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Get the Blood Out of the Carpet!

2009-12-30T17:52:00.000-05:00

Not all carpet fibers are created equal. Natural fibers tend to cling to stains as if they were best friends. But, even best friends can call it quits. So, before you zap the stain with any kind of chemical cleaners, try to get the blood out with cold water.

Using hot water will bond your carpet and the stain together until death they do part, which is why you want to use only cold. A little cold water has been known to interrupt this process, but make sure you just use a little at a time. You don’t want that bloody stain to spread.

Now, you can stand there with your cup of cold water and a stack of clean white towels dabbing at the stain for a hour or so, or, if you are like me and have much better things to do, take the easy way out. No, I don’t mean recruit your husband to work on the stain!

One of my all-time favorite appliances is the SpotBot by Bissell. Just set it over the stain, turn it on and walk away. It will beep when the stain is gone. It will keep beeping until you send one of your kids to turn it off.

So if the stain is still hanging all over the carpet, now you have to get tough. Take a little Fuller 86 mixed with a bit of cold water to make a paste. Then, gently rub it into the stain. But, be gentle. We all know breaking up is hard to do and your rug is no different. If it gets damaged it will pick up another stain on the rebound, and we all know how that ends.

Now get more cold water and another stack of clean, white towels. You do have more on your shelf, don’t you. Look in the back. Millie the Maid gave you a lifetime supply as a wedding gift, don’t you remember? Sorry, I digress. Get some kind of clean towel you won’t mind ruining with blood and take the next 45 minutes of your life to blot the water and blood out of the carpet. Or, if you’re like me, haul out your Bissell SpotBot, put your kid on spot duty and you run along to chat with your friends online.

By now, that blood stain should be on its way down the drain to a nice vacation at the ocean. The fresher the blood stain, the easier it will be to get it out of your carpet’s life without doing much damage. Unfortunately, old, dried up blood stains are probably there for good. Maybe you can move the carpet and the stain into the apartment over your garage...unless, of course, our mother-in-law is already using it.

Multi-Floor Cleaner - Makes laminate and wood flooring shine

2009-10-28T16:19:00.000-04:00

The Fuller Brush Multi-floor Cleaner, item #631, is the best wood floor cleaner around. That's according to a former co-worker of mine who uses it all the time on her real wood floors. She says people come to the house and ask how she gets the floor so shiny, but yet it's not slick like other cleaners she's tried. She tells them about the Fuller Brush Multi-floor Cleaner and they are amazed. She loves it so much that even though I no longer work with her she called and asked for a current catalog so she could place another order. I asked her if I could use her testimonial on the blog here and she agreed. She highly recommends this cleaner sprayed on a dust mop and then used to clean the floor.

If you've got Pergo or Bruce laminate flooring, or a real hardwood floor, and want something to make it shine, but not be slippery, give this a try.

Remember to use ID #0855011 when you place your order.

The Handi Brush

2009-10-09T10:46:00.001-04:00

The handi brush is a 6", compact brush that can be used in the bathroom and in the kitchen. For only $1.49, they are inexpensive enough to get one for all of your bathrooms and your kitchen.

The rounded brush head is just the right size to fit into the rounded shelves that are molded in to our fiberglass shower stall. Put some of Fuller's Bath Clean on and scrub away all of the hard water building very easily and quickly.

Repel Soap Scum & Hard Water Residue With DCW Furniture Wax

2009-08-20T11:07:00.003-04:00

After cleaning glass shower doors, polish them with a coating of Lemon D.C.W. Furniture Wax. Wax will help repel soap scum and hard water deposits. You can also try this on shower curtains.

courtesy The Fuller Brush Co.

Getting Hair Clogs Out of Drains

2009-08-06T10:57:00.003-04:00

Place a stainless steel sponge around the drain hole and tuck it into the drain a bit to help it stay in place. To clean, pull up the Stainless Steel Sponge, discard the hair and wash the sponge in the dishwasher.

UPDATE: I was setting up my booth at the Antique Mall in West Lebanon, NH and a woman came up asking if it was my booth. I told her that it was. She began to tell me which Fuller products her mom had used. Then, she said her mom used to put the stainless steel sponges in their Christmas stockings!

In any case, these stainless steel sponges are so much better than the ones you get at the market, and they last forever, don't rust and don't scratch anything, not even my brand new Teflon pan!

Microfiber Cloths

2009-06-08T15:14:00.004-04:00

Remember Heloise? She has some great uses for microfiber cloths especially geared for the college student (but definitely applicable to everyone).

Here's one of my own. Microfiber cloths make great wash cloths. They're soft, they wring out well and dry quickly. So, if you're going on a vacation this summer, think about packing some microfiber cloths. If you get them from Fuller Brush you'll also be supporting breast cancer research as .25 of each sale goes toward this very important research.

Sticky Stuff Remover: When Nothing Else Works

2009-06-02T16:47:00.012-04:00

"Removed permanent magic marker from my kitchen table (kids!) without scrubbing. I also had a campaign sticker that would not come off my nylon jacket. I finally got the paper off, but the glue was still there. Sticky Stuff removed it easily and my jacket looks like new again.” - R.R.

How to Use Fuller's Sticky Stuff Remover

Blot or scrape up excess of stain causing material

Wet stain thoroughly with Sticky Stuff Remover and let stand for 30 seconds

Rub firmly with the Stain Brush

Leave on 2 to 4 minutes, then blot with clean damp sponge or rinse with water

Repeat, as necessary

Get Your Blinds Clean, Prevent Dust Build-Up

2009-06-02T16:26:00.002-04:00

Wipe down mini-blinds with a damp fabric softener sheet. This eliminates the static that causes dust to stick. The same trick works for TV and monitor screens. Courtesy of Merry Maids

Floor Care: The Evolution Of An Old Stand-by

2009-05-31T17:06:00.007-04:00

By Corinne Zudonyi, editor

The mop and bucket were arguably the first tools used to clean, but as the industry progresses and advances, so do the tools. The mop and bucket are no exception. In fact, in just the last couple decades, the jan/san industry has witnessed substantial advancements to this area of cleaning.

According to some reports, mops date back as early as the Roman times, but the earliest patented mop was reported in the late 1900s. Not much different from what is used today, that mop was made up of a string-style head and clamping system that secured the head to the handle, allowing release for laundering.

Roughly 50 years later, innovation came again with the introduction of the sponge mop (mostly used in households). The quick and easy wringing of this innovation made the sponge mop an instant success, but it never quite replaced the commercial benefits of (continue reading)