Clean It Fast, Clean It Right: The Ultimate Guide to Making Absolutely Everything You Own Sparkle & Shine

by Jeff Bredenberg (editor)

This book does for cleaning what Joy of Cooking did for food preparation. More than 250 experts tell you precisely how to clean more than 300 common items in and around your home. Not only will you get your carpets, countertops, windows, dishes, and laundry into pristine shape, you'll also learn how to

CAMERAS from the dean of the New York Institute of Photography

DOLLS from a co-owner of the Denver Doll Hospital

FISHING GEAR from TV's Mark Sosin, host of Mark Sosin's Saltwater Journal

SHOES from the editor of Shoe Service Magazine

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS from top musicians for the New York Philharmonic

BICYCLES from the technical editor for Bicycling magazine

PAINTINGS from a conservator at the Guggenheim Museum

FLOORS from the clean-up crew for the Los Angeles Lakers

EVEN TAXIDERMY from Roy Rogers Jr., who cares for that famous steed Trigger

AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU OWN! from world authorities on fast and effective cleaning

What's more, you'll learn how Cut your cleaning time in half with secret shortcuts. Kill millions of germs you never knew were lurking. Conquer clutter. Protect your valuables from aging. Relieve allergies. And make powerful, Earth-friendly cleaning solutions that cost only pennies. A special bonus section tells you everything you need to know about buying and using more than 60 kinds of cleaning tools and chemicals.

Keep Clean It Fast, Clean It Right on an easy-access shelf in your home-- because you'll consult it frequently for decades to come!

Genres: Reference, How To

544 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Christie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the first cleaning book I read of the ones I checked out from the library and the one I liked the best. It specifically mentions a few cleaning products to use for tough jobs (which, of course, are not the ones I own) and has a few homemade cleaning recipes as well.

After reading this book, I felt a little overwhelmed at all the things you can clean in your house. Vacuum the refrigerator coils! Vacuum the curtains! I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of things you can clean, but since I live in a rental, I really don't care about vacuuming the refrigerator coils or vacuuming the hideous curtains. When I have my own house, I'll care a lot more about making sure things stay looking new.

Still, when I did my holiday cleaning, I ended up adding a few additional chores that I'd never done before, like washing the walls with all-purpose cleaner and polishing the wood-veneered doors. Can you tell a difference? No. It's a rental apartment from the 60's, and the damage has already been done. No amount of cleaning is going to make it look, well, clean. But I do feel a little better for having done it.

[Kelly Knapp · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great ideas. Unlike many other cleaning books, this one gives cautionary tips, also. It let's you know what never to do when cleaning certain items.

So, next time you clean your gold items, use distilled water because the clorine in tap water can damage you gold.

[Kymberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pretty good book. It not exactly what I was looking for but, still a keeper.

[Patricia Dietz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Full of great ideas.