Cleaning and Stain Removal for Dummies - Softcover

Chilton, Gill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764570293 ISBN 13: 9780764570292

Publisher: For Dummies, 2004

Synopsis

Whether you’re a devout neatnik or a free spirit who likes to draw designs in dust, Cleaning & Stain Removal For Dummies is for you. It helps you make quick work of dirty work with all kinds of practical tips and techniques, plus trade secrets used by the pros. You’ll learn how to use the proper equipment and tackle specific cleaning challenges, including

• Floors, walls, and ceilings
• The kitchen and bathrooms
• Furniture and furnishings
• Appliances and equipment
• Windows
• Bicycles and cars
• Clothes and laundry
• Decks, driveways, and patios

There are whole sections on removing stains and tackling 101 common problems that you’ll use as a reference when faced with life’s inevitable spills and mishaps. Author Gill Chilton, a columnist who writes home tips for Family Circle, doesn’t just give tips to make cleaning easier, but provides tips to make life easier, including:

• A room-by-room guide to what needs to be done, and how often
• Daily and weekly lists so you can stay on top of things
• Quick fixes before unexpected guests arrive
• How to get the most results in the least time

A perfect gift for young people going off to school or setting up a house for the first time, for adults suddenly forced to take responsibility for a modicum of cleanliness, or for experienced housekeepers who want to learn short-cuts and money-savers, this is the book that helps people get off to a clean start!

About this title

About the Author

Gill Chilton is a consumer journalist with 20 years experience in writing on practical subjects. She writes for, among others, Family Circle, Woman, and Good Housekeeping magazines, and answers questions on a regular consumer advice page forFamily Circle. Cleaning is forever a hot topic: Readers may love or loathe it, but, as they tell Gill, they can’t ignore it.
Gill is also the author of Home Basics: The Complete Guide to Running Today’s Home published by Reader’s Digest and she has appeared on radio and TV demonstating practical household tips.

From the Back Cover

The everyday science of cleaning up your act.

This book will help lessen the grind of daily cleaning and accidental spills. Inside you'll find an easy-to-follow section on stain removal and a room-by-room guide to buffing up everything from curtains to carpets to cars. With practical shortcuts designed to reduce the amount of time you spend cleaning, this friendly guide offers fresh ways to keep your home and your possessions looking immaculate.

Discover how to:

• Clean and care for your clothes.
• Cut down on specialist cleaning bills
• Maintain your home inside and out
• Put together a stain removal kit

From the Inside Flap

The everyday science of cleaning up your act.

This book will help lessen the grind of daily cleaning and accidental spills.  Inside you'll find an easy-to-follow section on stain removal and a room-by-room guide to buffing up everything from curtains to carpets to cars.  With practical shortcuts designed to reduce the amount of time you spend cleaning, this friendly guide offers fresh ways to keep your home and your possessions looking immaculate.

Discover how to:

• Clean and care for your clothes.
• Cut down on specialist cleaning bills
• Maintain your home inside and out
• Put together a stain removal kit

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764570293
• ISBN 13: 9780764570292
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352