How to Keep Your College Apartment Clean
Most ovens have a self-cleaning setting., The easiest way to clean blinds is to give them a shower., Clean the counters., Bathtubs: Soft scrub here again., Get your faucets and appliances to shine like new with a clean, soft, dry cloth., Window...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Most ovens have a self-cleaning setting.
If your oven doesn’t have this, simply turn the oven to bake at the highest temperature possible and leave it on for about an hour.
After the oven is cool, remove the racks and cover all surfaces with oven cleaner; use the whole can if you need to, it will be easier to clean, and you probably won’t use the cleaner again until next semester anyway.
Shut the oven door and leave the room while the fumes disperse, let the cleaner sit for a few minutes and then go back to wipe out the oven.
Most of the black stuff that has been covering your oven all semester should come off pretty easy.
If not, the only thing you can do is grab the steel wool and add in extra elbow grease. -
Step 2: The easiest way to clean blinds is to give them a shower.
Take them off the wall and simply hose them off either outside or in your bathtub.
This will clean your blinds faster and easier than any dusting technique. , Clear everything off the counter, smother them in soft scrub then rinse those babies until they sparkle. , Those scrubbing bubbles can work as hard as they can, but it still won’t get it as clean as a bleach based cleaner, cover the entire tub in soft scrub and then leave the room and do something else.
Come back 15 or 20 minutes later and spray the tub down. , This will get rid of all your water spots, but make sure to do this step last. , The best trick for mirrors is warm water and circles.
Use a clean, soft cloth damp with warm water, scrub in circles and follow immediately with a dry towel, presto—you can see yourself in your mirror again. ,,, Work with your roommates and not against them. -
Step 3: Clean the counters.
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Step 4: Bathtubs: Soft scrub here again.
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Step 5: Get your faucets and appliances to shine like new with a clean
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Step 6: dry cloth.
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Step 7: Window cleaners are for windows.
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Step 8: The stove top itself can be cleaned with any kitchen cleaner
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Step 9: but the metal tins in the burners are cheap enough that
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Step 10: if they are really bad—I recommend replacing them rather than wasting the time cleaning them.
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Step 11: To tackle the fridge
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Step 12: take everything out
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Step 13: wipe everything down with a kitchen cleaner
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Step 14: take out the drawers and clean them with dish soap
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Step 15: these can actually go in a dishwasher if they’ll fit
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Step 16: don’t forget to do the same to the freezer.
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Step 17: Roommates are hard to keep clean
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Step 18: and they probably won't appreciate if you're constantly hovering over them to give them a coaster or vacuum while they watch a movie.
Detailed Guide
If your oven doesn’t have this, simply turn the oven to bake at the highest temperature possible and leave it on for about an hour.
After the oven is cool, remove the racks and cover all surfaces with oven cleaner; use the whole can if you need to, it will be easier to clean, and you probably won’t use the cleaner again until next semester anyway.
Shut the oven door and leave the room while the fumes disperse, let the cleaner sit for a few minutes and then go back to wipe out the oven.
Most of the black stuff that has been covering your oven all semester should come off pretty easy.
If not, the only thing you can do is grab the steel wool and add in extra elbow grease.
Take them off the wall and simply hose them off either outside or in your bathtub.
This will clean your blinds faster and easier than any dusting technique. , Clear everything off the counter, smother them in soft scrub then rinse those babies until they sparkle. , Those scrubbing bubbles can work as hard as they can, but it still won’t get it as clean as a bleach based cleaner, cover the entire tub in soft scrub and then leave the room and do something else.
Come back 15 or 20 minutes later and spray the tub down. , This will get rid of all your water spots, but make sure to do this step last. , The best trick for mirrors is warm water and circles.
Use a clean, soft cloth damp with warm water, scrub in circles and follow immediately with a dry towel, presto—you can see yourself in your mirror again. ,,, Work with your roommates and not against them.
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