This is an encore post on basic cleaning strategies. The chemicals are used as examples only, to better understand cleaning strategy. As a healthoriented company we prefer using products close to nature. That’s the big difference you’ll find with Clean Craft; we live up to our name: We clean everything everywhere in Concord, CA and the surrounding area with professional expertise and an eye towards ensuring health and safety.
Please review these cleaning tips and discover how you can apply them to cleaning your home, office or other space. The how-tos and spotting chart offer helpful resources.
 Cleaning can be a rewarding and sometimes fun! It helps to know the basic cleaning principles. First look at what it is you want to clean. Do you know where the dirt came from? If not don’t worry. I will give you some way on how to find out. It’s also important to know the different cleaners and when to use them. Let’s get familiar with some basic cleaners!1. Abrasives work like sandpaper and physically remove dirt. They comein powders, liquids and tools like brushes, sponges and pads.2. Acid is the opposite of alkaline and can be used to remove rust stains, water deposits and even clean clogged pipes. Depending on its pH level the lower from 7 the more powerful. 7 being neutral and anything higher is considered a Alkaline. Some acids include lemon juice, (citric acid) vinegar, (acetic acid) and hydrochloric acid.3. Alkaline can be used to remove heavy soil and grease, wash windows. Clean coffee and tea stains and dissolve grease. Alkaline include banking soda, ammonia, TSP (Tri-Sodium Phosphate) and lye.4. Bleaches used to bleach out a discoloration by removing or adding oxygen. Bleaches are also used to disinfect because of their ability to kill germs safely. Bleach types include oxygen bleach (adds oxygen) reducing bleach (removes oxygen) and peroxide.5. Detergents have the ability to lower surface tension and of deflocculating soil and dirt clumps and keeping them in suspension, so they can be washed away. Detergents are typically considered to be both water and oil soluble, which serves as an emulsifying agent. Detergents are used to clean both soil and grease. Detergents include laundry cleaners (synthetic detergents) and soap. 
6. Solvents are capable of dissolving another substance 7. Enzymes are microorganisms engineered to break Now you have the knowledge of what the basic |
Here’s a chart to help get you started! |
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