Bathroom
Why is cleaning the bathroom always the worst? The stains are the pits — once they are there they stay, so don’t let them. Use these concoctions to get rid of them, clean regularly and keep the stains away.
Toilet bowl
Most old toilet bowls have stubborn stains that, regardless of how may litres of bleach you’ve poured in there, still remain. With a gas mask securely tied over your mouth and nose and industrial strength gloves on your hands, mix 5 cups of bicarbonate of soda with 1 cup of caustic soda. Sprinkle the mixture in the bowl and leave for half an hour. Give it a quick scrub with the toilet brush (you DO own a toilet brush, right?) and flush.
Warning — do not attempt this if you have a plastic toilet — there may be nothing left of it afterwards. If the stain is still there, the only way to get rid of it is by blowing up the toilet bowl, but as you aren’t Danny Glover, and Mel Gibson isn’t there to save you, we don’t recommend you do it.
Bath and basin
Don’t use anything that could possibly scratch the surface. If you have a lemon tree, go forth and gather as many lemons as you can, alternatively go to your friendly grocer. Squeeze the juice onto the stains and leave overnight. Not only may you have a stain-free bath, but a lovely smelling one too.
If this doesn’t work, move on to the heavy-duty stuff. Mix equal amounts of hydrogen peroxide (ask one of your bottle-blonde friends) and cream of tartare, apply the paste to the stained areas with a soft brush and leave overnight.
For a generally grubby bath or basin, fill it with very hot water and add ridiculous amounts of washing powder. Let it stand for a couple of hours. Scrub the sides while letting the water out. Rinse thoroughly with warm water.
Chrome taps
If your taps have water stains, don’t worry — it happens in the best of households. Simply make a paste of bicarbonate of soda and a little water, gently rub over the tap, rinse and polish with a soft cloth.
Windows
This is probably the best-known window and glass cleaning recipe in history. Mix one cup each paraffin, methylated spirits and water. Apply to the glass, allow to dry and polish off with crumpled newspaper. If you have a window- cleaning thingymebob, feel free to use it — it makes life a whole lot easier!
Floor Tiles
Dishwashing detergents work fine for day-to-day cleaning. Use very little and combine it with boiling hot water (you do need gloves, yes!). The tiles will be dry before you’ve had time to properly clean the mop (if you still use it!).
The concoction that we give you here is for extremely dirty tiles only, or if there is a build-up of wax. Mix one cup of ammonia, half a cup of vinegar, quarter cup bicarbonate of soda and 4 litres of water. Keep the windows open.
A word of advice — if you are still using a mop, give it up. Spend the few extra rands and buy one of these new magafters — you need not buy the most expensive one.
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