Frugal Cleaning - Page 4

lucille · 01-12-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by farley2k

Great ideas, but I am not going to give up my Magic Eraser. I love that thing. I have no idea what is in it, but it can clean anything I have thrown at it.

They are made out of melamine foam. So you don't need to buy the brand name Magic Erasers. The store brand are the exact same thing. If you ever run across big sheets of melamine foam for cheap buy it up! I am not sure what else melamine foam is used for so I have no clue where you would find it but that is all Magic Erasers are.

lucille · 01-12-2008, 11:58 AM

We power cleaned our fridge recently. It is amazing the hidden ick you find when you actually take everything completely out including the shelves. We used Method cleaner on a bit of it. The rest just hot soap and water and a scrubber sponge. Oh and and old toothbrush. It worked great to get the ick out of small spots. We also discovered that the shelves of our fridge pull out like drawers so you can get at things. We have lived here for a year and nobody noticed this. We rearranged the entire fridge so things we use frequently are higher up and in the front so there is less stooping to find things. Stooping over kills my back.

I'm going to have to try the magic erasers on our tub. We have not been able to get them fully clean since we moved in and one had drywall primer spilled in it.

lucille · 01-13-2008, 03:05 PM

I tried the magic eraser (the store brand version) on our tragically hopeless bathtub. I used baking soda and lemon juice along with a grout brush. Wow!

The magic eraser and baking soda got the normal soap scum and ick off of the walls. The problem was the textured bottom of the tub. It was disgusting when we moved it. I tried soft scrub, the scrubbing bubbles stuff and this stuff called Kaboom that we used to clean the bathroom in our rental when we moved out. None got the dark stuff out of the texture on the bottom of the tub even with the grout brush.

I dumped baking soda all over the floor of the tub, added a few tablespoons of lemon juice here and there and scrubbed with the grout brush. It took some scrubbing but it came up, all of it. I went over it with the magic eraser to get the bits left that the brush didn't get. It looks new.

Megan · 01-14-2008, 09:21 AM

I am working on reducing the amount of cleaning supplies in my house, both for financial reasons and for health reasons - I would like to be using as few chemicals as possible. Of course, at the same time, I would like my house to be as clean as possible.

Right now, I'm still using up the last of a lot of the cleaners I have purchased, but my cheap, all-purpose favorites right now are (no surprises here) vinegar and baking soda. I also have been using Mrs. Meyers all-purpose soap for additional cleaning power.

I'm still looking for something to work at the ancient mildew stains at the bottom of my shower, however, as well as clean out any mildew that continues to build up. I will be checking out a number of the suggestions from this thread, and more are welcome!

lucille · 01-14-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Megan

I am working on reducing the amount of cleaning supplies in my house, both for financial reasons and for health reasons - I would like to be using as few chemicals as possible. Of course, at the same time, I would like my house to be as clean as possible.

Right now, I'm still using up the last of a lot of the cleaners I have purchased, but my cheap, all-purpose favorites right now are (no surprises here) vinegar and baking soda. I also have been using Mrs. Meyers all-purpose soap for additional cleaning power.

I'm still looking for something to work at the ancient mildew stains at the bottom of my shower, however, as well as clean out any mildew that continues to build up. I will be checking out a number of the suggestions from this thread, and more are welcome!

Is it black or rust colored? We used vinegar and water to kill mildew growing in the basement of our rental we used to live in. I read somewhere that vinegar will kill mildew and some molds as well as bleach. I can't stand bleach fumes. I also read somewhere that the rust colored build up all around your shower is actually a mold, not rust from your water.

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01-12-2008, 11:58 AM	#32
lucille Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 421 Reputation: (26)	We power cleaned our fridge recently. It is amazing the hidden ick you find when you actually take everything completely out including the shelves. We used Method cleaner on a bit of it. The rest just hot soap and water and a scrubber sponge. Oh and and old toothbrush. It worked great to get the ick out of small spots. We also discovered that the shelves of our fridge pull out like drawers so you can get at things. We have lived here for a year and nobody noticed this. We rearranged the entire fridge so things we use frequently are higher up and in the front so there is less stooping to find things. Stooping over kills my back. I'm going to have to try the magic erasers on our tub. We have not been able to get them fully clean since we moved in and one had drywall primer spilled in it.

01-13-2008, 03:05 PM	#33
lucille Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 421 Reputation: (26)	I tried the magic eraser (the store brand version) on our tragically hopeless bathtub. I used baking soda and lemon juice along with a grout brush. Wow! The magic eraser and baking soda got the normal soap scum and ick off of the walls. The problem was the textured bottom of the tub. It was disgusting when we moved it. I tried soft scrub, the scrubbing bubbles stuff and this stuff called Kaboom that we used to clean the bathroom in our rental when we moved out. None got the dark stuff out of the texture on the bottom of the tub even with the grout brush. I dumped baking soda all over the floor of the tub, added a few tablespoons of lemon juice here and there and scrubbed with the grout brush. It took some scrubbing but it came up, all of it. I went over it with the magic eraser to get the bits left that the brush didn't get. It looks new.

01-14-2008, 09:21 AM	#34
Megan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 304 Reputation: (59)	I am working on reducing the amount of cleaning supplies in my house, both for financial reasons and for health reasons - I would like to be using as few chemicals as possible. Of course, at the same time, I would like my house to be as clean as possible. Right now, I'm still using up the last of a lot of the cleaners I have purchased, but my cheap, all-purpose favorites right now are (no surprises here) vinegar and baking soda. I also have been using Mrs. Meyers all-purpose soap for additional cleaning power. I'm still looking for something to work at the ancient mildew stains at the bottom of my shower, however, as well as clean out any mildew that continues to build up. I will be checking out a number of the suggestions from this thread, and more are welcome!