Cleaning Guides
How to Get Gum Out of Carpet
If you have kids around the place, it’s only a matter of time before you’ll have to figure out how to get gum out of carpet. Not all bubblegum is the same, and not all gum stains are the same, so I’ll give you several options for cleaning gum out of the living room floor carpet. The important thing is that you don’t freak out: these things happen. Besides, it’s easy t...
How to Get Rid of Underarm Stains on Shirts
You need several techniques for how to get rid of underarm stains on shirts, because there are certain things you can do for white clothing that you can’t do for color garments. Also, you’ll find yourself in all kinds of different situations, so you want to have several stain-fighting techniques at your disposal. Most of the time, armpit stains appear on white t-shirts and other white ...
How to Remove Stains from Upholstery
Everyone has managed to stain the upholstery on a sofa or chair at one time or another. Therefore it is important to know exactly how to remove particularly stubborn stains. In order to do so, simply follow the easy steps below: Look at the Fabric Label The first thing you should do when you want to remove a stain from upholstery is to look at the fabric label. This will advise the most suitable c...
How to Clean a Mattress Stain
Removing mattress stains can be a nightmare, so learning how to clean a mattress stain properly is important, if you want to be a good housekeeper. Cleaning mattresses the wrong way can leave you with a stained bed for year to come. When and what you use to clean your bed and bed sheets are most important, because all stains are not equal. Mild Cleaning Solutions – Simple Stains For mild sta...
How to Get Ink out of Clothes with Hairspray
There’s nothing worse than getting an ink stain on your new garment, so here’s how to get ink out of clothes with hairspray. Believe it or not, hairspray gets ink stains out of clothing, especially polyester. The alcohol content in spray-on hair products seems to react with the ink. Getting Ink Out That means, if you use a hairspray with low alcohol content, the hair care product may n...