Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Question- do you know if your sister in law still has this and if so, what is she doing about it? Just curious. ansoma > > > > > > On the walls and ceiling I was just spraying Windex original and > > > leaving it. No wiping. > > > > > > I was spraying Windex heavily once a week all over my house. > > > > > > Carpets, sofas, moving the sofas and spraying underneith, pulling > out > > > the cushions and spraying both sides and under the cushions but > not > > > putting the cushions on until the next day. > > > > > > I cleaned all countertops everyday and I sprayed the cabinets and > > > wiped them down with paper towels like twice a week. Windex is > not as > > > hard on poly as other things I have read about. I chose not to do > > > cleaning with Bleach and water because the Windex had Amonnia > > > (Amonnia-D) and you don't want to mix that with bleach. > > > > > > I was spraying the hardwood floor with Windex and letting it sit > and > > > them coming back and moping with Hot water, 20 mule borax and some > > > blue floor wax only because it smelled good (sorry can't remember > the > > > name). > > > > > > At first I was puting Borax on the carpets every other day and > > > vacumming but realized you can put it in the carpet once every 5 > days > > > and then vacumm it up and put more Borax down. > > > > > > You buy 20 mule borax in the clothes detergent isle at the super > > > market. Shake the box and make sure it isn't clumped up before you > > > buy it (makes sprinkling easier). > > > > > > Sprinkle it in your car carpets and let it sit and vacumm it up > > > weekly. I was doing it every other day but realized I only had so > > > many hours in the day and I also had to sleep and work so I > started > > > doing it once a week. > > > > > > Spray your car seats, steering and carpets everytime you get out > with > > > Windex. No need to wipe. I sprayed it on the radio, and built in > > > navigation system and didn't ruin anything. Remember you want to > do > > > it when you are getting out not in and don't forget to do it every > > > time if possible. Once a week when you are vacumming up the car > spray > > > the headliner, door jams and everywhere really good with Windex. > > > During the week you can just maintain and spray the seats that > were > > > used and steering wheel. > > > > > > I did try Sevin dusting insecticide in the carpets but it didn't > seem > > > as affective nor as safe for us or the kids. > > > > > > I would spray the shower floor like 2 or three times a day after I > > > went to the restroom. To kill the ones that lived through your > > > showering. > > > > > > Bag your dirty clothes and wash them with clothes detergent, > bleach > > > and borax as hot as possible. Once I did that I stopped having to > put > > > my clothes through 2 dry cycles (saving more time). > > > > > > At work I was spraying my desk, keyboard and mouse with Windex > when > > > leaving for the day and when I went to lunch. The mites were > living > > > in and under my keyboard so if I forgot I got ate up the next day. > > > > > > I would also spray my work chair which is cloth but some days I'd > put > > > plastic trash bags on it. Yup, I got laughted at but it was better > > > than being bitten all day at work. > > > > > > That is all I can think of right now but I had to learn to work > > > smarter because I wasn't sleeping wiping everything down every day > > > and vacuuming the house every day. We have a lot of carpet and if > I > > > went as fast as I could it would take about an hour and 15 min. > > > > > > So, I had to learn to budget time and get some sleep. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Castiar- I understand. ansoma > > > > > > > > On the walls and ceiling I was just spraying Windex original and > > > > leaving it. No wiping. > > > > > > > > I was spraying Windex heavily once a week all over my house. > > > > > > > > Carpets, sofas, moving the sofas and spraying underneith, > pulling > > out > > > > the cushions and spraying both sides and under the cushions but > > not > > > > putting the cushions on until the next day. > > > > > > > > I cleaned all countertops everyday and I sprayed the cabinets > and > > > > wiped them down with paper towels like twice a week. Windex is > > not as > > > > hard on poly as other things I have read about. I chose not to > do > > > > cleaning with Bleach and water because the Windex had Amonnia > > > > (Amonnia-D) and you don't want to mix that with bleach. > > > > > > > > I was spraying the hardwood floor with Windex and letting it > sit > > and > > > > them coming back and moping with Hot water, 20 mule borax and > some > > > > blue floor wax only because it smelled good (sorry can't > remember > > the > > > > name). > > > > > > > > At first I was puting Borax on the carpets every other day and > > > > vacumming but realized you can put it in the carpet once every > 5 > > days > > > > and then vacumm it up and put more Borax down. > > > > > > > > You buy 20 mule borax in the clothes detergent isle at the super > > > > market. Shake the box and make sure it isn't clumped up before > you > > > > buy it (makes sprinkling easier). > > > > > > > > Sprinkle it in your car carpets and let it sit and vacumm it up > > > > weekly. I was doing it every other day but realized I only had > so > > > > many hours in the day and I also had to sleep and work so I > > started > > > > doing it once a week. > > > > > > > > Spray your car seats, steering and carpets everytime you get > out > > with > > > > Windex. No need to wipe. I sprayed it on the radio, and built in > > > > navigation system and didn't ruin anything. Remember you want > to > > do > > > > it when you are getting out not in and don't forget to do it > every > > > > time if possible. Once a week when you are vacumming up the car > > spray > > > > the headliner, door jams and everywhere really good with Windex. > > > > During the week you can just maintain and spray the seats that > > were > > > > used and steering wheel. > > > > > > > > I did try Sevin dusting insecticide in the carpets but it > didn't > > seem > > > > as affective nor as safe for us or the kids. > > > > > > > > I would spray the shower floor like 2 or three times a day > after I > > > > went to the restroom. To kill the ones that lived through your > > > > showering. > > > > > > > > Bag your dirty clothes and wash them with clothes detergent, > > bleach > > > > and borax as hot as possible. Once I did that I stopped having > to > > put > > > > my clothes through 2 dry cycles (saving more time). > > > > > > > > At work I was spraying my desk, keyboard and mouse with Windex > > when > > > > leaving for the day and when I went to lunch. The mites were > > living > > > > in and under my keyboard so if I forgot I got ate up the next > day. > > > > > > > > I would also spray my work chair which is cloth but some days > I'd > > put > > > > plastic trash bags on it. Yup, I got laughted at but it was > better > > > > than being bitten all day at work. > > > > > > > > That is all I can think of right now but I had to learn to work > > > > smarter because I wasn't sleeping wiping everything down every > day > > > > and vacuuming the house every day. We have a lot of carpet and > if > > I > > > > went as fast as I could it would take about an hour and 15 min. > > > > > > > > So, I had to learn to budget time and get some sleep. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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