View Full Version : How do you clean with bleach??
Berkley 01-13-2008, 01:04 PM If you clean with bleach how do you do it? Is there a certain outfit you wear? Do you use it full strength or do you dillute it?
Do you wear a mask?
Have you ever ruined an item of clothing when cleaning with bleach?
Shep's Wife 01-13-2008, 01:07 PM I have ruined a couple pairs of jammies using bleach spray :giggle
I usually turn on the fans and start spraying everything, shut the door and let it set, then come back and clean it all up.
I usually use the spray, hopefully already diluted stuff. Little girls can be very messy :teehee
JudyB 01-13-2008, 01:07 PM I ruined clothes before when cleaning with bleach :doh....I have since learned to wear only things that I don't care about getting cleaner on :lol
I always dilute my bleach in very hot water in a bucket and I wear gloves when I use it. No matter what you always need a couple of sponges because after a while they will start to fall apart.
I never wear a mask, I just run the ceiling fans and bathroom fans and open up some windows.
I LOVE the smell of a bleach cleaned house :yes
Rain. 01-13-2008, 01:17 PM Best tip my mom ever gave me (she use to clean hotels) instead of hot water dilute bleach with cold water and it wont activate such a harsh bleach smell. Works great!
I try to clean in clothes I dont care about just in case I spill on myself
Devinn 01-13-2008, 01:23 PM :blech I have no idea..
the slightest HINT of bleach gives me a headache...
thats not to say I havent HAD to use it...and when I do, I get naked, I dont like to ruin clothes I dont mind ruining :lmao
maybe I should get a gasmask....naked with a gas mask and a bottle of bleach :rofl
I dont even use it in my laundry...I use baking soda if I need whitening power...or oxyclean.
BLBnJVB3 01-13-2008, 01:25 PM I have designated cleaning clothes so if I would get bleach on me it is no big deal.
I only use it now to wash my whites but in the house before this one we had well water. The only way to really clean the tub and toilet was to use bleach. I would pour bleach in the tub and add HOT water and then let it sit. After a bit I would come in and scrub. I would just pour it into the toilet and let it sit. After about 15-20 minutes I would scrub. I would use a mask at times and gloves. I was newly pg when we moved from there so as soon as I found out I would always use the mask. Before that I would use a mask if the smell started to get to me. Now I just wash the white with it. I pour it into the washing machine, pour in the detergent, and then wash with hot water.
Shep's Wife 01-13-2008, 01:25 PM :blech I have no idea..
the slightest HINT of bleach gives me a headache...
thats not to say I havent HAD to use it...and when I do, I get naked, I dont like to ruin clothes I dont mind ruining :lmao
maybe I should get a gasmask....naked with a gas mask and a bottle of bleach :rofl
I dont even use it in my laundry...I use baking soda if I need whitening power...or oxyclean.
I'm getting a mental picture over here!! :rofl
JudyB 01-13-2008, 01:27 PM I'm getting a mental picture over here!! :rofl
I was just thinking the same thing :lmao
Devinn....how much baking soda do you use on a load of whites?? I am so lazy today to go and get bleach or BIZ and I still have whites to wash :lol
Devinn 01-13-2008, 01:28 PM I'm getting a mental picture over here!! :rofl
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Berkley 01-13-2008, 01:28 PM I'm getting a mental picture over here!! :rofl
I know right :lmao
Devinn 01-13-2008, 01:31 PM I was just thinking the same thing :lmao
Devinn....how much baking soda do you use on a load of whites?? I am so lazy today to go and get bleach or BIZ and I still have whites to wash :lol
I just eyeball it really. Just sprinkle in there til it looks like enough..I'm gonna say about 1/2 cup.
but dont make paste! :lmao
JudyB 01-13-2008, 01:32 PM I just eyeball it really. Just sprinkle in there til it looks like enough..I'm gonna say about 1/2 cup.
but dont make paste! :lmao
Yea..glued together undies would be awkward :lmao
usafmommaof4 01-20-2008, 10:56 PM If you clean with bleach how do you do it? Is there a certain outfit you wear? Do you use it full strength or do you dillute it?
Do you wear a mask?
Have you ever ruined an item of clothing when cleaning with bleach?
I always clean with bleach, i love the way it smells.
no certain outfit i wear when i clean with it since i clean all the time.
i do dillute it with water unless i am cleaning the toliets.
don't wear a mask but i do wear gloves.
and I have runined a TON of clothes while cleaning with bleach, it really sucks no matter how careful i am, I always have a spot somewhere, but i have decided that if i am in my work clothes, to spray it on a cloth and then wipe whatever i am cleaning down or just change clothes before i start to clean.
sailorsbaby 01-21-2008, 02:29 AM It depends on what I'm cleaning if I dilute it or not, but I do use bleach for a lot of my cleaning. I also have specific clothes I wear to clean, so I don't worry about it if I splash myself. Oh and yes I wear gloves and a mask. I'm really sensitive to the fumes and even if the windows and doors were wide open, all I'd be able to smell for two days would be bleach. In or out of the house.
Noel2385 01-21-2008, 02:30 AM :blech I have no idea..
the slightest HINT of bleach gives me a headache...
thats not to say I havent HAD to use it...and when I do, I get naked, I dont like to ruin clothes I dont mind ruining :lmao
maybe I should get a gasmask....naked with a gas mask and a bottle of bleach :rofl
I dont even use it in my laundry...I use baking soda if I need whitening power...or oxyclean.
hahaha that's too funny!! Imagine the man coming home to that!! :wow
Noel2385 01-21-2008, 02:32 AM i haven't bleached any clothes yet, but I was cleaning DB's bathroom (I was visiting and his apartment was disgusting) and accidently got clorox spray all over his blue shower curtain. :no Now it's navy blue with orange spots....:dunno
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