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Best cleaning tool for tile floors
Cleaning

Best cleaning tool for tile floors

ByDaniel Berry 18/11/202122/08/2022 Reading Time: 5 minutes

So you want to clean your tile floors but you don’t want to have to scrub them by hand, who does? This has obviously led to you looking for the cleaning tool for tile floors, well we have done the research for you, check out the best cleaning tools below! Best cleaning tool for tile…

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How to clean a washing machine tray
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How to clean a washing machine drawer

ByDaniel Berry 18/11/202118/11/2021 Reading Time: 5 minutes

Washing machine drawers are one of those cleaning tasks that can be easily overlooked and forgotten about, then next thing you know you open that little draw and bam, mould! Those pesky black spots love to sprout up in all the little nooks and crannies of a washing machine drawer. It’s the perfect environment for…

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Pouring the Jeyes fluid onto patio
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How to clean a patio with Jeyes fluid

ByDaniel Berry 18/11/202118/11/2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Patios can be a real pain to clean, particularly in winter when they tend to go green and slippy! There are lots of different options to clean a patio but we’re going to look at one of the more traditional products that seem to have been around forever, and that is Jeyes fluid. How to…

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Pen in Mug of Methylated Spirit
Cleaning

Do Methylated Spirits Damage Plastic?

BySam Wood 18/11/202107/08/2024 Reading Time: 3 minutes

If you are wanting to clean some plastic with Methylated spirits then you may well be wondering if they will do any damage to the plastic. I happen to have a bottle of methylated spirits on hand so let’s find out. First things first, the spirits come in a plastic bottle. So that’s a good…

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Methylated Spirit and Window
Cleaning

Do Methylated Spirits Leave a Residue?

ByDaniel Berry 16/11/202116/11/2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

Methylated spirits are a popular cleaning product, and they evaporate away. So because of this, you may well be tempted to use them on glass or clear plastic. But do Methylated Spirits leave a residue behind after use? Well, there is one way to find out for certain, do some cleaning with some Methylated Spirit…

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Mixing in White Spirit
Cleaning | Cleaning & Thinning | DIY Guides

What Are Mineral Spirits in the UK?

BySam Wood 07/10/202107/10/2021 Reading Time: 2 minutes

If you are anything like me and spend a lot of time looking at DIY blogs then you will have come across the term mineral spirits. This is a term used by our American friends all the time. If you have ever looked to purchase mineral spirits in the UK though you will have probably…

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The Hammerite Paints and Thinners
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Is white spirit rubbing alcohol?

ByDaniel Berry 29/09/202123/08/2022 Reading Time: 2 minutes

So you are doing some cleaning and you have been told to use rubbing alcohol, but what does that mean exactly? You have gone to the shed and found a bottle of white spirit, is white spirit rubbing alcohol? Or if not can it be used in its place? Well, let’s have a little look…

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Before Cleaning the toilet
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How to remove limescale from toilet below waterline

BySam Wood 06/11/202029/09/2022 Reading Time: 4 minutes

How to remove limescale from your toilet below the waterline, my nice and easy method! Limescale can be a real problem for your toilet bowl. Once it starts building it can be very difficult to get rid of, and it looks horrible. It forms in big brown crusty sheets. But don’t panic yet, there is…

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Harpic Power Plus Review
Cleaning

Harpic Power Plus Review

BySam Wood 26/10/202006/10/2021 Reading Time: 3 minutes

When bleach just doesn’t cut it you need to bring out the big guns. We have moved into a new workshop recently and the toilet was as expected. Brown, very brown. We want to clean it up, we’ve tried a couple of bottles of bleach and they have had a small effect but the toilet…

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Cillit Bang Black Mould Remover
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Cillit Bang black mould remover review

BySam Wood 26/10/202002/09/2022 Reading Time: 2 minutes

Either the wife has been nagging you, or your new lady friend is coming round, and you don’t want her to know just how much of a scruffy bugger you are. Either way that black mould in the shower has got to go. And, being a man, you want the easy way. You’re a busy…

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