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Thread Number: 27388
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Getting ready for the "HOLIDAY CLEANING" |
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Post# 307039 11/22/2014 at 09:58 (3,436 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Since most of these machines are vintage, I'll put them in here.
Getting ready here for the holidays. Because I have to paint, install molding, etc. the furniture is in the middle of the rooms, waiting for me to attack. All of the windows, (31), YIKES are washed. So, tonight, I'll post the arsenal of cleaning items (LOTS of HOOVERS) here. What do all of ye use to clean your place? Detergents, winndow cleaners, VACS.... I hope I'm posting in the correct area, being that vacuums will be plentiful). Fresh bags in your vacs. ready, set.................. Happy cleaning !!!!!!!!!!!!! | ||
| Post# 307047 , Reply# 1 11/22/2014 at 11:51 (3,435 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Vacuums--Electrolux G, 1205, Golden Jubilee or Epic 6000; Tristar CXL; Eureka Mighty Mite Cleaning formulas--Mr Clean lemon scent Laundry detergent--Gain lavender scent I use Mr Clean mixed with hot water for washing windows 
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| Post# 307048 , Reply# 2 11/22/2014 at 11:56 (3,435 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
I use the following when cleaning.......
seeing as I just cleaned last night, I used the following to clean.
Electrolux Commemorative Edition Canister with power nozzle and hard floor tool. Microfiber Cloth with water only wrung out as much as possible for the mirrors and glass over pictures. Microfiber Cloth spritzed lightly with windex for dusting wood furniture that does not get lemon oil. Wet dust doesn't fly. Also use on laptop keyboard and washer and dryer. Microfiber Cloth saturated with lemon oil, that I keep in a plastic bag for storage when not in use for antique end tables, vintage pump organ, etc. Lambswool duster for cabinets, Electrostatic duster for window blinds, tv screens, and fireplace surround. Kitchen counters and sink get washed with Dawn Dish Soap, all else goes in dishwasher. Bathrooms sinks and toilets get washed down with Lysol Disenfectant and the Vinyl Shower and Tubs get Kaboom Bathroom Cleaner. Wet down with water first, then sprayed and then scrubbed with a microfiber bathroom spong. Wood floor in foyer, tile floors in kitchen, and two baths get cleaned with a Haan Steam Cleaner or a Microfiber mop spritzed with Kirby Floor Cleaner (Great Stuff). So here is my order of cleaning, Dust blinds, kitchen chairs, and cabinets with Lambswool duster. Also use on light fixtures. Wash Kitchen counters and sink and wipe down appliances. Vacuum all hard surface floors. To dust and polish funiture, I remove and windex all items on whatever piece of furniture I am doing and set them aside. Then dust or polish said furniture and replace items. Then go to the next....Sometimes I dust all the rooms and then vacuum. Sometimes I do room by room..... Vacuuming carpet and under beds is the last thing I do before cleaning the bathrooms. When I am done with the bathrooms, I steam clean the tile floors. If I want to use one of my uprights, I always team it with a canister for above floor cleaning and under beds, otherwise any canister I have will do both. Favorite Upright - Kirby Sentria II, hopefully soon to be 100th anniversary. Favorite Canisters, I have (2), a Rainbow E2Black all time favorite and then of course the true Electrolux's (Aerus) canisters. I love my vintage machines and use upgraded filtration when available, but usually I use them for my quick pick ups between a through cleaning. I am not saying they will not clean as well, just that filtration was not as good when they were made. If I use them, I have to dust more frequently.... Sincerely, PR-21 Bud This post was last edited 11/22/2014 at 12:21 | ||
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Post# 307054 , Reply# 3 11/22/2014 at 13:11 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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ok the start of the pics........ | ||
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Post# 307055 , Reply# 4 11/22/2014 at 13:13 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Just gave these a quick wipe down. | ||
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Post# 307056 , Reply# 5 11/22/2014 at 13:15 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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and..........................the best of the best! | ||
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Post# 307057 , Reply# 6 11/22/2014 at 13:16 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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and..........................the best of the best! | ||
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Post# 307058 , Reply# 7 11/22/2014 at 13:17 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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We are just about | ||
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Post# 307059 , Reply# 8 11/22/2014 at 13:17 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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We are just about | ||
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Post# 307060 , Reply# 9 11/22/2014 at 13:21 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Sorry for the double posts | ||
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Post# 307061 , Reply# 10 11/22/2014 at 13:27 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Bud, | ||
| Post# 307075 , Reply# 12 11/22/2014 at 15:38 (3,435 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Hi gottahaveahoove | ||
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Post# 307081 , Reply# 13 11/22/2014 at 16:33 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Do I have one???? NO. Silly Boy. | ||
| Post# 307088 , Reply# 14 11/22/2014 at 17:47 (3,435 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA) | ||
Deep Cleanings
For really deep cleanings, i like to use my Kirby G5, but I will soon use my "vintage Blue Sanitaire", especially since I have a whole set of attachments for it now too.
As for cleaners, ODOR-BANE is probably my favorite all-purpose cleaner. It's used in hotels mainly, it's an air freshener, a disinfectant, a fungicide, laundry additive, fogging additive, etc. Odo-Ban is the knock off of it available at SAMs club, it does a good job too but it doesn't smell as nice. I also like to use a carpet freshener called ELKY-PRO Original Scent, Also for use in hotels. It also has a very nice clean "Hotel smell". | ||
| Post# 307089 , Reply# 15 11/22/2014 at 18:05 (3,435 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Floor Washer.
Hi John:
The floor washer is wonderful, does a great job on kitchen floors, just add a little Murphy's oil soap for hardwoods, and they shine. For me, there's a personal connection here. The floor washer was invented by Don Krammes, husband of Stacy Krammes, original director of the Hoover Historical Center, and the first den mother fo the V.C.C.C., 1983-94. | ||
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Post# 307096 , Reply# 16 11/22/2014 at 19:22 (3,435 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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My lineup............... | ||
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Post# 307098 , Reply# 17 11/22/2014 at 19:46 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Charlie...............May I call you Charlie?? lolo | ||
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Post# 307100 , Reply# 18 11/22/2014 at 20:05 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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HOOVER floor washer....... | ||
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Post# 307101 , Reply# 19 11/22/2014 at 20:10 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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In addition to this in the "yellow" family, I have | ||
| Post# 307104 , Reply# 20 11/22/2014 at 20:47 (3,435 days old) by RainbowD4C (Saint Joseph, Michigan ) | ||
 My line up. The only thing missing is my buckets and sponge. The bigmouth shop vacuum is in the master bedroom since today we started replacing the sub-flooring. I'll use pretty much all of this!!! I'm starting Monday. Hopefully tomorrow we will have the new sub-flooring down and our new bed. That's been out big project this week. | ||
| Post# 307116 , Reply# 21 11/23/2014 at 01:27 (3,435 days old) by Hooverboy81 (Myrtle Place) | ||
The 63 (of course!), my matching Pixie... and a ridiculously large amount of sudsy ammonia, Johnson's paste wax, Glass Wax, Clorox, and Old Dutch cleanser!
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| Post# 307120 , Reply# 22 11/23/2014 at 06:42 (3,435 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA) | ||
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My line up of cleaners | ||
| Post# 307121 , Reply# 23 11/23/2014 at 06:43 (3,435 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA) | ||
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Post# 307135 , Reply# 24 11/23/2014 at 10:29 (3,435 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Beautiful 63 there!
But, then, is there any such thing as an UGLY 63? Not really.
It seems like a lot of people like that Murphy's Oil.I used to use it in the church. Somebody walked in and said, "Wow, this place smells so nice". It does agreat job on natural woodwork. Every inch of woodword here had benn painted over and ruined. I undid all of that, except for one last bedroom. "Coming in the Spring of 2015". {sounds like a movie preview} | ||
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Post# 307150 , Reply# 25 11/23/2014 at 12:07 (3,434 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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seems like my "help" is away at the moment | ||
| Post# 307173 , Reply# 27 11/23/2014 at 16:50 (3,434 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
i dont use this  | ||
| Post# 307181 , Reply# 28 11/23/2014 at 19:18 (3,434 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma) | ||
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my cleaning stuff I am starting monday on mine boy does it need it. I havent dusted in 3 months. I vacuum daily with 3 cats you have to on dark brown carpet. but my line up is ready. | ||
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Post# 307193 , Reply# 29 11/23/2014 at 22:23 (3,434 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I don't know WHY I'm fascinated by other people' | ||
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Post# 307195 , Reply# 30 11/23/2014 at 22:25 (3,434 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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That didn't print right. | ||
| Post# 307199 , Reply# 31 11/23/2014 at 22:43 (3,434 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma) | ||
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john love that green hoover polisher really cool love the color | ||
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Post# 307200 , Reply# 32 11/23/2014 at 22:49 (3,434 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Thanks. | ||
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Post# 307209 , Reply# 33 11/24/2014 at 00:19 (3,434 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I'm seeing Liquid Gold. | ||
| Post# 307210 , Reply# 34 11/24/2014 at 00:33 (3,434 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
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For deep cleaning i use my Compact C9 and my Electrolux polisher /shampooer Christmas is coming up an d i have wash the kitchen floor allready this week i am going to wax it and do the same on the renaming floor of the house .As for product pledge lemon scent cleaner for dusting , windex for the windows , comet powder cleaner for the bathroom does a wonderful job in the bathtub , also Lysol disinfecting cloth work good . So this week since im off ill get the compact going whit a new bag and vacuum the whole house and get started on waxing my floor i cant wait to try out the polishing pads on my NEW ELECTROLUX POLISHER i bought it last year from an Aerus Dealer . I will add that the livign room carpet gets vacuum every two days since i have a cat and he loves the carpet and my lazy boy sofa thank god for compact ill tell ya that .The kitchen floor gets a vacuuming whit my electrolux discovery 2 every third or second day its high traffic area beaign that the door to the basement and house entrance are connected to the kitchen .
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| Post# 307232 , Reply# 35 11/24/2014 at 12:13 (3,433 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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Post# 307237 , Reply# 36 11/24/2014 at 13:38 (3,433 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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You are right! | ||
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Post# 307297 , Reply# 37 11/25/2014 at 07:05 (3,433 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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My arsenal is everchanging. I'm always trying different chemicals. Pledge is my wood dusting spray. Many times it is the blue Multi- Surface trigger spray and other times it is the Extra Moisturizing. Glass Plus or a flavored Disinfecting Windex for mirrors, glass and other things. Lysol Cling for toilet bowls, Armstrong Floor Cleaner, Mr. Clean Gain Berry scent for random things. Disinfecting sprays are everchanging. Mr. Clean Professional Bathroom Disinfectant line is the best but it is discontinued. Tilex Disinfecting Bathroom Cleaner and Lysol Disinfecting cleaners are good. Lysol keeps changing their scent though and some formulas don't work as well as others. Like the Berry one was very good and so was orange. The Lysol Lemon has been inconsistent. I can't do much of anything with Lavendar and avoid Lavendar or flowery scents. Bon Ami has been a help lately for oven, stove and other miscellaneous things-- Thanks John!!!
I'm a sponge mop person all the way!!! I can wash floors hands and knee but prefer a Mop so much more!!! So many more places I'm willing to stuff and squeeze the mop into rather than my fingers with or with out gloves on!! Also better on my knees to stand up and mop rather than be down on all fours! The Quickie Automatic Wringer mop has been in use in my household every since I can remember! Vacuum cleaner wise most often it is a Hoover PowerMax or Hoover Windtunnel canister for a deep cleaner and quick spots on bare floors since brush roll can be turned off. But the Hoover Celebrity II Elite runs QUITE often as a daily driver. For Air Cleaning we have a Rexair Rainmate and Rainbow E2 that run 24/7/365 cleaning our air. The Rainbow does quite well with spills, dog accidents as well or every once in a while we put power nozzle on it and do carpets. Carpet shampooing is our Hoover SteamVac Widepath! | ||
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Post# 307308 , Reply# 38 11/25/2014 at 14:26 (3,432 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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WE were always "hands and knees" people here.
"Mummy" would never allow us to use a mop. But, tons of people do. I felt a little funny buying even a steam mop (HOOVER, of course). She also used to paste wax the hardwood floors on here hands and knees, follwed by a HOOVER polisher. Now that the floors have all been refinshed, there really is no need to do any of that anymore.
But, if I want to.....................I can. | ||
| Post# 307310 , Reply# 39 11/25/2014 at 15:03 (3,432 days old) by Ctvacman (CT) | ||
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Same here My mom said mops are for lazy people with dirty homes, funny thing is most of my friends whose parents used moms did not have as clean of floors as ours. I think when your on your hand and knees your more inclined to get all the books and crannies. | ||
| Post# 307311 , Reply# 40 11/25/2014 at 15:48 (3,432 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
 Just gave the house an uber thorough going through with the Rainbow for all the bare floors and above floor detail cleaning and the Dyson DC28 AirMuscle for the rugs.
(I am NOT, NOT, NOT trying to start yet ANOTHER Dyson battle. I am just sharing my cleaning regiment!)
For the mopping of the bare floors, I have a commercial mop bucket that I fill with scalding hot water, so that the mop is actually steaming when it gets wrung out. I find that this leaves the floors streak free and they dry within a minute or so. I also use a commercial floor cleaner called 'Emerald'. It's made by a company called MPC Maintenance Solutions.
The restrooms get cleaned with another commercial cleaning agent, Pro-Link "Bright n Fresh". It's a fantastic non acidic cleaner that really cuts through soap scum and other residue.
Woodwork, glass, mirrors, and most other surfaces get cleaned with a bucket of hot water, Parsons Sudsy Ammonia, and white lint free cloths, and a squeegee for the windows, of course. | ||
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Post# 307314 , Reply# 41 11/25/2014 at 16:32 (3,432 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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My cleaning routine is pretty simple just vacuum is my motto! I have wall to wall carpet which gets vacuumed mainly with the vacuum I’m in the mood to use. The ceramic tile in both bathrooms gets cleaned with either my Hoover Floormate or Floor-A-Matic, which are great! No more mops! I’m not ashamed to admit that I use cheap cleaning products or buy my cleaning products at estate sales. I do however splurge on Pledge multi-surface cleaner. It’s great because Pledge multi-surface can clean a variety of surfaces without having to switch cleaners.
I see that many of us use Murphy oil soap. My mom really enjoys going over her wood cabinets with Murphy oil soap. Since I have all wood cabinets and dark wood paneling (hope to change that at some point) in the Den I do the same. I was told that Pledge and other spray wood cleaners are using more water than oil and real wood needs oil to keep it from drying out. One more thing, I can’t stand a dirty bathroom. Mine gets wiped down at least twice a week or more. | ||
| Post# 307318 , Reply# 42 11/25/2014 at 17:42 (3,432 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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I use liquid Old English for wood furniture after dusting with the Lux or Compact | ||
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Post# 307330 , Reply# 43 11/26/2014 at 00:32 (3,432 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Do you EVER see a professional cleaner or janitor working a floor on their hands&knees?I NEVER have!!!!This is not practical for folks with back problems or large floor areas to do. | ||
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Post# 307338 , Reply# 44 11/26/2014 at 09:35 (3,432 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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That is true. | ||
| Post# 307339 , Reply# 45 11/26/2014 at 09:52 (3,432 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 307344 , Reply# 46 11/26/2014 at 10:36 (3,432 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Wow!!! | ||
| Post# 307352 , Reply# 47 11/26/2014 at 11:05 (3,431 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA) | ||
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Cleaning Arsenal
I also like to do a 'commercial-style' cleaning. I use mostly hotel-grade cleaners (Odor Bane & Elky-Pro mostly). I like Odor Bane because I can clean most any surface & mop with it too. All of my mahogany judge's paneling gets a Murphy's Oil Soap wash down then a Liquid Gold wipe down (Liquid Gold has a glossier finish than Pledge). I also have a commercial fogging machine for sanitizing & odors. I've also got a Shark steam mop & a 50s Hoover scrubber/polisher for hard surfaces. I hope to get my Sanitaire finished before Christmas so I can do a deep cleaning with it. I'm also getting a MinuteMan V14 Pro from a friend to use for that too, that will be my first vac in a long time that actually has onboard attachments lol.
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Post# 307383 , Reply# 48 11/26/2014 at 16:35 (3,431 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Well, the dinigroom is completely housecleaned | ||
| Post# 307456 , Reply# 49 11/27/2014 at 22:40 (3,430 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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The offending bowling alley, gosh I still hurt! They were last refinished in 1957 so very little left on them
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| Post# 307495 , Reply# 50 11/28/2014 at 14:49 (3,429 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma) | ||
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john i got the hood let me know how much i owe you so i can send it to you thank you very much. | ||
| Post# 307573 , Reply# 51 11/29/2014 at 12:57 (3,428 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma) | ||
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John sorry John got my johns mixed up it was John Gregory | ||
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Post# 307682 , Reply# 52 11/30/2014 at 22:33 (3,427 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I was wondering about that. | ||
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Post# 307791 , Reply# 53 12/2/2014 at 01:52 (3,426 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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As you may know: | ||
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Post# 308224 , Reply# 54 12/7/2014 at 22:55 (3,420 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Fresh bags all over. | ||
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Post# 308226 , Reply# 55 12/7/2014 at 22:57 (3,420 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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It has never | ||
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Post# 308227 , Reply# 56 12/7/2014 at 22:58 (3,420 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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good | ||
| Post# 308270 , Reply# 57 12/8/2014 at 18:24 (3,419 days old) by director12 () | ||
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My Way Of Cleaning The House For vacuuming, mine is a Bissell. Floors, I use a B&D Steam Mop. Carpet shampooing is a Steamvac All-Terrain. | ||
| Post# 308277 , Reply# 58 12/8/2014 at 19:21 (3,419 days old) by filterqueenman (Park City UT) | ||
I will just keep... Every week!!! Eye candy too....
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| Post# 308776 , Reply# 60 12/14/2014 at 06:04 (3,414 days old) by director12 () | ||
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You are right Hoovering is clever. | ||
| Post# 308783 , Reply# 61 12/14/2014 at 07:51 (3,414 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 309005 , Reply# 62 12/16/2014 at 21:48 (3,411 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Aren't they WILD? | ||
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