Cleaning and Stains

ALPCA Online: License Plate Cleaning Tips - Advice from collectors. Includes instructions for removing stickers and adhesives..

AskMen - Getting Rid of Typical Guy Stains - How to deal with various types of stains. Includes general rules for stain removal..

BellaOnline - Cleaning - Articles offering tips and lists. Includes a newsletter and discussion forum..

Bird Dropping Stain Removal - Question posted on a message board about removing the stain from paint; one answer posted..

Blackmon Mooring - Tips on removing carpet stains and spots. Features search by specific stain type..

Boston Apartments - Cleaning Tips - Offers tips for caring for appliances, fixtures, drains and glassware. Includes laundry hints..

Carpet Stain Index - Stain removal guide for common carpet stains. Includes general rules for stain treatment..

Clean Your PC - Advice on maintaining computers, monitors, mouse, printers, fax machines and scanners. Includes supply list. From TechTV..

Cleaning Recipes for a Healthy Home - Recipes for environmentally friendly household products. Includes information for reducing hazardous products in the home..

Dilmaghani's Interactive Stain Removal Chart - Searches a database for a specified stain type. Includes instructions. Requires Java..

Do-It-Yourself Spot Removal Guide - Different kinds of carpet stains and how to remove them. Includes preventive maintenance information..

DoItYourself.com - Cleaning and Stain Removal Tips - House cleaning, stain removal and carpet cleaning tips. Includes homemade cleaners. Includes home-made cleaning product recipes and a discussion forum..

Down the Ages - Cleaning, polishing, and insect repellent recipes. Features household recipes of past ages..

DrClean - Offers solutions to cleaning clothes, carpets and curtains with step-by-step pictorial instructions. Includes information on handling disputes with professional cleaners..

Guidelines for Stain and Spot Removal from Carpet and Rugs - General stain removal guidelines as well as a list of specific stains for more detailed instructions..

Home Cleaning Solution Center - Articles and advice on simple, safe techniques and materials. Features recipes for household products..

Housecleaning-Tips - Tips for cleaning a kitchen and a bathroom, as well as advice on controlling clutter. Includes lists of recommended cleaning tools..

How Stuff Works - How Home Dry Cleaning Works - Fully illustrated tutorial. Includes advantages and disadvantages of doing it yourself..

How To Clean Anything - Hints for in and around the house. Includes tips for recreation vehicles, toys and sporting goods..

IVillage - Cleaning - Articles and quizzes on topics including laundry, grease fires and upholstry..

Jenny's Hints - Cleaning and organizing home and garden. Includes tip of the week..

Label Talk for Consumers - Includes guides to common care symbols, common home laundering and drycleaning symbols, and stain removal answers to common care questions; from Textile Industry Affairs..

Messy Gourmet Archive - Stains - An archive of tips for food and cooking related stains..

Murgatroyd - Offers actions and remedies for clothing. Includes supply list..

Piano Care - Suggestions for cleaning and placement of pianos..

Realistic Living Presents Your Organized Home - Advice on home cleaning and organizing. Includes recipes for cleaning products..

Reducing Hazardous Products in the Home - Advice for avoiding hazardous products and recipes for cleaners to replace them. Includes usage guides..

Removing Mineral Deposits from Household Surfaces - Shows how to remove mineral deposits such as hard water stains, lime, soap scum and film from bathroom fixtures, sinks, dishes, countertops, and other household surfaces..

The Soap and Detergent Association - Information on use and composition of soaps and detergents. Includes cleaning products overview, laundry products, dishwashing and environmental topics..

SoYouWanna Clean Your Apartment? - Basic plan of action for cleaning messy apartments. Features information for tough areas and how to keep an apartment clean..

Utensil Tips - Tips for caring for kitchen items from aluminumware to woodware..

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