How to Clean Baseboards
These tiny edges can get ugly with dust and dirt very quickly. Learn the easiest way to clean them with these four simple steps.
Even if you clean your floors, dust the furniture and wash the windows, dirty baseboards will make your room look ugly and unattractive. Don't worry. Baseboards are easy to clean and you only need to do it a few times a year to keep them tidy. Here's how you do it.
1. Vacuum
Use the brush attachment on your vacuum to remove dirt and dust from the baseboard surface. Don't forget to clean the cracks between the bottom of the baseboard and the floor. No vacuum? Use a small whisk broom.
2. Wipe
Once you've expelled the clean, you're prepared to clean up stuck-on earth and stains. Kitchen baseboards get especially dirty because they catch food and grease splatters. Mudroom baseboards also collect a lot of dirt, as your family tracks dirt in from outside. Blend a bucket of warm water, fluid dish cleanser and vinegar. Scrub stains and spots by dipping a sponge or soft cloth in the mixture. A melamine sponge (sold under the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser brand) is a good choice for scrubbing away stubborn grime. Be sure to wrap the cloth or sponge well so you don't get too much water on the baseboard. Use a toothbrush to clean the grooves of the exclude. When you’re done, parched the baseboards with a clean towel. Leaving water on them can damage the wood.
3. Clean the Crannies
Use a cotton swab plunged in cleaning arrangement to clean the best of the baseboard and the foot of the baseboard and the splits within the floor.
4. Protect
Keep your newly clean baseboards dirt-free for as long as possible by rubbing them with dryer sheets. Yes, a dryer sheet. This prevents static which attracts dust.
More Baseboard Cleaning Tips
Don't forget to finish your baseboards when you're cleaning your home. Sweeping the floor and dusting the furniture will stir up the dirt in the room and deposit some of it on the baseboard. If baseboards are stained rather than painted, the best way to clean them is to mix a store-bought wood cleaner according to the manufacturer's instructions.
For stains and grime that won't come out with cleanser and water, you'll have to be up the baseboards with paint. That's it. Presently that you simply the proper way to clean them, you have got pardon for soiled baseboards.
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