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Show 'WOMAN'S WORLD Re-Condition House, Furnishings By Proper Methods Clean Windows, Mirrors With Less Effort You can clean and leave a high luster polish on windows as well as mirrors or picture glass in two simple operations instead of four or five with special type waxes or cleaners. If you want to make them scratch-proof, use a powder for this purpose, sprinkled onto a wet cloth and apply. When dry, wipe off with a dry cloth. Prepared cleaners may be applied with a cloth or a sprayer. Let- them dry, then wipe off, making certain that no cleaner is left on the window, win-dow, and rubbing the surface completely com-pletely dry. Bring Beauty Back To Furniture Furniture which has been scratched can be treated in several different ways. You may use a polish pol-ish which tints as it shines and polishes, pol-ishes, thereby concealing the scratches very easily. Another way is to use furniture wax which comes in finishes such as mahogany, neutral, neu-tral, maple or walnut. This, too, will cover most scratches as you apply the wax for polishing purposes. pur-poses. Surfaces such as coffee tables, desks and dining tables which get a lot of hard wear may be treated with a polish that leaves a hard glossy finish. This finish enables the furniture to resist stains, scratches and finger marks. Cream type waxes are good on many types of softly finished woods. They give a soft luster and their wax coating will protect the wood. If you're planning to re-finish furniture, fur-niture, old wax bases as well as paint and varnish can be removed with a preparation which does the job more easily than sanding or scraping. Rings or marks left on furniture by water, perfume or heat can be eliminated with the use of a recon-ditioner. recon-ditioner. Some preparations are designed to be rubbed into the wood, while others remove the surface sur-face stains while also giving a polish. pol-ish. To make dusting easier, there are several different types of chemically chem-ically treated cloths available. These will give furniture a polish and by virtue of this luster, they keep the furniture resistant to dust, at least as much as is possible. Several Methods are Available For Upholstery, Rugs Badly soiled rugs and upholsry need professional attention, but there are many occasions whsm the soil is new or of such an amount that home cleaning will benefit it. Several different t pes are available, availa-ble, including dry cleaning, foam or dry suds. For lightly soiled rugs, a powder pow-der that is sprinkled and brushed into the rug, left standing and then vacuumed, will freshen and brighten. bright-en. Foam cleaners are effective for both rugs and upholstery. Prepare whatever is to be cleaned by sweeping sweep-ing or brushing, and removing all loose dirt. Pour the loam cleaner into a basin and squeeze a sponge in and out of it until the liquid foams. Apply the foam in a circular motion with a sponge to fabric or rug and work through until the foam disappears. I By Ertta Haley I T7EW homes, no matter how sim- pie, are "s o a p-and-w a t e r" j houses. There was a time when I everything could be cleaned with j just soap and water, but now a I variety of finishes, and the desire I to give furnishings some of their j "brand new look" make it essen-! essen-! tial to resort to varied cleaning I methods. j Take a look around the house, especially es-pecially such items as have been 'in use for a few months or years. iDoes the furniture show rings and Scratches? Have Venetian blinds lost their gloss? Are mirrors and 1 windows shiny, without much effort? ef-fort? These are but a few of the items In the house, but all of them as well as many others require some special spe-cial attention to keep them from looking well worn or much abused. Professional refinishing and . attention at-tention is no longer necessary for many things about the house, as special cleaners are available to the homemaker which not only do the job soap and water once did, but give the furnishings a finish very much like they had when new. They're time and work savers, too, and as such are economical. Clean or Polish Painted And Other Surfaces Painted surfaces may gather grease, dirt, smoke or smudge. When hard scrubbing methods are used, the dirt and grease will come' off, but the walls may lose color and certainly their luster which makes then even more susceptible to dirt and other . accumulations. I ..-vs-L j ' Clean and perservt . . . Sinks and porcelain surfaces, as well as tiles respond to cleansing with widely-known powders. These will remove most common stains, and give the sink, particularly, a pleasing odor, as well as a nice finish. If sinks and porcelain surfaces sur-faces are badly stained, use a household bleach diluted with water. It may be necessary to stopper the sink and let the bleach stand for some length of time to get the stain out. ' There are porcelain and enamel polishes, too, for sinks and similar surfaces which will add luster, especially espe-cially when they are well worn. Pour the polish on a cleaning cloth and apply to the surface. When almost al-most dry, rub off with another cloth and polish with a soft cloth. I A fairly high gloss makes surfaces like this look new, and also helps In preventing stains and scratches to mar the finish. Protect Table Tops I ! I - J x f J " j ' ' " ' j Since place mats are such a smart dining accessory these days, this hostess gives her table a glass-like protective coating with a new, non-oily polish pol-ish that contains silicone. This gives the woodwork a dry glow and protects the mahogany surface sur-face against spills and stains from food and liquids. Clean Venetian Blinds By New Methods If you have Venetian blinds In your home, you know they take a lot of dustirfg. In place of the old-fashioned old-fashioned dust cloth, get a brush especially designed for the purpose. Several different kinds are available, avail-able, all designed to dust several slats at one time. Blinds' like this easily lose their shine and develop film, especially when they have been subjected to harsh and frequent cleaning. Their new look, their glossy finish and color col-or can be restored with cleansers designed for the purpose, by applying apply-ing a liquid to the slats with a soft cloth. If desired, you may apply one of the liquid waxes to the slats to give a nice, glossy finish. Applicators for Venetian blind cleansers are usually two rubber sponges, anchored to a spring handle. These will do both sides of the slats in one sweep. Venetian blind tapes do not usually usual-ly wear out before the blinds, but gloss of painted surfaces, they may become imbedded with soil from the air as well as stained by cleaners used on the slats. Use a fabric cleaner on the tapes. |
