Some House Cleaning Hints: Dust-free Dusting and Cleaning Your Windows to a Streak-free Shine

I don't like dusting, but it is a necessary evil once a week in a city apartment. I also used to spend a good half day three or four times per year cleaning windows in the apartment. After my toiling through these chores, I would discover dust on the furniture the very next day after I dusted. As for the windows, the next day after cleaning I noticed that the sun was shining through streaks and cloudy spots. I tried different cleaners and most of them gave the same results unless I went over and over the window as it dried. Here are some cleaning hints to avoid these cleaning pitfalls.

DUSTING

Dry dusting will never get rid of the dust for very long. However, I find that before you clean and polish furniture, it is best to lessen the amount of dust on the furniture by dry dusting first. In order to reduce the effects of dusting on your allergies, use a Swifter dust cloth, or Pledge Grab-its. God bless the inventor of these cloths. These items trap the dust so that it doesn't fly around. Don't use these items on mirrors or glass because they can cause streaks. After using these cloths, you can use Pledge wipes that clean and polish, or the Pledge spray can cleaner and polish with a dry cloth. It seems that after using the polish, the dust does not return as quickly. I might have to give the furniture a quick dry dust in between dustings. However, the combination of dry dusting followed by a cleaner / polisher works very well and keeps the furniture looking good.

Swifter dust cloths or Pledge Grab-its are also great on wooden floors. Swifter sells the swifter handle for attaching the cloths. It is amazing how much dust and dirt you capture from the floors with these cloths, even after you vacuum.

WINDOWS