Ever had that nagging feeling that there's something you're supposed to be doing to keep your floor finish, fireplace, or VCR looking great or running smoothly, but you just can't remember what it is? In Good As New, Jeff Campbell, cleaning guru extraordinaire, masterfully simplifies the instructions you probably tossed long ago and tells you more than they ever probably revealed. Far from a fix-it manual, this is the book that tells you how to keep your precious possessions from breaking in the first place. Packed with information that will help you protect your investments and save money in the long run, Good As New will tackle schedules for maintenance chores (for example, how often should a piece of leather furniture be conditioned? how do you know when it's time to move your bed?); how to reduce maintenance by modifying habitual behavior (Tired of cleaning encrusted hairspray off the bathroom mirror? Train the culprit to stand elsewhere.); preventive products such as floor mats, air purifiers, caulk; and how to select building products for longevity (which material is best for a kitchen counter that has to last 10 or 15 years). All this and much more--including the "rules" of maintenance and an alphabetical listing of everything in your house (like this sampling from "C": CD players, coffee makers, cabinets, camcorders, ceramic tiles, coffee/spice grinder, countertops and more!)--Good As New is a book no cleaning fanatic or savvy consumer will want to be without.
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Ever had that nagging feeling that there's something you're supposed to be doing to keep your floor finish, fireplace, or VCR looking great or running smoothly, but you just can't remember what it is? In Good As New, Jeff Campbell, cleaning guru extraordinaire, masterfully simplifies the instructions you probably tossed long ago and tells you more than they ever probably revealed. Far from a fix-it manual, this is the book that tells you how to keep your precious possessions from breaking in the first place. Packed with information that will help you protect your investments and save money in the long run, Good As New will tackle schedules for maintenance chores (for example, how often should a piece of leather furniture be conditioned? how do you know when it's time to move your bed?); how to reduce maintenance by modifying habitual behavior (Tired of cleaning encrusted hairspray off the bathroom mirror? Train the culprit to stand elsewhere.); preventive products such as floor mats, air purifiers, caulk; and how to select building products for longevity (which material is best for a kitchen counter that has to last 10 or 15 years). All this and much more--including the "rules" of maintenance and an alphabetical listing of everything in your house (like this sampling from "C": CD players, coffee makers, cabinets, camcorders, ceramic tiles, coffee/spice grinder, countertops and more!)--Good As New is a book no cleaning fanatic or savvy consumer will want to be without.
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Jeff Campbell does it again!,
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Jeff Campbell is definitely a guru of cleaning. I've learned alot from every one of his books and this one is no exception. Especially since I hate to do housework.
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Good as New/Jeff Campbell of the Clean Team,
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Great tips, easy read, good for reference. Table of contents let u get right to the topic u need without alot of wasted time.
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"Unfortunately, books about home maintenance are usually ""how-to"" or ""fix-it"" books." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cleaning apron, regular housecleaning, beater head, brush attachment, crevice tool, lint screen, tank ball, cleaning cloth, dusting brush, white pad, scrub pad, liquid cleaner, canned air, maintenance steps, deep cleaning Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Juice, San Francisco, Blue Juice, The Clean Team, Talking Dirt, Tile Juice, Keith Bianchi, Clutter Control, Sony Hawaii, Speed Cleaning New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
"Unfortunately, books about home maintenance are usually ""how-to"" or ""fix-it"" books." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
cleaning apron, regular housecleaning, beater head, brush attachment, crevice tool, lint screen, tank ball, cleaning cloth, dusting brush, white pad, scrub pad, liquid cleaner, canned air, maintenance steps, deep cleaning Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Juice, San Francisco, Blue Juice, The Clean Team, Talking Dirt, Tile Juice, Keith Bianchi, Clutter Control, Sony Hawaii, Speed Cleaning New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- How to Fix Damn Near Everything by Franklynn Peterson on page 115, page 156, and Back Matter
- Clutter Control Pb by Jeff Campbell in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Spring Cleaning by Jeff Campbell in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Speed Cleaning by Jeff Campbell in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Talking Dirt by Jeff Campbell in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- The Book Club Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Reading Group Experience by Diana Loevy on page 257
- Speed Cleaning by Jeff Campbell in Front Matter
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