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Household Hints & Help

dipsydoodle

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11. Surely the main issue

Reply to Flaxbee (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2012, 04:54 PM

Sep 2012

is whether its real lino, made of natural fibres, or vinyl. If its real lino I'd use meths to clean of any dirty wax deposits and the clean the residue off with baby wipes - the cure of most ills. If its vinyl then almost nothing is likely to damage it.

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Best way to (easily) clean light-colored kitchen linoleum? [View all] Flaxbee Aug 2012 OP

This is not the greenest product, Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #1

Huh. Interesting. Will keep that in mind. I don't think these floors have heavy wax, but Flaxbee Aug 2012 #3

Ace Hardware has a scrub brush with a broom handle that is specifically for linoleum. Lars39 Aug 2012 #2

OK, I'll look for that - we have an Ace nearby. Flaxbee Aug 2012 #4

It got the grime in the those itty bitty crevices, too. Lars39 Aug 2012 #5

I always get down of the floor to scrub it Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #6

I just resent having to spend the time to sit on the damn floor and scrub it. Flaxbee Aug 2012 #8

Hey, I'm not saying I like it. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #9

About the knees... haikugal Dec 2012 #14

That is a good idea. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #15

I'm going to try it tomorrow... haikugal Dec 2012 #16

Good to know. I really don't understand why builders use linoleum - it's cheap, but really Flaxbee Aug 2012 #7

I would dearly love the original linoleum that looked like rugs and had pretty patterns. Lars39 Aug 2012 #10

They still make it TexasBushwhacker Aug 2013 #18

Surely the main issue dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #11

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this topic kaanguler Mar 2013 #17

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