Overrated Cleaning Products? Test them with me!

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Spring clean with us! Today we're testing out cleaning products recommended by other people on RU-vid and Instagram. Are they worth it? Do they work well? Would I buy them again? There were some clear winners and losers!
Mega Spring Cleaning Playlist: cli.re/Spring-Clean-with-US
P R O D U C T S S H O W N :
Dish Cloths (Qty 12- these are my favorite): amzn.to/39N10Co
E-Cloths (Qty 5): amzn.to/3t88tDT
Cheaper Micro-fiber Cloths (Qty 6): amzn.to/3dA1Jb8
Bissel Steam Shot: amzn.to/3sVYSjg
Mop & Bucket: amzn.to/3fIZXqV
Swiffer Duster: amzn.to/3uoo9mz
Dollar Store Cleaners: L.A.'s Totally Awesome All Purpose Cleaner & Totally Awesome Window Cleaner with Vinegar
Other Cleaners: Mrs. Meyer's All Purpose Cleaner, Method Degreaser, Bona Hard Surface Floor Cleaner (I get these all at Target)
V I D E O C L I P S S H O W N :
#1 SPRING CLEANING TRICK (Steam Cleaner with Do It on a Dime): • #1 SPRING CLEANING TRI...
10 Miracle Cleaners by Do It on a Dime: • 10 MIRACLE CLEANERS yo...
5 Speed Cleaning Tips by Clutterbug: • 🧹5 Speed Cleaning Tips...
Clean an Oven with Baking Soda and Vinegar: • Clean an Oven with Bak...
Clean My Space Laminate Floor Cleaning & Care Tips: • Laminate Floor Cleanin...
Norwex Mop System: • Video
How I Clean My House by Jordan Page: • How I Clean My House +...
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:: T I M E S T A M P S ::
00:00 Finding the BEST Spring Cleaning Products
01:07 Products Recommended by Others
01:28 Cleaning Check List for Today
01:41 Product #1 Swiffer Duster
03:59 Trick for Cleaning Ceiling Fan Blades
05:58 Products #2: What is the best Micro Fiber Cloth?
07:15 Testing on Windows
09:39 Testing on Cabinets & Walls
11:28 Favorite All Purpose Cleaner (for $1!)
13:53 Product #3: Bissell Steam Shot
15:01 Cleaning the Oven
19:39 Don't try this at home!
22:19 Tackling Bathrooms Easily
23:46 Trying Steam Shot on Sink & Microwave
25:27 All Time Favorite Cleaners
26:22 Product #4: Spin Mop
28:30 What I would & wouldn't buy again
31:09 My Best Advice this Spring
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Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese:
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Self-Watering Herb Garden: cli.re/self-watering-herb
Best Remedy to Stop a Cold: cli.re/cold-remedy
Minimalist Meal Planning with Printable: cli.re/meal-planning
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"Get Your Life Back" by John Eldredge: amzn.to/32M6I4k
Breathing Through Foster Care: amzn.to/3qpHjpv
Essentialism: amzn.to/2Ow3Cgk
Favorite Decluttering Book "Decluttering at the Speed of Life" by Dana White (A Slob Comes Clean): amzn.to/3cgHSNh
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@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

Here are my two favorite products from this trial ;) Dish Cloths (Qty 12- these are my favorite): amzn.to/39N10Co Cheaper Micro-fiber Cloths (Qty 6): amzn.to/3dA1Jb8 AND, find the MEGA MOTIVATION Spring Cleaning Playlist HERE: cli.re/Spring-Clean-with-US THANK YOU for watching!!! - Dawn

@wishingb5859 3 года назад

This is the most useful type of video ever. Not knowing good ways of doing things is the enemy of minimalism.

@rhallford8537 3 года назад

Thank you for your review on your favorite dish cloths, I have wanted to try them didn’t want to waste $$ on them if I didn’t like them. Most of my cheap microfiber cleaning cloths are needing to be placed in the throw away rags (you know those jobs that require you to throw the rag away because you know you won’t want to use it again: e.g. poop, car oil, mold 😝). I was looking for something to replace them with and this video helped me make that decision. Lol It makes me smile knowing I have nice cleaning cloths and helps me want to clean. Thanks.

@elizabethl4722 3 года назад

Thanks for the review of the steamer! I had it in my shopping cart. I must have seen the same video you did because it looked AWSOME. But I hadn't purchased it yet because it was a bit of an investment. I think I'll try the baking soda.

@BrennaFender 3 года назад

@@elizabethl4722 Me too!

@micheledryden1057 3 года назад

Thank you, Dawn, for researching these products for us. I am frugal too and don't want to spend a lot on cleaning supplies. Smiles...

@laureldreinking 2 года назад

I have every cleaning tool ever made. They are part of the reason I need to declutter. My favorite cleaning tool is Jack, my husband. I plan to keep him.

@kendralisle2762 2 года назад

👍 Wise woman! Good cleaning husbands are hard to find.

@luella2897 2 года назад

LOL !!!

@laurelrobbins8673 2 года назад

Good call, Laurel! (Love your name!) My husband Mike does most of the cleaning, too, but then - he makes most of the messes! Guess after 42 years I’ll keep him, too.

@NashvilleNative3113 2 года назад

I need a Jack. 😂😂🤣

@vladimirmchedlidze8440 2 года назад

😂😜👌

@LoriTaylorSmithGA 3 года назад

I had no idea you could take the oven door apart! I think I’ll pretend I still don’t know! 😆😆

@ellenreilley3938 3 года назад

That’s so funny and I totally get it 🤣

@nicole1184 3 года назад

Nothing to see here Lori.....😂. I cleaned mine once ...... I love the idea of someone else who put a towel on the oven bar instead of cleaning it.

@grandmak. 3 года назад

good idea, lol!

@grandmak. 3 года назад

@@nicole1184 hahaha, that's what I often do because I'm too lazy to take the door apart !

@nicole1184 3 года назад

@@grandmak. right!!!! Wasn’t my brilliant idea..... that was some else’s.

@user-pl8pq2xe4u 4 месяца назад

A note on Dollar Tree’s “Awesome”. I definitely water down the cleaner and have for years! But my favorite places to use it are 1) If I have a really dirty set of sheets and pillow cases, I put them in a stopped up kitchen sink and pour an entire bottle of Awesome over them and add enough water to make sure everything is soaked. I let them sit for several hours, drain the water out, and then put them in the washer and dryer. They come out much much better than just washing for $1.25!! I’ve even cleaned a king size cross-stitched quilt made for me by my grandmother as a wedding gift 50 years ago. It had a white background so I was trying to be really careful! It worked perfectly. I only dried it half way and then laid it out to finish drying! 2) My young daughter ground a tube of RED lipstick into our living room carpet, 30-40 years ago, right in a walking spot. I rented a carpet cleaner and used the cleaner they sell when you rent them; it didn’t work. Then I had a professional carpet cleaning company come; it didn’t work either. Then a man selling Awesome door to door, came by several months later. I laughed, telling him the story, and said if he could get it out, I would buy the $45 gallon bottle of Awesome!! He came in with his watered down spray bottle, and sprayed it on using about 5-8 sprays, then ran his fingers over it gently to work it in a little. He had a few dry white rags and folded them several times and laid it right over the spot, then stood up and stepped on the rag to blot up the cleaner. Just the first try removed at least 90% of the dark red stain. He cleaned it 2 more times in the same way and the RED lipstick was completely gone!! Yes, I bought the gallon and only used it watered down for quite a few years. I even purchased it several more times over the years. But, the day I saw Awesome in Dollar Tree was the day I hit the jackpot to me!!! I’ve even cleaned my car seats and headliner of the car with it! I’m a true believer!! Diane Young

@sarakramer9193 Месяц назад

I frickin LOVE awesome!!!

@jenniferdewitt4450 6 месяцев назад

For the floor- vacuum first then mop. If you don’t, you’re making mud that collects in the grout lines, crevices between laminate planks, etc.

@dfblake7 3 года назад

Finally...someone who isn't cleaning an already ' sparkling' home...keeping it real Dawn! Thanks.

@lb9549 3 года назад

Yes!! I have given up on another popular channel because it literally looks like a model home sparkling clean during every video. No one can do it all. Thanks for keeping it real Dawn!!

@teeeff8337 2 года назад

@@lb9549 you should check out Jamie’s Journey. Her home gets realistically disastrous from having young kids and she deep cleans like no other. Not to mention she has got to be the nicest, most genuine person on RU-vid.

@aidendietz 2 года назад

Why is so unbelievable that some peoples homes are THAT clean it doesn’t make them fake and it doesn’t make homes that aren’t THAT clean or “model homes”?!… growing up the lady that babysat me got up at 4 am every morning and swept and mopped her floors( I mean you could probably eat off of them) all the laundry she would even iron her family’s of 5 socks and underwear.. her home was spicy and span clean ALL THE TIME… that was just her and how she was and how she was raised.. that doesn’t mean the people that don’t do all of that everyday are horrible ppl and dirty… maybe you need to just look at it a different way instead of negatively!

@aidendietz 2 года назад

@@lb9549 Why is so unbelievable that some peoples homes are THAT clean it doesn’t make them fake and it doesn’t make homes that aren’t THAT clean or “model homes”?!… growing up the lady that babysat me got up at 4 am every morning and swept and mopped her floors( I mean you could probably eat off of them) all the laundry she would even iron her family’s of 5 socks and underwear.. her home was spicy and span clean ALL THE TIME… that was just her and how she was and how she was raised.. that doesn’t mean the people that don’t do all of that everyday are horrible ppl and dirty… maybe you need to just look at it a different way instead of negatively!

@lorinanderson4693 2 года назад

@@lb9549 I'm pretty sure the way you meant to say was merely check out Jamie's channel bcuz like this is also keepin it real!! Start for the punctuation cuz as I am keeping it real trying to declutter some shtuff lol lots of love and good luck anybody who's trying🖤 prayers for the one that I haven't started yet😇💙

@DoItOnaDime 3 года назад

So glad you loved my Dollar Tree finds and O Cedar mop! Yay! ❤️❤️ That was COMMITMENT on that oven! I’m over here going NOOO 🤣🤣. In my experience, the steam shot works best with filmy grease/sticky residue. For me, steam alone doesn’t take off really thick, baked-in buildup- it needs agitation and an agent. So in the places you described (in my shower corners for example) I had soft soap I let sit then I steam away. I also use baking soda on a lot of appliances with it- mine comes with brush agitators which I use almost every time! It’s best feature IMO is for crevices you can’t reach with a cloth alone- under toilets, corners and window sills. ❤️☺️ I love that you unapologetically know yourself and what will work for you and what won’t. Truly half the battle! You are an inspiring voice on this platform! Always enjoy your content! 🤗

@katejensen4987 3 года назад

I'll vouch for Kathryn and the steam shot! I rarely purchase products pushed by influencers but was so intrigued, I bought one and I LOVE IT! You're right, it works best for crevices that can't be reached with a cloth. It definitely comes in handy when cleaning window and door tracks and I use it to sanitize my bathrooms. I recently used it to clean my baseboards, it worked like a charm!

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

This is super helpful-- THANK YOU!!!! And of course, LOVE your positive energy and influence!!!!

@LS-ul3ub 3 года назад

Kathryn sold me on the steam shot and I love it, esp on tile! But I did get the one with the brushes/scraper tools.

@idowhatiwantto5396 3 года назад

Yep bought myself a steam shot for my birthday (man I'm getting old😂) I absolutely love it! Great for cleaning the window tracks in my desert home that somehow accumulates enough dirt in the window tracks u could build a tiny sand castle 🤦🏻‍♀️

@angelhowell5420 3 года назад

I love my steamer for toilets, especially if you have boys. I literally steam every inch from top to bottom and then just wipe with a clean absorbent cloth. Where my steamer really pays off is my shower door and the metal track around it. It blasts all the gunk out that I really can’t get to very easily.

@LifeWithAllOfUs 2 года назад

The steam shot is amazing. You have to get it closer. When you have it so far away it’s not going to be hot steam anymore

@GlitterKitten1492 7 месяцев назад

THANK YOU! Why has no one else said it??

@patriciawhite6429 2 месяца назад

I love it too.

@sharroon7574 24 дня назад

It's on my wish list

@WallCakes 5 месяцев назад

That blue cloth from e-cloth is not for cleaning the windows/mirrors. It's meant to be used after you've washed them with the fibre cloth. It's basically a drying cloth and works great.

@jennifersummerlot3819 3 года назад

I appreciate SO much that you fully admit you haven’t cleaned the oven since moving in. Real life happens, we need to give ourselves grace. I’m embarrassed to admit I’ve never diluted my Awesome cleaner. Oh look it had directions.... :).

@lisaann6267 3 года назад

😆

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

Lol, love this!!!!!!

@karenhaley2198 3 года назад

I didn’t dilute mine either and was surprised when it ate my Cricut mat although several people had recommended it. I’ve been scared of it ever since! 😂

@BrennaFender 3 года назад

I love how there is no shame in these videos. I am working on that myself.

@cinnie2543 3 года назад

I didn't know to dilute it either! ;)

@lindafuhrman3041 3 года назад

This has NOTHING to do with your post today, but I was at Home Goods today to grab a gift. I overheard a woman saying to her daughter "I know we don't NEED this, but we'll find a place for it in our home" (It was a big bean bag chair) I had to smile to myself because finding a place in my home for something I don't need...... is the LAST thing on my mind!!!!

@pamelabryant7390 3 года назад

Exactly ! 🥺😫

@beebeatty4976 3 года назад

It’s such a freeing feeling when you get to that place when you can leave that cute thing in the shop without “having to buy it” because you think it’s cute or (the thing I would do all the time) it’s on sale and such a good deal.

@ellie448 3 года назад

My best friend and I joke when we are shopping “Dawn would say you don’t need that” lol! I mean it’s funny but true!

@carolmucci9300 3 года назад

@@pamelabryant7390 *

@harrietcraig7817 3 года назад

True And, if you have the fortitude to walk away, you (I, anyway) never remember the item. That’s why salesmen never want you to leave the store on your first visit-that’s the impulse time.

@jenniferbailey9103 11 месяцев назад

I love that she shows an actual dirty shower, appliances ect. I find these videos really helpful and than you for putting them together.

@kristinaclark9542 2 года назад

I use to hate cleaning but now I Love it. Everyday when you vacuum just use the vacuum tools to hit the doors and moldings and it makes the "Spring" & "Fall" big cleans go so much faster. Been using those $tree products for years and love them. My favorite cleaning products are Bar Keepers Friend, magic erasers, baking soda w/vinegar and cut up old t-shirts. My favorite cleaning tips are, make it a FAMILY mindset that cleaning is expected from everyone who is privileged to live in the home. If you see something that needs doing and you can do it, then DO. If you like something, take care of it. When teaching kids to clean teach them to spray cleaners onto cloth first and be aware of overspray. Sorry so long, just a subject I Love so much more than decluttering.☺ Borderline Hoarder here.

@jcdbrw 2 года назад

I agree with your philosophy.

@illawarriorhill70 Год назад

You lost me at "Everyday when you vacuum".

@Dbb27 Год назад

I love involving the kids. Both my sons grew up and know how to run a house from cooking to laundry to cleaning. Too many parents do their children a disservice in not teaching them how to take care of themselves. Kudos.

@queenofcookie3299 Год назад

@@Dbb27 thank you for doing that and not modeling for your children that cleaning sucks so they learn to hate it i wish my parents had done what you did cleaning can be so fun but it takes a lot of work for me to see it that way beca of everyone adult always telling me how much they hated it and how much it suck

@Dbb27 Год назад

@@queenofcookie3299 when I was a kid it wasn’t a choice. I was number three of four so maybe there was some resistance from my older brothers but it was just what you did every Saturday morning and during the summer we all had chores. I’m not a top notch housekeeper and have to watch myself as I can be really really scattered. I just don’t judge cleaning/chores and there’s some godliness in taking care of our homes or people around us. But I can be lazy! With my kids I always made it a game when they were really little and I could get away with it. And I think it’s really important to never diss a little ones work. Never say, oh just let me do it. Let them take pride even if they made as much mess as there already was. People who don’t know how to adult for themselves sometimes stay in bad relationships due to dependency. It’s not a positive when parents do everything for their kids.

@bethrenaud888 3 года назад

I've found that the best time to clean ceiling fans in bedrooms is when I'm about to wash the sheets. A quick hop up on the bed, and lickity-split, the fan is dusted, and the pillow case goes into the laundry.

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

Oh! That's a great idea!!!

@janiewilliams5803 3 года назад

Swiffer sells an expandable, (telescoping) handle. I am able to use this to clean ceiling fan blades without climbing up on anything. I really enjoy this handle, and have made sewn some replacement "swiffers" from fleece. These are machine washable, reusable, and work fine. Saw a youtube video about how to sew this simple project.

@sj6728 3 года назад

I really like the pillow case idea. By the time I do the fan there is alot of loose dust particles

@robynyoung711 3 года назад

Love this idea! I also clean my ceiling fans every month. Here in Texas we use them year round!

@jnorth9702 3 года назад

@@janiewilliams5803 How do you keep the blades from turning while cleaning them?

@joybrown9600 3 года назад

Thank you so much for cleaning your oven door glass! Now I know for certain that I will NEVER clean mine! 🤣

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

RIGHT!?! We'll just get a new oven next time!!!!

@va1445 3 года назад

That is EXACTLY what I thought too! I'm like, "oh it is totally not worth that!" especially because I would be like Tom and have to take it all apart especially after coming so far, LOL.

@grandmak. 3 года назад

@@TheMinimalMom I just bought an air fryer for my single household so I hardly use the oven any longer - another way of avoiding that task, lol.

@kadamowicz68 3 года назад

I wear my dirty oven as a badge of honor. Like beat up cookie sheets....proves I actually make use of my kitchen❤️

@amybee40 3 года назад

@@kadamowicz68 That works for me too, until everything I bake smells like the burning crud on the floor of the oven... Eventually you have to clean at least that.

@shannongaines4421 2 года назад

E cloth you should use only water. You used the polishing cloth, which should be done after you clean the window with the waffle texture cloth. Wipe down windows/mirrors with a e cloth micro fiber wet with water, then go over it with the blue polishing cloth to pick up the water and for streak free. Whole point of e cloth and Norwex cleaning cloths is to not have to use cleaning products. E cloths are absolutely amazing!

@MsSpeedHunter89 2 года назад

About the scuff marks on the lower kitchen cabinets: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I was selling my house when the erasers hit the market. I had scuff marks all over the place and thought I would try them. If you scrub gently with a lightly moistened eraser, it takes off minimal paint and takes care of the marks easily. I was delighted!

@kimgordon3695 Год назад

We used magic eraser to maintain walls / baseboards at a national beauty salon. Every stylist had one in their lab coat ; ) ~

@debrazielke1702 3 года назад

Does anyone else find micro fiber cloths weird to the touch. I just can’t stand the feel of them on my fingers.

@angies5082 3 года назад

Totally hate the feel!🤣

@melbomcguillicutty5402 3 года назад

Meeeee I hate the texture but I don’t want to scratch my tv 💁‍♀️

@meghantewksbury492 3 года назад

I don't mind good quality ones. The cheapos make me cringe!

@sarahnickel9390 3 года назад

The cheaper ones stick to my hands. Higher quality doesn't so I get ecloth 🤷‍♀️

@gingerstrahan7464 3 года назад

I have paid a bit more for the FlyLady Purple Rags (and silver, bronze, pink...ready for the aqua). BUT I use them for EVERY THING. Toss in wash & ready to go again. In 15 or more years, nothing else competes. I am also a feather duster fan. Swiffer is harder to manage and just doesn’t do as good a job. I am dying to try your Mop system, though I was really liking the Pledge Spray Mop. Due to a teething pup I needed a new one, but can no longer locate. I am not thrilled with the Wet Jet. Dawn, vinegar, and water are the big winners in our home. I need some new Mrs. Meyers because of the scent, though...or maybe just a drop of lemon or lavender essential oil. Loved your video. My oven door currently has a post-it note that says “Ask me before touching the oven” while the baking soda does its magic. I am excited about this. Thanks for the info.

@paigelette13 3 года назад

Taking apart the oven door , then going even deeper seeing the insulation gave me Anxiety. I was silently screaming " No Don't Go in There...its Unknown"!!! Lol

@ginp6077 3 года назад

Me too! Just my luck I would drop one of the pieces of glass on the floor, and since my floor is tile, it would be guaranteed to break. She's alot braver than me.

@OGJerBear 2 года назад

Me too!!

@jelsmommy 2 года назад

I was thinking “you just bought yourself a new oven!!” Well done , you guys!

@chadandwendy1 2 года назад

Oven door was way more than amazing. Can't wait to show my husband.

@karebear848 2 года назад

Me 2

@flashcraft8287 3 месяца назад

"See that stuff? That's where your money used to be." Ha! I love it.

@casgray4710 11 месяцев назад

I’ve been waiting for 6 months for my husband to take my oven doors off so I’ve told him if he doesn’t do it tomorrow I’m doing it. I cleaned my ovens beautiful but it’s dripped in between the glass. I’m convinced that men design most household appliances because if it were women they would think about the cleaning of the blooming things😂 sending love to your family from the uk❤

@abigaildunne25 3 года назад

Night time here in South Africa... Tired after a long day... To motivate myself to do the dishes I decided to watch your post....and now I'm totally scrubbing my oven 😂

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

Wow, that's awesome!

@ashleyab89 3 года назад

Haha 😂 This is great!

@maritzasylvia 3 года назад

Hi Abigail, I have a Devy and man it cant open to clean the glas after scrubbing and getting streaks between... hahahha! Fellow 🇿🇦 ‘an ;)

@gratituderanch9406 3 года назад

Love it! I watch cleaning videos to get me in the cleaning mood too.

@inashamsia 3 года назад

🎉🎉🎉

@karendemars6001 3 года назад

“Nooo - that’s my good cloth!” It sounds so ridiculous ... and I totally relate! 😂😂😂

@azwife35 3 года назад

I know - my husband is terrified of my Norwex cloths, so I keep them in a closet, and gave him a small tub for all the regular type cloths he would use. I also have him terrified of touching my scissors because I got upset decades ago when he tried using my sewing scissors on some project. So I keep them hidden, and put several other pair in different spots for him to use. 🤣😁

@daisybuchanan5378 3 года назад

The men in my family can’t differentiate between a dishcloth and a washcloth. They always wipe spills or their ha da with my once pretty dishcloths. 🙄

@TheJaune72 3 года назад

@@daisybuchanan5378 and my family will pull out a full size bath towel to wipe something off the floor. Holy cow, people. You're not alone.

@male9600 2 года назад

@@daisybuchanan5378 Harbor Freight has the best scissors, often free with purchase. I have replaced all my expensive scissors with them.

@jrenee1040 2 года назад

Should've seen the look on grandmas face when my dad used the "good cloths" to wash his car...rims included.

@y.sangare1238 2 года назад

There is one difference between e-cloth and other microfiber rags: e-cloth can be washed at 95°C, which means it can be used to clean up absolutely anything no matter how gross and be sanitized in the washing machine afterwards. This is what sets them apart! Also you used the one meant to dry the windows not to clean them. The window cleaning cloth has a waffle structure.

@judypaladino4957 Год назад

I love my E-cloths; (although not so much the colors as she said). I haven't bought a window cleaner in years, and now I find a simple squeegee and wipe down after every shower with the window E-cloth on my shower doors is all I need. No soap scum ever on them.

@poelbj Год назад

I love the glass and mirror e-cloth. You use the waffle cloth with only water and then dry and polish with the polishing cloth. It’s later on you will see there are no streaks that may not show up when you are doing the cleaning. If you use any product on glass it is most likely to leave streaks because it is so impossible to get it all off.

@MsMoople 4 месяца назад

I wash my non e-cloth ones at 95 degrees and they are fine. They even look the same, but cost £15 for 30.

@captainprincess5943 2 года назад

I have a Bissell Steamshot and I love it! I believe scrubbing with a brush attachment while steaming, instead of scrubbing after the steam has dissipated, would open a whole new world for you. (Basically the same concept as the Shark steam mop on the kitchen floor.) My method for really stubborn dirt is to spray the surface first, use the brush attachment to scrub with steam, then wipe dry with the microfiber cloth. I do not recommend using anything but water, it can damage the everything - hoses, attachments, heating element - everything.

@Rollwithit699 2 года назад

Thank you for your tips! I just got my Bissell Steam Shot yesterday and Dawn didn't have any luck with her Bissell.. I was disappointed! Will use your tips!

@doggoneme3863 2 года назад

I agree that the way you used the steamer isn't the way you clean something like that. Need the brush attachment and it does it a whole lot better. I've done my old oven and stove that way and didn't take hours.

@amberpryor22 Год назад

I have one as well and love it!

@mistiroberts1576 Год назад

I LOVE my Bissell Steam Shot

@ErmilinaLight Год назад

@@Rollwithit699 yeah, same here... I think the brushes themselves would just work well without any steam

@pattmundy1770 3 года назад

Instead of spending money on the plastic scrapers, we use expired credit cards when we need to scrape off tough items. Repurpose, reuse, recycle...🙂

@SanityChan 3 года назад

That's actually such a good idea! I like to have a painter's razorblade around for certain cleaning tasks because it won't melt but there's really no need to spend more money on a plastic one when you have expired cards.

@MegDesignsCA 3 года назад

What a great idea!

@TH-eb5ro 3 года назад

Even store credit/gift cards work-same here.

@roxannecoffey5428 3 года назад

We use hotel room cards for this......

@nickiem9515 3 года назад

Thank you! Good to know. I'm going to try that😊

@balamb25 3 года назад

I kept thinking you were missing a spot on your cabinets and it was REALLY bugging me...... then I realized it's a spot on my laptop screen. OOPS! Time to clean!! lol

@renarobinson3946 3 года назад

😂 😆 LOL

@paymefornada2089 3 года назад

I did the same thing 😆

@sgia2154 3 года назад

That’s hilarious!!! 🤣

@suebeal2441 3 года назад

Thank you for the comic relief. So funny. These days we live in a a lot of sad stuff. LOL

@ginac7235 3 года назад

I thought the SAME thing and just commented that, too. I’m so glad I’m not alone, lol

@mindfulgratitude3041 Год назад

Once I saw that insulation, I'd have tossed the whole oven out thinking I REALLLLLY BROKE THAT PUPPY!!! Y'ALL ARE BRAVE!!!

@SusanFlowers_ 3 месяца назад

I'm 72 so I'm always looking for ways to clean easier and organize easier. Didn't know about the cleaners at the dollar tree or general or store whatever the store name is. Great video Dawn! I watch You on RU-vid when I'm organizing and cleaning. I'm still amazed at how much stuff I still have to go through. But better now than dumping this on someone else.God bless your endeavors Dawn❤

@lindamcdermott5475 3 года назад

I raised my grandson, he’s 23 now and living with another relative. Last year he asked for a vacuum cleaner for Christmas!...?... this year, he asked for a mop!...?..... Do you think he lived with a grandma too long? ..... I bought him a mop and bucket, and the Dollar store cleaner similar to what you used. He FaceTimed me to show me what a great job he did. Yesterday he told me he mops the floor a couple times a week. I’m so impressed with the mop and bucket, that I plan to get one myself. I always did the floors on my knees, but I’m getting too old for that! Thanks for the advice. I don’t like the geranium smell either.

@amybee40 3 года назад

Hah! My son asked me for a vacuum cleaner for Christmas too! He has a dog and a cat -- I got him the Hoover Wind Tunnel for pet hair and he loves it so far.

@mrsjulie11 3 года назад

He sounds like me, I ask for really functional gifts if asked what I would like for Christmas or birthday! My mama thinks I'm weird 😄

@inashamsia 3 года назад

Oh my goodness, what a lucky relative he lives with!!!

@OlivePeacockVintage 3 года назад

The geranium scent is a no for me. My favorite year round scent is the Basil, I’m my it smells so fresh. In the fall I stock up in the Acorn Spice, it’s like fall in a bottle.

@OlivePeacockVintage 3 года назад

@@mrsjulie11 I’m all about a functional gift. I’m getting a new microwave for Mother’s Day 😊

@shannonmurphy9790 3 года назад

women everywhere THANK YOU for actually showing your dirt when you do a cleaning video. mwah!

@colleendeis928 Год назад

I clean apartments and I love spray away window cleaner with a micro fiber cloth. Streak free every time.

@sarahnickel9390 3 года назад

The blue window ecloth is a drying cloth. Use your regular microfiber cloth to clean it with water and dry with the polish cloth. It will leave windows and mirrors and stainless completely streak free. I give the two cloths to my kids to clean windows and I don't worry at all.

@juststeph6940 3 года назад

I was coming in the comments to write the same thing the blue window cloth is to be used after the microfibre.

@jenf.5372 3 года назад

I was coming to say the same thing.... and that NO cleaners should be used with the e-cloths... it actually ruins them.

@beloved7908 3 года назад

Yep. The e cloth window cleaning set works together. One to clean; one to polish....and w/just water. I clean a couple of residences professionally, & these are game changers! 😉

@jeanettedeboer846 3 года назад

I don't have any special brand microfiber cleaning cloths, and I do the same. I clean with a wet cloth and then polish it dry with a dry microfiber cloth. Always streak free!

@susansmith493 3 года назад

Agree. A lot of failure is based on how you use the products. The swiffer duster for instance is great for dusting. If your dust is held on by a year's worth of grease or grime, it needs a good cleaning.

@debrabirtalan7120 3 года назад

When I get the Swiffer duster "cloths", I shake the duster real hard, and that causes the duster to get static electricity, and it attracts the dust better.

@Myfavorites877 2 года назад

Fluffs it too!

@lifechangesandnewbeginning2254 2 года назад

Oooo.. good suggestion thx

@lindakaymccormick5844 Год назад

I rarely ever have to clean up our microwave because of a tip I learned in the '80s! When we bought our very first microwave, it came with a free “How to Use It” class that my husband and I attended. ;-) The instructor told us that all we needed for cleaning were either a piece of wax paper or steaming-hot water, and she was right. Now I always use one sheet of Interfolded Dry Waxed Paper by Handy Wacks from Costco, crumple it up to keep it from flying around in the microwave, and lay it over whatever is being cooked (if it’s uncovered). The waxed paper catches nearly every splatter. Once everyone in the house is on board with this, there are very few messes to clean up. Others in these comments here have mentioned the second line of defense she taught us-heating up water to build up steam before cleaning splatters. It works so well!

@elephantsradorable7689 Год назад

Steaming the microwave is so awesome. I always do. I clean houses for a living and that works the best. I usually only microwave the water for 5 mins and wipe out. Very rarely I have to steam more than once or longer than 5 mins. I don't use the wax paper in my microwave, I do have a microwave cover that I use to cover the food so food doesn't splash everywhere.

@cliftonmcnalley8469 Год назад

I use a paper towel in the same way. Cheaper and biodegrades faster.

@pmgandco6322 2 года назад

Years ago, I read that using diluted shampoo is good for cleaning the tub, especially for those stains on the grainy finish on the bottom of the tub. Why? Because shampoos are made to deal with body oils. So, I did a dilution where it was pretty thick, and smeared it all over my tub. Wow. Amazing results. I don’t use it in the kitchen on things with an oily haze, though. It works, but I do fine using a spritz bottle of plain water and my microfiber cloths. I do let it soak at least 30 seconds. Even on the vent hood. For my mop, I got cheap microfiber cloths. My little O-Cedar mop has little grippy teeth than hold the microfiber, and they stick well to the big Norwex mop head, too. I just replace and toss in an empty bucket, then toss all in washer with other dirty microfibers. If I use a bucket l all I can think of is that I’m putting dirty water back on the floor… unless the squeeze part squeezes dirty water out of mop into a different/separate section that keeps it from mixing with the clean water. I foster dogs (mostly seniors with bladder control issues), so I have stacks of squares that I’ve cut from old towels (the old made in USA ones are the best, buy at thrift stores for about $1). I can do a quick wipe up and toss into the dirty rag bin (different from microfiber, because of the terry cloth). If it’s an extra gross mess, I can just throw it in the trash. And, on a different tangent…. microfiber cloths on the legs and feet… talk about exfoliation! I use the heavy Norwex “everything” cloth on my heels, around toes, and then on legs before shaving. Amazing. I’m not kidding. I have friends who get mani/pedis, and after using regular cheap microfiber, their practitioners thought they were cheating on them, their feet were so smooth with no slough around toe nails. Lastly… I give my dogs’ teeth quick rubs with microfiber, most won’t let me brush, but they’ll let me go in there with a cloth. Most are too old and decrepit to undergo anesthesia for a formal clean.

@doloresm7396 2 года назад

I'll try it. Thanks.

@wyominghome4857 2 года назад

Bless you for taking in old dogs. They need love too.

@kittymachine3798 2 года назад

This comment is so full of goodness and good tips, if you don't already, you should have a channel!

@bookwoman7803 Год назад

Pmg, your recommendations have been the most interesting and doable I have seen, especially the shampoo for tub and microfiber on feet, lol. Thank you!

@cindys9858 Год назад

Agree about shampoo, least in the shower, have to try it elsewhere. Reminds me years ago a friend stayed over and left their Head & Shoulders in the shower.Someone must have knocked it over as it ran down the walls of the tub. Had one of those old porcelain tubs that was stubborn getting it clean, but and after rinsing off the H&S shampoo it left a pearly white clean spot. H&S was my deep cleaner from then on in that bathroom.

@felicia8053 3 года назад

“But, I’m a capable person, right?” Famous last words! 😄

@kjohnson5932 3 года назад

Watching this and thinking “I really should get up and clean but I want to watch these videos!”😂

@elsievargas7747 3 года назад

😂

@sandijames6409 3 года назад

Same

@momentsformoms9467 3 года назад

Same. I watch a little to get motivated. Then clean & when I take a break, I come back to continue watching.

@staceymurphy6910 3 года назад

Me too

@sylviaesposito4757 2 года назад

I got up and checked my oven. It’s clean.

@pjsutton5374 Год назад

After trying the microfiber clothes of various brands, my favorite is still old fashioned cloth diapers. I've had them for over 20 years, and they still are the best at cleaning glass/mirrors. No pushing dust and fibers around the window and obviously, last forever.

@reneenewfrock5743 6 месяцев назад

Yes, I love cloth diapers and have quite a stash of them!

@leeboriack8054 10 месяцев назад

In 10 seconds I dust an entire room w a gas powered leaf blower. But breaks fragile items like crystal, pottery, or blinds, w all that gone we are now minimalists.

@roadtriptovegas 5 месяцев назад

😂

@Who_amI57 Месяц назад

😂😂😂

@katechambers641 3 года назад

The Steam Shot at the toilet hinges where the seat attaches to the bowl - that clean alone was worth the money for me. 🤣

@evelynmunoz5246 3 года назад

Yes! And here on Glass top stove: facebook.com/113416830037965/videos/195912588917841/

@kpace985 3 года назад

Same here. I don't have a steam shot but I do have a steam cleaner and I use it in those crevices that NOTHING else can reach. For me, that's its sole purpose--not to clean showers or oven doors but to get in those tight spaces that nothing can reach.

@scordero2 3 года назад

I do that as well. I think the steamer works great for small spaces, I love to use it at the edge between the counter and the stove top... it always amazes me what comes out... even when it looks semi clean. I put the nozzle directly into the surface I want to clean, touching it so it gets the direct hit... and it works well.

@catherinemcgill3004 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip! I’m going to try that as I never manage to get the toilet hinges as clean as I would like. 😁👍

@Alicia-cq9si 3 года назад

Yes! I notice it if my hands are dry. Norwex doesn't do that. This is why I don't use cheap cloths.

@laurahall7823 3 года назад

Try magic eraser on those scuff marks from the stools! They are miraculous....

@melindareuter1098 3 года назад

My thought exactly!! They’ve “magic”!

@susansmith493 3 года назад

Use them sparingly though. When the melamine resin is turned into foam it changes the structure into micro glass particles. Basically, You're using super super fine sand paper. (That's why it works) Use it on those scuff marks, etc ... but sparingly... or you'll take the finish-paint off.

@amybee40 3 года назад

@@susansmith493 I just discovered those. They were the only thing that got my tub clean after years of neglect. Now I can actually take baths again! But I appreciate you explaining about the glass. That reminds me to wear gloves when using them.

@sandyb34 3 года назад

They sell knock off magic eraser sheets at the dollar store. I've never purchased them but so many say they work just as good. Can't go wrong for $1!

@digimom82 3 года назад

@@amybee40 try a daily shower spray after last shower of the morning or evening. My mom used it 20 years ago and her shower was always spotless. My glass doors (new 2 yrs ago) started getting a film on them even with cleaning, found a daily shower spray and after scrubbing down the doors and fiberglass walls with Dawn, ACV and baking soda and the mr clean white sponges, I have not had to clean my shower in a year!! Spotless.

@Cjburkes09 2 года назад

Magic erasers for everything! The kitchen sink, the bathtub and shower sides, walls, etc. We've got five kids under 12 and they are one of my main cleaning products haha! My kids also really like using them.

@Dbb27 Год назад

My husband would use these when he had a commercial dive boat. Love them!

@sharroon7574 24 дня назад

I don't feel like they are proven to be safe, I worry that they may release formaldehyde and they disintegrate as they work. I use a glove when I use one and use it sparingly.

@MediaSocrates 2 года назад

I have that O Cedar spin mop and love it. I use it as a back-saving shower and tub cleaner too.

@harrietcraig7817 3 года назад

“I’m a capable person” are the most famous last words EVER.

@outofmyelement932 2 года назад

Hahahaha. That's me with my hubby's power tools!

@gwenwade6059 3 года назад

Save the steamer. When the children have tummy bugs, think norovirus, you can sanitise the sink and toilet areas with impunity and halt the household spread.

@kristinpothast 3 года назад

This is what I was thinking! From what I've read it's great for sanitizing hard to reach places in toilets, sinks, and grout, not for general purpose cleaning.

@meman6964 3 года назад

In Catherine's demo, she had steam shot directly on the surface . Dawn, you held steam 5 inches away, different method=different results

@ClaudiaSimoes91 3 года назад

Exactly. It’s not just for cleaning. I have a full steam cleaner. The ones with a tank. I have a few attachments like a mop, a medium brush for upholstery and larger areas, and a small brush for crevices and such. I know that when I’m cleaning, I’m also sanitising and with nothing more than water most of the time. You also do need to use it much closer to the surface than what was done in the video. It’s great to sanitise toys, upholstery, carpets, and especially the window corners that nothing seems to be able to reach. I don’t use it for the oven or stove because I actually prefer hard work cleaners for those things.

@rocketfizznerdr2390 3 года назад

@@meman6964 I agree. You have to hold it pretty close.

@rebeccacarter9456 3 года назад

Now I am going to have to order one!

@sandragoodman2059 Год назад

Thank you, Dawn, for all the info, suggestions, and inspiration! Definitely declutter first. I can't vacuum, dust, or wash if I have to move piles of stuff to do it. I'm in the middle of a massive declutter - when it's all done, my gift to myself will be hiring someone to clean for me, so I only have to do details. Can't wait!

@michelekrile436 4 месяца назад

@SandraGoodman2059, Learning the hard way, we should have spent even more time decluttering before we moved. It's been 2 years and we are still going through boxes. You have the same first and last name as my aunt Sandy.

@therealgr8typist 2 года назад

I actually like my steamer a lot. You have to get close with it, but when you do, it can literally melt grime off. It's particularly effective on soap scum on shower walls.

@KirsyTalks Год назад

That is what I said. She was spraying it like a perfume instado of using it just like a pressure washer. Slower and more mindful.

@illawarriorhill70 Год назад

Yes, someone needs to show her how to use a steamer properly.

@lorihammer2869 Год назад

I agree. Don't be afraid to get closer with the steamer

@herefortheplants9543 Год назад

I tried using it on a toaster oven door and I got the same results. I think for grease, it doesn't work. But for soap scum and deep grout lines, it's amazing!

@krisgnuse577 3 года назад

Pillowcase trick on the fan blades-where have you been all my life?

@empressAF777 3 года назад

Do you throw the pillow case away?! I

@jdbfortney 3 года назад

@@empressAF777 nooooo take it outside, shake it out & wash. I personally just dust my fans with a swiffer every week. I never let mine get furry. Lol

@ddtuss2585 3 года назад

Swiffer is all you need

@kimmueller1398 3 года назад

Girl, you had me stressed out with the oven door. 🤣

@cathyc.8274 3 года назад

I know! Fiberglass!

@moraleschristina6653 3 года назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Me too!

@ollieox9181 9 месяцев назад

I just got that steam Bissell thing. It actually does work - just cleaned the bathroom with it and it worked quite well. I suspect that you are using it the wrong way: you've got quite a distance - inches - between the nozzle and the surface. That's enough space for the it to cool a bit. Get it right there. Give it a try. Primarily, I will be using it on kitchen countertops and food prep surfaces and such where I don't want any harsh chemicals. There's no way that thing could do your oven so easily. Cleaning an oven is a whole other thing.

@meganoneill2216 Год назад

Magic erasers and "the pink stuff" are 2 that I find work really well. Magic erasers are easily my favorite, game changer for your shower. The pink stuff will also clean the sink (and lots of other things).

@lngreeneyes84 3 года назад

Hey Dawn You’d be so proud of me My counters & even every bit of our food & pots & pans are organized I can’t send a pic But my kitchen counter only has 2 things on it & my pile of cardboard recycling is literally up to my waist About a 4 foot square pile Thanks for inspiring me Also in the past 2 years I’ve emptied “19” (Literally) Completely full totes that are about the size of a bathtub Those huge ones WalMart used to sell I am so excited to be going “towards” LoL Minimalism I’m getting closer Love watching you & Tom 💖

@givengrace3162 3 года назад

Great job Linda! Your words inspire me 🤗👍

@harrietcraig7817 3 года назад

You are awesome. !!!!

@cynthiadunbar9763 2 года назад

Wow you inspire me too!

@laurafara6264 Год назад

Congratulations!!!!

@justine.c 3 года назад

I love that you are taking something apart and your husband just jumps in to help you. :)

@melindakathriner4148 Год назад

I'm not a Melaleuca sales lady!!! I just want to say that their "Tough and Tender" product (which is a concentrate that gets dilluted with water in a spray bottle) is INCREDIBLE! In 26 years of marriage, it has been the only product that eliminates grime and grease the best. Seriously, you can wipe it off in like one minute, and the greasy crap is gone. It makes my appliances look awesome. Some people don't like the smell, but it dissipates pretty quick.

@hcribb 2 месяца назад

I'm elderly, I use an inexpensive ceiling fan cleaning tool that cleans both sides at one time. I lay already used dirty towels that are ready to be washed, to lay across bed, tables, floor, whatever, to catch the dust that doesn't stick to tool. Then unscrew tool head & throw in the washer or rinse out however you'd like.

@allisonc9645 3 года назад

Thank you for being real Dawn! "We have lived in our home for 5 years and I don't think I have ever cleaned the oven." Why I love you and your channel!!!

@carrieplummer1225 3 года назад

Barkeepers friend with a dry cloth removed scuff marks like magic 😊

@karenhoward8542 3 года назад

Wear gloves

@empathicmentalhealth 3 года назад

I love my Barkeeper's friend. It is some amazing stuff!

@kay.hthrkc9302 2 года назад

I love Barkeepers friend and a scrubby on my stainless steel sinks, they shine so beautiful

@diananelson327 Год назад

I'm watching this video now since I need to clean the oven. I find the cheapest thing to wipe dust off pictures, light fixtures, etc is a cloth diaper. I have several of them. When finished dusting I shake it outside and throw in the washer....easy peasy and very cheap as I have had cloth diapers purchased at a garage sale decades ago. No money spent on gimmicks. Love how Tom is helping with the oven door!!

@chrisflanagan4495 Год назад

I am very minimal when it comes to cleaning products. I use dish soap on pretty much everything, sometimes diluted with water and a little essential oil in a spray bottle. I scrub with different cloths depending on the surface, use a rubber squeegee on my windows after I wash them, and generic steel wool soap pads for grimy but durable surfaces. If dish soap gets my dishes clean enough to eat off of, I figure it gets the rest of my house clean, too. The exception is my vinyl floors, where I follow the manufacturer's instructions. 😊

@221b-Maker-Street 6 месяцев назад

I only use water on floors too. All the cleaning products leave a very slight film, which then becomes a dirt magnet, meaning you find yourself cleaning again quite soon after, and repeating the cycle. Ain't nobody got time for that!

@LeafLikeOnATree 3 года назад

I could totally relate to protecting my “good” (expensive) cloths I end up reaching for the cheap ones to clean so I don’t ruin them totally defeating the purpose of buying them 🤦🏻‍♀️

@julielundberg354 3 года назад

I'm never style for dishes and 1for cleaning.

@julielundberg354 3 года назад

One style

@debbiericker8223 3 года назад

There was a thick, brown-yellow drip inside the oven door when we bought our previous house. I just hung a pretty kitchen towel on the door handle to hide it. I had no idea you could take apart the oven door like that!

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

YES, I am with you Debbie!!!!

@nicole1184 3 года назад

I like your style Debbie!

@debbywalker5458 2 года назад

Thank you for being you…genuine, down to earth and real…❤️❤️❤️

@patsylewis8239 День назад

Thank you so much for taking your time to do this video!! As a senior, I'm unable to try everything and get rid of stuff that doesn't work. Years ago I had that experience with various products-just not doing it anymore. THX ❣

@debbiehaney8996 3 года назад

I used a pillowcase to clean the ceiling fan in my living room. It was disgusting!! I almost hated to put in in the washing machine, but I turned it inside out and took it outside and shook the daylights out of it! With the help of a damp microfiber cloth, the fan is now clean. Thanks for the tip.

@AMcDub0708 2 года назад

I have a dollar tree pillow case just for this purpose 😬

@jaquelinepaul7384 2 года назад

Awesome that you’re cleaning your home on camera and not pretending that you have a perfect home. Looks good and thanks for the video!🥰

@SIlverranger Год назад

A pillowcase is a pretty good idea for cleaning the fan blades. I usually use any large shopping bags I have stashed away for that job so I can just toss out the entire mess.

@everydayhomemaking8082 Год назад

If you have good microfiber, you need only water for your window cleaning (and other cleaning) -- no cleansers for 90% of the house. On your choices -- the fuzzy microfiber is a cleaning cloth while the flat weave is a window "polishing" or wiping cloth -- thus the feeling that the fuzzy cloth "cleaned" better -- it did! That's why the fuzzy nappy microfiber was more your favorite! (And on the Norwex...the difference will be the size of the fiber - very tiny - and the density -- 50% more microfiber in equivalent cloths from Norwex over e-cloth -- so they cost more, but they also will last much longer and have more cleaning density.) Loved the video!

@NatalieBennett 3 года назад

*Thank you for testing all of this out so we don’t have to! You’re a saint! This was such a fun collab to do with you Dawn!* 💛💛💛

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

SOOO glad to have you joining in Natalie!

@Lovelysdogs 3 года назад

I love you both. Now im telling all my friends about you.

@MindyourMatters 3 года назад

Yes!!! Thank you!!!!

@PropheticMotherhood 3 года назад

You are my two favorites!!

@MindyourMatters 3 года назад

@@PropheticMotherhood same here! And Hillary from old world home 😍

@LisaMiller 3 года назад

You're missing a bet with the Swiffer long-handled duster. I use it on floors under and behind furniture and baseboards before every vacuuming. You can achieve that Spring Cleaning clean all the time-no dust bunnies hiding out. The long handle saves your back, too.

@jbrewer2652 Год назад

I'm here in the U.K. I use microfiber cloths but if I'm cleaning really dirty areas I use the generic J cloths, so I can chuck them away afterwards. I'm of the adage of doing a little each day but on the first of the month I clean the windows and on the fifteenth I clean the oven,whether it needs it or not! That way there is no build up of crud. The doors of the oven get taken apart two or three times a year. My oven door is three complete layers of glass which are so easy to remove and clean and the whole process takes just a few minutes. We've just moved to a new build so brand spanking clean showers. I have tiled walls in the shower and have ,for the first time , used a tile sealer. This protects the grout from grime, oils and mould. So far so good. Thank you for the truthful video.😘

@karengill4723 2 года назад

I loved 🥰 when Tom came in, reminded me so much of my dad. Always had to get in and help or give direction. ❤️

@dragonrazor13 2 года назад

"I didn't do the corners because that's not my personality type" 🤣 💯

@amandamiles4590 2 года назад

Tips: 1) Use a damp pillowcase and you will be dust free in one swipe/one step on the fans 2) Use magic eraser for scuff marks. Comes off pretty easily on my satin finish paint. Just don’t scrub too hard!

@1AnimalWhisperer Год назад

The E-Cloth window cleaning clothes work amazing when used correctly. They come as a packaged deal with two different clothes. The first one is the microfiber waffle weave, which you dampen with just water. Wring out any excess water and start scrubbing any glass (windows, mirrors, picture frames, ect.). Then you take the DRY microfiber cloth (smooth looking cloth), and polish the scrubbed glass surface. You never want to use cleaning products (ie window cleaning fluid) with the cloths. It can cause buildup in the fibers and lessen the cleaning effectiveness. For the same reason, you never want to use fabric softeners when cleaning these clothes. The cloth you used to clean the windows with the cleaner was the polishing cloth, which is meant to be used dry, after scrubbing with the water-dampened waffle weave cloth.

@juliemanning3133 6 дней назад

Your husband is a keeper!

@mrslhaldane306 3 года назад

Loving how you are pulling together a different theme each month to keep us all going!

@GoingGreenMom 3 года назад

Agreed! These have been fabulous!

@alicedenise5722 3 года назад

When you had the ovens glass plates on your table your body language was screaming. "What did we get ourselves into." 😂

@rmt2171 4 месяца назад

The spin bucket mop system is the best floor cleaning system I have ever used. I change the water when it gets dirty, and sometimes that is frequently because this mop picks up the dirt. I spin the mop well for wood floors. Makes them look beautiful. I like my swifter dusters. The swifter long handle used here is great for high ceilings, dusting up high, dusting behind and under sofas, beds, etc. I wipe and dry toilets, sinks, and clean mirrors with sparkle paper towels. I find these don't release any residue like I've gotten from other paper towels. I am not a fan of microfiber towels. They get wet and don't give as good results as paper towels. Paper towels are more sanitary too.

@prntrfxr Месяц назад

I have a steam mop and use a spray cleaner as I go with it. I do it once a week and the only thing I don't like is dealing with the power cord, which is always in the way. Still much easier than using a mop an bucket. So I use the Swifter mop in between twice a week.

@saracarterette1897 3 месяца назад

And I’ve seen your comments flooded with this same tip…but magic erasers for walls are a miracle! Not just walls…I got sharpie off of a microfiber couch with a magic eraser…they are truly the best cleaning product I’ve ever come across!

@Zinapw8 3 года назад

I LOVE when Tom joins you. I was giggling my head off when he busted you taking the oven door apart. The interactions between the two of you always makes my day. 😆

@threepets3 2 года назад

Saw you take apart that oven door and thought "Nope! Never gonna happen in my house!" Very impressed you went to the trouble.

@loreylowe19 8 месяцев назад

One thing you didn’t discuss with the steamer is the disinfecting aspect of the steam. I use a steamer quite a bit. ESP in the bathroom. I use the steamer to break tuff stuff loose. I used it on my oven but I scrubbed with my hand held scrubber. I love the steamer and my electric scrubber!!! Sooo worth the investment. My oven was so, so gross! But between the two, it cleaned up really well. I think the secret is ALWAYS soaking with the cleaner first. But I really like the disinfecting aspect of the steamer. I also LIGHTLY steam my cabinets (from at least a foot away!!) and the cabinets wipe clean with no effort. I enjoyed the video!! Keep ‘em coming!!

@howsarahsees 5 месяцев назад

Yea half the items she did with just water I was like.... It needs to be disinfected 🤢 it'd be great for that!

@Nina-hk7ub 2 года назад

I enjoy Dawn's videos because they get started immediately. I don't need an emotional analysis.

@taciakissel1677 3 года назад

My favorite mopping tools...old cloth diapers and my bamboo walking stick. I spray the floor with my cleaner of choice and wipe with the cloth using the stick. Each room gets a fresh cloth and gets put in the washer. No residue from other rooms, no bucket to empty.

@glendaw5221 3 года назад

I use my feet and a soft cloth!😂

@amybee40 3 года назад

@@glendaw5221 Feet and paper towels in the kitchen, right after I have gotten the floor all wet by washing the dishes anyhow.

@AChickAndADuck 3 года назад

@Debi Morris Totally Awesome is actually nontoxic

@AChickAndADuck 3 года назад

@Debi Morris I know right?! I thought the same!

@ktjomeyers 3 года назад

It's so satisfying watching someone else clean. 😂😂🥰

@dianastevens466 7 часов назад

I use a Swiffer first & then I use a Lysol wipe. It works really well & then I toss the wipe.

@beiben24 2 года назад

To help you out with the blue e-cloth window towel, you need to use the regular e-cloth towel when wet to wash the mirror and then go over it with the blue towel.

@ACupOfChats 3 года назад

Who was thrilled to see Mellisa from clean my space and Kathryn from Do it on a dim

@jodythomas1159 3 года назад

FANTASTIC VIDEO!!!!!!! (I wonder if a magic eraser would have gotten the scuff marks off 🧐) QUESTION: does anyone else have an aversion to the feel of microfiber? I want to like them, I really do. But the second I touch one, I get that nails on a chalkboard sensation 🤪

@Renske545 3 года назад

Same!!!! It’s horrible

@elizziebooks 3 года назад

Only if my hands are super dry! Lol.

@khorner1109 3 года назад

I love how they feel when wet. Dry, it’s like nails on a chalkboard!

@jodianndemichael7797 3 года назад

I am the same way! I just use old rags to clean with. Recycle reuse

@Romans828girl 3 года назад

Same. I would usually rather do a little more scrubbing with a cut-up terrycloth towel than have to handle a microfiber cloth. I hated folding baby clothes with that grabby feel, too.

@dianedurbin9569 2 года назад

For your ceiling fans. I use a pillow case to whip it off. It traps all the dust and you can throw it in the washer after you turn in inside out to shake it off.

@JC-sr3zt Год назад

Regarding Bona, we have used it for years and it has worked great. However, it is pricey. Sam’s club has a floor cleaner concentrate for really cheap and it is for vinyl and engineered floors. We have saved so much money using it. It is a pink color which is different than the typical blue bona.

@Iluvrock0527 3 года назад

Hey Dawn! When you were cleaning the sliding door, it made me think about your room swap project. Didn't you say you guys would close up that door way but leave the sliding door? What if you mounted a dry erase or chalk board behind it, so your kiddos could use it for school or art? Then you could slide the door over it to cover it up when it's not in use. Just an idea. :)

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

Oh that's a super fun idea!!!!!!!

@crystal13l 3 года назад

That’s great idea!

@luhall6092 3 года назад

I keep a refillable scrub brush with dawn and vinegar under my kitchen sink for scrubbing my sink. Works great and it’s always ready to go. I also keep a regular dish brush in my dishwasher. I use it to give dishes with really stuck on gunk a quick scrape. The brush gets cleaned every time we run the dishwasher so it doesn’t get gross and smelly.

@keshakellogg5995 3 года назад

Ooh, that's a fantastic tip! Thank you!

@georgiaamanatides4207 3 года назад

Do you use the dawn and vinegar to scrub a stainless steel sink instead of a commercial powdered cleaner?

@luhall6092 3 года назад

@@georgiaamanatides4207 Yes, I do. I clean it regularly, so I don’t very often need the abrasion. If I do, i just use a bit of baking soda.

@mscdilly51 2 года назад

What's the ratio of Dawn and Vinegar?

@NormyTres 2 года назад

I've got one of those but not used it for that - I probably will now!

@mrs.bissonnette7498 8 месяцев назад

I like my O Cedar spin mop & bucket more than any other mop I’ve used in 40 years. I have actually even used one of my old mop heads (2years old)on the front porch during pollen season where “Everything” is coated with yellow. O Cedar for the win.

@anitaevans5361 2 года назад

Swiffer's duster 'cloths' can b washed in laundry with like fabrics, fleece, polyester, etc but don't put into dryer, they air dry wonderfully. I have not bought a new box in years.

@catherinerhoades7081 3 года назад

When you use E Cloths on windows, use a wet (with just water) E cloth to wash the window and the little blue window one to dry. Perfection every time! This combo also works wonders on stainless steel!

@li-ly-li 3 года назад

👆👍

@flynn1a 3 года назад

SOOO glad you did the oven window. I have a drip inside my oven window and have been thinking about trying to clean it, but now... I’m going to just live with it. You saved me getting into something over my head.

@TheMinimalMom 3 года назад

Love this! It took Tom about 45 minutes to get it back together but I didn't want to show the struggle!