Wet wiping, the dreaded house cleaning task!
Total Cleaning Plus already determined that, for the most part, the feather duster is not going to be an overly effective tool for end-to-end dusting. We’ve also taken a look at how the microfiber dusting towel is great to have if you are keeping up on your dusting. In the last article, I discussed the role the vacuum cleaner can play in dusting for those who have not kept up on it. As I said in that article, not all vacuums come with brush attachments to aid in your dusting. So, what do you do if you have fallen behind on dusting and don’t have a vacuum to help? The answer is that you are going to need a wet cloth…and lots of extra time.
Wet wiping is probably the least attractive, most labor intensive form of dusting. It is going to require a great amount of attention to detail and could leave you frustrated beyond belief. In order to do it properly, you need to wet-clean the dust off of things like baseboards and trim and then go back and dry the area after cleaning.
Wet cleaning is an effective tool where there is a lot of moisture or grease. For example, wet cleaning in a kitchen or bathroom is usually a very good idea. The moisture and grease in these rooms tends to offset the effectiveness of other forms of dusting because the moisture just makes the dust stick to all of the surfaces and resist dry-dusting techniques.
My advice for those who have fallen behind and who don’t have a brush attachment/vacuum available is to break the task of wet dusting down into sections and take your time. The whole process will take significant time; breaking it up into manageable segments will make the tast that much easier to accomplish.
In the event you have let the dusting go and are in need of a true spring cleaning, the other solution, of course, is to call Total Cleaning Plus to do it for you. I know it’s a shameless plug, but we are here to save you time and professionally handle your cleaning needs. I’m pretty sure you’d rather have your weekends free to spend time doing the things you love rather than spending them on hands and knees with a wet cloth in hand!
