Janitorial Services and Office Cleaning

• When you dust, start at the top and work down.
• Take all your cleaning tools, avoid unnecessary trips back and forth.
• Clean as you go! It takes a lot less time to remove new dirt than old.
• Make a checklist of chores to get organized first.
• Wash walls from the bottom up, to avoid streaking.
• Use old socks as mitts for cleaning difficult wood work.
• Wash small knickknacks instead of dusting.
• To remove heel marks, take a pencil eraser and rub them off.
• Don’t mix cleaning products. Ammonia and bleach are toxic.
• Remember common cleaners such as Windex and comet meet this don’t do rule.
• Allowing cleaners to set for several minutes will ease the cleaning job.

INTERIOR WALLS

• Wall cleaner, mix 1/2 c. ammonia, 1/4 c. white vinegar, and 1/4 c. baking soda to 1 gal. warm water.
• For cleaning textured walls use nylon socks instead of a sponge or cloth to avoid leaving material chunks behind.
• To dust wall paper, tie a dust cloth over your broom and work from the top to down.
• To remove pencil marks and other non-greasy spots from non-washable papers, use an art-gum eraser.
• To remove greasy spots or crayon, apply a paste of cleaning fluid and fuller’s earth and cornstarch. Let the wall dry and brush off residue. Repeat the treatment until the spot is gone.

EXTERIOR WALLS

• Use a water hose to spray the outside of your house. This will remove siding cobwebs and dirt.
• Textured siding? Attach a car-washing brush to the hose to remove dirt.

WINDOWS

• Make your own spray cleaner. Fill the spray bottle with 3 tablespoons of ammonia, 1 tablespoon of vinegar and the remainder with water.
• Dust blinds by wrapping a cloth around a ruler. Spray cloth with a dusting spray and run the flat end across each blind.
• Shine windows using an old newspaper.
• Clean windows on an average temperature, preferably overcast day to avoid streaks.
• Dry windows outside in the direction then inside in the other direction. If you see a streak, you will know which side is the offender.
• To clean window sills, pour diluted rubbing alcohol on a cloth and rub the entire surface. Then dust off the sill with a clean cloth.

BATHROOM

• Rubbing alcohol can remove the dull haze from mirrors.
• Use rubbing alcohol to remove spots from bathroom fixtures.
• Glass shower doors will sparkle if cleaned with white vinegar.
• To clean the shower, use a solution of 1/2 cup vinegar, 1 cup ammonia, and 1/4 cup baking soda added to one gallon of warm water.
• Lemon furniture oil will remove water spots on metal frames.
• Rusty tile marks can be removed with kerosene.
• Running the shower on hot for 5 minutes will steam the dirt loose.
• Grout need cleaning? Wash with 2 tablespoons chlorine bleach in one quart of water. Dry thoroughly, then apply several coats of lemon oil. Let dry one hour between coats.
• Dull walls will shine when washed with vinegar and water and polished with a dry cloth .
• Lighter fluid will remove most stains from porcelain sinks and bathtubs.
  

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