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2torial #0444:
Learn2 Clean a
Bathroom (Continued)
 Choose your weapons--heavy
artillery
Next on the heavy-duty scale are the scrubbing bubble-type
bathroom cleaners, the kind you spray on and let the bubbling factor
loosen up the grunge. These do require marginally less scrubbing
on your part, but don't expect those dancing bubbles to whisk everything
to a sparkling shine. If you don't wipe and rinse clean all the
surfaces, you'll simply be left with a different kind of dried-on
film. Also, these cleaners sometimes seem to leave some surfaces
dangerously slippery (you'll have to experiment).
- The real cleaning heavyweights are the scouring powders--the
Ajaxes, Comets and Bon Amis. These take more elbow grease, but
they'll clean deep down. They can require extra effort to rinse
off though, and can scratch some surfaces (although there are
scratchless equivalents). They're best used in conjunction with
another cleaner, and only for stains and other problem spots.
- Effective but sometimes overwhelming are the mildew removers,
most of which rely heavily on chlorine bleach in a spray-on form.
These can save you hours of scrubbing--the mildew just disappears--but
you'll want plenty of ventilation and strong rubber gloves. This
stuff is pretty harsh, and best only for occasional use.
Be careful when using two or more cleaners in conjunction
with each other. That's because of this simple rule: Chlorine
bleach and ammonia don't mix. Or more accurately, they DO mix--into
a gas that's noxious and potentially poisionous. Read the labels;
you may be surprised to find that most products draw their cleaning
power from one or the other of these ingredients. In this case,
don't mix and match!
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