Tag: Cleaning

  • Best Products To Clean Your Old Fireplace Before Painting

    Best Products To Clean Your Old Fireplace Before Painting

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    Do I have tips? I’ve got plenty. After my journey cleaning my fireplace, I honestly started to consider a career in cleaning chimneys and cleaning fireplaces. Let’s get started.

    First we’re going to talk about the products I used.

    Second we’re going to talk about the different tools and I’m going to link everything here on this blog post.

    My fireplace in my living room was a coal burning fireplace back in the late 50s. And I don’t know the last time it was used but it is now closed off. I don’t think it’s ever been cleaned since then, 70 plus years later.

    Instructions:

    1. Vacuum your fireplace area with a shop vacuum.

    2. Start off with warm bucket/bowl of water to dip your Scrub Daddy sponge & drill brush-head attachment into.

    3. Spray down your fireplace with Dawn dish soap spray or if you don’t have the spray version you can just add regular style dish soap to the bowl of warm water and make a mixture of warm soapy water.

    4. Additionally, you can make a paste mixture using Borax, LA’s Totally Awesome Cleaning Vinegar & warm water and apply to the brick with your Scrub Daddy sponge.

    5. Spray a couple of layers of Easy-Off Oven Cleaner and or rotating with an all purpose cleaner such as Simple Green on the brick as well so that the chemicals can help to lift up some of the dirt, debris, and soot.

    6. One of the products that I had the best results from was Hydrogen Peroxide.

    7. Lastly, after applying product to the fireplace I recommend going in small sections with the Bissell SteamShot and spray the section with the steam then take your Scrub Daddy or the drill brush head attachments and really work in the cleaning products and scrub your heart out.


    Before / After

     Before deep cleaning
    Before deep cleaning & scrubbing my 1950’s old coal burning fireplace.
     Freshly painted fireplace
    This is my freshly painted fireplace (after 1 coat).

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  • HOW TO CLEAN UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE WITH A BISSELL LITTLE GREEN MACHINE

    HOW TO CLEAN UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE WITH A BISSELL LITTLE GREEN MACHINE

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    I was first introduced to the Bissell Little Green Machine over 1.5 years ago via a viral cleaning trend on TikTok & ever since I have been absolutely OBSESSED with Bissell’s line of upholstery and carpet cleaning machines and am now trying out my 3rd one, the LittleGreen ProHeat!

    With now 5 dogs in our home, it is an absolute MUST for me to clean the couch like this at least every couple of weeks. Even when I had only 1 dog, I was surprised at how much dirt and debris the vacuum would remove each time and I swear I will forever be using the Bissell line of upholstery & carpet cleaning machines religiously for my entire life.

    Final Rating 10/10!

    Bissell LittleGreen ProHeat Overall Review:

    • Lightweight & easy to move around due to it’s smaller size

    • Tanks stand up by themselves (unlike the Bissell Little Green Portable Spot and Stain Cleaner)

    • The HydroRinse cleaning tool is such a great asset to ensure you’re properly maintaining the machine!

    Couch Cleaning Process (Step-By-Step):

    1. Vacuum with DeWalt Shop Vacuum

    2. Spray with Febreze Pet Odor Eliminator (or fabric refreshing spray of your choice)

    3. Mix into the cleaning tank water with 1 tablespoon of Palmolive Ultra Dish Soap with Oxiclean, 1 capful of Bissell Pro OXY Deep Cleaner Solution, along with 1-2 tablespoons of LA’s Totally Awesome White Cleaning Vinegar.

    4. Spray entire surface of couch with the machine as a pre-coat before vacuuming.

    5. Begin vacuuming couch and be sure to use the vacuum portion only to suck in any remaining water you have previously sprayed. This may take multiple vacuum run-throughs per area to ensure you suck out as much water as possible.

    6. Repeat process until the dirty tank water is clear enough to your desire.


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