be Ignored, Have You Ever Noticed?

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Sanitary Disaster Area 1: Doors, Windows, and Glass

Window screens and glass doors and windows, as the great heroes of sheltering the home from wind and rain, there are many stains attached after years of dust and mosquito attacks. Especially the fine and dense screen seams and the bottom push-pull tracks, not only are they easy to hide dirt, but ordinary cleaning tools are also difficult to clean properly.

  • Window screens

Tools:

A foaming spray bottle with detergent or screen cleaning bubbles, window screen cleaner, rags

Steps:

  1. First wipe the surface dust with a rag;
  2. Then use a bubble spray bottle or screen cleaning bubbles, spray evenly on the window screen from top to bottom, and let it sit for 5 minutes;
  3. Use a dry rag to remove large bubbles, and wipe the window screen from top to bottom;
  4. Finally, use a clean wet rag to wipe several times until the screen is clean.
  • Glass doors and windows

Tools:

Foaming spray bottle with detergent, cloth mop, silicone squeegee or traceless rag

Steps:

  1. Spray a small amount of detergent on the glass, and use a cloth mop to wipe the glass from top to bottom;
  2. After cleaning the dust mop, wipe back and forth several times;
  3. Use a magic cloth to wipe off moisture in small areas, and a squeegee to wipe off moisture in large areas, which is clean and traceless.
  • Push-pull track, window groove

Tools:

Sponge, detergent, or bathroom cleaner

Steps:

  1. Align the sponge with the spacing of the window groove and cut the sponge;
  2. Put the detergent into the foam spray bottle and spray it on the window groove;
  3. Use a cut sponge to wipe it. Wash the sponge, and wipe it back and forth with clean water several times.

Hygiene Disaster Area 2: Fabric Furniture

Fabric furniture can be said to be a large shelter for “human dandruff, dust stains, food residues, and pet hair”. If it is not cleaned for a long time, it is easy to breed bacteria and mites, becoming a hidden allergen for many friends.

  • Curtains

In the curtain family, fabric curtains are the most difficult to clean. There is a labor-saving way, which is machine washing.

Steps:

  1. Before washing in the machine, use a vacuum cleaner or duster to clean the dust;
  2. According to the installation method, curtains are divided into hook type and punched type: the hook is relatively simple to disassemble, just remove it before washing in the machine;
  3. The disassembly and assembly of the punched type is more troublesome. It is recommended to connect the eyelets with a rope, wrap them with a towel or socks, and put the curtain into the washing machine.
  4. Some washing machines have a “home textile” program. If not, just select “normal washing/large items”. In addition to laundry detergent, you can also add an appropriate amount of disinfectant.
  • Fabric sofa, bedside cushions

Tools:

Dust duster, fabric cleaner, two rags, soft brush

Steps:

  1. Use a duster to remove dust on the surface first;
  2. Spray a proper amount of fabric cleaner evenly on the sofa surface, and then wipe it back and forth two to three times with a dry rag. For more stubborn colored stains, you can use a soft brush to clean;
  3. Wash the rag and wipe the sofa two to three times with a wet rag;
  4. After cleaning, gently wipe and press with a dry rag to absorb excess water.

In addition to fabric sofas, the above cleaning techniques are also applicable to other fabric furniture such as bedside cushions. Please note that it is recommended to try it on a small scale before using detergent on a large scale.

Hygiene Disaster Area 3: Narrow Corners

Narrow corners are the most easily overlooked sanitary dead corners. It is especially important to choose the right tools and products.

  • Floor seams, washing machine rubber rings, toilet ring seams

Tools:

Groove brush or V-shaped gap brush, bathroom cleaning brush, mildew remover

Steps:

  1. Floor seams, washing machine rubber rings, and toilet rings are slender or irregular sanitary dead corners, it is recommended to use a V-shaped brush or gap brush;
  2. Spray detergent on the surface of the stain and brush it back and forth with a V-shaped brush;
  3. When encountering places where mold grows, in addition to cleaning, sterilization is also required, such as washing machine rubber rings. At this time, a mildew remover with stronger sterilization ability can be used instead of ordinary detergents.
  • Shower, knife rack, bowl and chopstick rack

Tools:

Straw brush, detergent, bathroom cleaning brush

Steps:

  1. The gaps of the shower, knife rack, bowl and chopstick brush are small, so you can use a straw brush with a matching diameter;
  2. Spray the detergent on the surface of the shower and let it stand in a basin for 5 minutes;
  3. Insert the straw brush into the shower hole and rub it back and forth to clean;
  4. 4. Turn on the faucet to let the stains in the shower hole be washed out by the water flow.

Hygiene Disaster Area 4: Kitchen Oil Stains

The kitchen is an oil-stain disaster area. Oil stains not only gather on the stove and range hood, but also inside the appliances that bake and heat food, and scatter on the walls when cooking…

  • Inside the appliances, the bottom of the pot, the tiled wall

Tools:

Oil cleaner, sponge, telescopic mop, rag

Steps:

  1. It is recommended to use oil cleaner for kitchen oil stains, which is effective and more labor-saving.
  2. For stubborn oil stains, spray the surface of the stain with foam mode, and the foam and stain can be better combined; for ordinary oil stains, it is more labor-saving to clean with water mist mode.
  3. After spraying on the surface of the stain, let it stand for a few minutes, and finally wipe it with a rag.
  4. There are also many yellow oil stains on the kitchen tile walls. For areas with higher heights or large areas, you can replace the rag with a mop.
  5. By the way, remember to wear gloves when cleaning the whole house to protect your hands!