This easy-to-use reference is packed with simple, effective, and sometimes surprising methods for preventing and removing stains, spots, and dirt from fabrics, furniture, carpets, laundry, walls, and more. A real first-aid manual for the home. 125,000 copies in print.
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This is a practical, well-organized manual for general cleaning and removing stains of all kinds from all surfaces and materials and will become an indispensable handbook to have around the house. Well cross-referenced between things that cause stains, things that remove them, and things that get stained, this is an easy book in which to locate a solution in a hurry, which is often exactly when you need it!
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Don't throw it away -- clean it! Fast action and the proper treatment can prevent permanent damage when a stain or spot appears, and this easy-to-use reference is packed with essential information -- from how to remove stains caused by grease, blood, or ink, to reviving yellowed porcelain. The Stain and Spot Remover Handbook includes information on how to:
* Clean natural and synthetic surfaces
* Prevent stains and spots
* Care for different kinds of furniture
* Avoid laundry disasters
* Make your own cleaning solutions
* Clean floors, walls, ceilings
* Clean natural and synthetic surfaces
* Prevent stains and spots
* Care for different kinds of furniture
* Avoid laundry disasters
* Make your own cleaning solutions
* Clean floors, walls, ceilings
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There are a few important points to keep in mind when working with stains and spills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
drycleaning fluid, detergent suds, cool suds, mild soap flakes, moderately hot iron, diluted peroxide, silicone cream, rub detergent, cold water containing, silicone wax, stain fades, powdered starch, warm suds, cloth wrung, hot suds, mark fades, greasy marks, powdered detergent, stained area, washable fabrics, soil marks, inconspicuous part, ballpoint ink, inconspicuous area, care label New!
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There are a few important points to keep in mind when working with stains and spills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
drycleaning fluid, detergent suds, cool suds, mild soap flakes, moderately hot iron, diluted peroxide, silicone cream, rub detergent, cold water containing, silicone wax, stain fades, powdered starch, warm suds, cloth wrung, hot suds, mark fades, greasy marks, powdered detergent, stained area, washable fabrics, soil marks, inconspicuous part, ballpoint ink, inconspicuous area, care label New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Mary Ellen's Best of Helpful Hints by Mary Ellen Pinkham in Back Matter
- Too Busy to Clean?: Over 500 Tips & Techniques to Make Housecleaning Easier by Patricia R. Barrett in Back Matter
- The Naturally Clean Home: 100 Safe and Easy Herbal Formulas for Non-Toxic Cleansers by Karyn Siegel-Maier in Back Matter
- Organizing Plain and Simple: A Ready Reference Guide With Hundreds Of Solutions to Your Everyday Clutter Challenges by Donna Smallin in Back Matter
- Too Busy to Clean?: Over 500 Tips & Techniques to Make Housecleaning Easier by Patricia R. Barrett in Back Matter
- The RAT: The Real World Aptitude Test: Preparing Yourself for Leaving Home (Capital Ideas) by Homer E. Moyer Jr. on page 219
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