 in your cleaning bucket? (by Sue [MI]) Jun 30, 2015 7:35 AM
 in your cleaning bucket? (by Ellie [IL]) Jun 30, 2015 7:50 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Roy [AL]) Jun 30, 2015 8:00 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by NE [PA]) Jun 30, 2015 8:27 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Still Learning [NH]) Jun 30, 2015 8:45 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by RentsDue [MA]) Jun 30, 2015 8:47 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Roy [AL]) Jun 30, 2015 9:23 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by RB [MI]) Jun 30, 2015 9:42 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by WMH [NC]) Jun 30, 2015 10:01 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Kathy [OH]) Jun 30, 2015 10:02 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Pattyk [MO]) Jun 30, 2015 10:50 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by melinda [MD]) Jun 30, 2015 12:06 PM
in your cleaning bucket? (by RathdrumGal [ID]) Jun 30, 2015 1:47 PM
in your cleaning bucket? (by cjo'h [CT]) Jun 30, 2015 3:02 PM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Deanna [TX]) Jun 30, 2015 8:11 PM
in your cleaning bucket? (by ntj [GA]) Jun 30, 2015 9:28 PM
in your cleaning bucket? (by RR [WA]) Jun 30, 2015 10:31 PM
in your cleaning bucket? (by LiveTheDream [AZ]) Jul 1, 2015 1:26 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by John2 [MI]) Jul 1, 2015 2:28 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Sue [MI]) Jul 1, 2015 5:14 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Blue [IL]) Jul 1, 2015 7:52 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Lucy [OH]) Jul 1, 2015 8:29 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Jul 1, 2015 3:11 PM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Lynda [TX]) Jul 1, 2015 10:08 PM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Chris [VA]) Jul 5, 2015 7:11 AM
in your cleaning bucket? (by Sue [MI]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 7:35 AM
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Hiring out the cleaning on a new duplex. We close on thursday! Yaayyyyy I am supplying the products. What's in your cleaning bucket? I can't find a good list of things she will need and I'm sure I will forget something. --75.51.xxx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Ellie [IL]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 7:50 AM
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I will start
Mr Clean magic eraser
409 spray (removes nicotine and hard spots)
Degreaser
Odor X
Zep toilet bowl cleaner
Tilex
Zep carpet shampoo
SoS pads
Bartenders friend
--75.105.xxx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Roy [AL]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 8:00 AM
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Ellie,
I would add a 2 gallons of Clorox brand bleach to that list. --68.63.xxx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 8:27 AM
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I would require they provide their own cleaning supplies. Most cleaning people are a little strange to begin with. Supposed they bring their little toddler and that toddler drinks YOUR bleach? --174.250.xxx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Still Learning [NH]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 8:45 AM
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My cleaning bucket is over stocked but I would add: gallon of some type of mr. clean/pinesol/etc with bucket and cloths for cleaning walls (cheaper and quicker for me than painting), toothbrush, qtips because you just never know, orange oil for old wooden cabinets to make them look better, kaboom foam spray for shower cleaning, easy-off oven cleaner if it's not self-cleaning, clorox wipes, paper towels, windex, vinegar to mop floors (also use with baking soda to put down drains), broom, mop, toilet scrub brush, sponges, paper towels, trash bags, gloves, vacuum, step-stool. --75.67.xx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by RentsDue [MA]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 8:47 AM
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Those Mr. Clean magic erasers are definately on the top of the list. Swiffer floor wipes with the Febreeze in them work great for just about everything too. Leave the box of them open in the empty place and it will smell wonderfull- lots of liquid so they won't dry out. --107.77.xx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Roy [AL]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 9:23 AM
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What is a Mr. Clean magic eraser and what does it clean best? I have seen them in the grocery store but have never bought one. They are kind of pricey too. --68.63.xxx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by RB [MI]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 9:42 AM
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Scrubbing Bubbles. --97.95.xxx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by WMH [NC]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 10:01 AM
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Roy, the erasers are really magic. Not for cleaning counters or anything mundane like that. Think stubborn dirt on a textured white refrigerator handle for instance. Even bleach doesn't take it off. Scrub with the magic eraser - good as new.
Grungy old bathtub - nothing will take off the yellowness. Scrub with magic eraser: grunge gone. --173.22.xx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Kathy [OH]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 10:02 AM
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Professional cleaning people usually provide their own supplies, often from a commercial janitorial place. If you have to provide supplies, please make sure the person(s) actually know how to clean. Not everyone does, and it could cost you more in the long run than hiring a professional to begin with. --192.161.xx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Pattyk [MO]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 10:50 AM
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Oven cleaner. Smooth top stove cleaner and scrapper. --66.87.xx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by melinda [MD]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 12:06 PM
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A medium grit sanding block. Works great on tough to clean spots in oven. Seriously. --24.233.xxx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by RathdrumGal [ID]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 1:47 PM
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Zep CONCENTRATED window cleaning solution -- make your own windex by diluting it 30:1, make your own 409 by diluting it less. Awesome stuff. Don't forget the iPod loaded with Kevin Bupp podcasts! --98.145.xx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by cjo'h [CT]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 3:02 PM
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WMH,Glass Cleaner from the DollarTree will get rid of that mess on the fridge. Charlie......................... The stuff in the can ,not in the glass bottle! --70.215.x.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Deanna [TX]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 8:11 PM
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@Roy, I had cabinets that had been written all over by someone's child. Definitely pencil; possibly some sharpie? Maybe ink or crayon? The magic eraser was able to get the cupboards looking great again.
I like ammonia. Hot water + ammonia is good for soaking greasy things, like glass light shades, vent hood screens, etc.
A good pair of gloves, of course. :)
And I like the color-changing foam for bathtubs, and the HCl toilet bowl cleaner. --209.33.x.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by ntj [GA]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 9:28 PM
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To add to the list: Murphy's Oil Soap to clean cabinets and hardwood floors. Also to second someone's recommendation above - Kaboom. Have used Kaboom to clean some really soiled showers and it worked great. --24.98.xxx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by RR [WA]) Posted on: Jun 30, 2015 10:31 PM
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for a scraper, I recommend a hard plastic electric outlet cover(an old broken one works fine). This very hard plastic is perfect for scraping anything, yet won't damage the surfaces. Try it. Better/safer than a metal scraper.
--24.22.xxx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by LiveTheDream [AZ]) Posted on: Jul 1, 2015 1:26 AM
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Bleach
Fantastic
Gloves - yellow and surgical - we always wear gloves
sponges
ajax
The Works toilet cleaner - really cuts calcium
Old toothbrushes
3M pads
Pine Sol
Never Dull (metal polish)
Lemon Oil
Rags
The little blue toilet bowl things -that make the water turn blue. I know it's kind of 50's but it makes the water look pretty. :-)
I use a maids tray like at a hotel, and 1 and 5 gal buckets. - I should say my maid uses them -my days of cleaning are over.
(Going to try the Magic Ereaser) --24.121.xxx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by John2 [MI]) Posted on: Jul 1, 2015 2:28 AM
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Congrats! I would have the cleaning person buy their own. if they are a professional cleaning person they know what works.....a friend of mine hired a cleaning lady and she spilled bleach all over the carpet.... You can guess it- the cleaning lady blamed the LL because they bought bleach that was hard to open and they weren't used to that kind of bottle plus the cleaning lady wasn't insured! That's an expensive day for the LL!!!! CYA... --75.128.xx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Sue [MI]) Posted on: Jul 1, 2015 5:14 AM
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I am just hiring a friend to help. We will be there at the same time doing other things. I am giving her a try and see what kind of work she does this time so maybe I will hire her in the future. --75.51.xxx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Blue [IL]) Posted on: Jul 1, 2015 7:52 AM
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I third kaboom. It make chrome fixutures look like new and made a believer out of me when I bought a flip whose glass shower doors were so thick w soap scum you couldn't see thru them. Cut right through it and rolled off. It won't run you out from the smell, either. --66.87.xx.xx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Lucy [OH]) Posted on: Jul 1, 2015 8:29 AM
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I would add goo gone. --76.181.xxx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by BRAD 20,000 [IN]) Posted on: Jul 1, 2015 3:11 PM
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In MY cleaning bucket? NOTHING! Not even the bucket.
A work order and a pen.
Our housekeeper LOVES to stay up to date with the latest and greatest tips and tricks. I told her I will pay for anything she wants to try.
She focuses on the crud to free me to focus on the profit.
BRAD
PS NEVER ask your spouse to clean after a renter! Talk about an attitude killer! --68.50.xx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Lynda [TX]) Posted on: Jul 1, 2015 10:08 PM
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No one mentioned it yet-so I will jump in here. Oxyclean! It will clean MOST carpet stains (maybe not motor oil). I have saved many a carpet with it, and many a carpet-cleaning charge. For whole wall to wall cleaning use a shampooer but mix the oxyclean as the liquid. I have even saved the cost of replacing or dry cleaning expensive draperies in a house that were professionally made for a set of sliding glass doors w/a 12 ft span.
I filled the bathtub with hot water and oxyclean and just soaked them overnight. Next day drained the tub (dark yellow water), took the panels out (with a fireman's hold--these suckers were heavy!)and hung them on the line. I rinsed them with the garden hose. These were heavy silk mixture, fully lined drapes that you couldn't machine wash or hand scrub. I was amazed how good they came out. The hardest part was rehanging them when dry. --99.158.xxx.xxx |
in your cleaning bucket? (by Chris [VA]) Posted on: Jul 5, 2015 7:11 AM
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Also, remember the Zip-It tool for cleaning gunk and debris out of drains...csc --71.246.xxx.xx |
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