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• Toys

  Experts recommend making sure you can clean toys before buying them.

• Concrete floor

  Seal these floors, and you’ll simplify this cleaning hassle once and for all.

• Microfiber

  Tiny fibers offer big cleaning benefits.

• Soap

  The old standby is mild enough for personal use, but doesn’t work too well in hard water.

• Wet (soak) mopping

  What to do when damp mopping no longer effectively cleans a vinyl, tile or sealed-stone floor.

• Shower stall

  Preventing the buildup of soap scum and water deposits is a lot easier than removal later.

• Coffee maker

  Keep it clean, and your coffee will taste noticeably better — guaranteed!

• Fiberglass

  Easy does it when cleaning. It’s all too easy to scratch this otherwise durable material.

• Ice cube tray

  Cleaning the refrigerator? Clean this, too, and always enjoy fresh ice.

• Lampshade

  Cloth shades should be cleaned carefully with dry methods. Spot clean with wet methods only when absolutely necessary.

• Wool garment

  Take it to the dry cleaner unless care instructions say otherwise.

• Trisodium phosphate (TSP)

  An old standby that is still useful for cleaning walls and other surfaces.

• Surfactant

  It makes water wetter!

• Chrome

  Clean gently — it's very easy to wear this surface down.

• Audio/video components

  These things are dust magnets. Upkeep, thankfully, is pretty easy.

• Bleach

  It's not just from a chlorine bottle anymore.

• Oil spill

  Act quickly, or these spots can be a real nightmare to clean.

• Drain

  Homeowners can resolve many problems before calling a professional.

• Wicking

  An explanation of how dirt can re-appear on a (supposedly) clean carpet or sofa.

• Mud

  Spatters, spatters everywhere? Whatever you do, don’t spread them around.

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