The Queen Of Clean Offers Tips For a Dust-Diminished Home (NAPSA)—If dusting and vacuuming are two of your least favorite household chores, let Linda Cobb, The Queen of Clean show you how to tackle dust and dirt quickly andeffectively so you can get back to the things you love to do. Defy Dust And Keep It Away! Shake the dust bunny blues with a used dryer sheet. Dust your furniture, pictures, lamps and light fixtures with a used dryer sheet. It picks up and repels dust from settling on the surface. Give your glass tabletop a twinkle with rubbing alcohol. Wipe it down with alcohol and a clean, lint-free cloth for a perfect, streak-free shine. Repel dust with a homemade solution of 1 part liquid fabric softener to 4 parts water. Spray on or apply with a soft cloth to blinds, refrigerator shelves, frame andglass-top tables. Give Your Floors The Royal Treatment—Vacuum! Place walk-off mats at entryways to collect loose dirt as you and guests enter your home. The less tracked in, the less you have to clean. Frequently vacuum the areas with the most traffic, such as hall- ways, stairs and rooms where there is constant wear. Vacuum at least twice a week. * Choose a vacuum with a beater bar and strong suction that will penetrate the backing of the carpet and extract all particles. The beater bar lifts the dirt and allows the vacuum to wisk it away. It also picks up any loose fibers that may adhere to furniture as dust. Change your vacuum cleaner bag as instructed in the owner’s manual, once it becomes half full. The fuller the bag, the less efficient the vacuum cleaner. To ensure the long-lasting beauty of your carpet—start with a carpet that is durable andsoiland stain-resistant. The most durable carpet fiber is nylon— inherently tough andit repels dirt and liquids that can stain. DuPont” STAINMASTER?carpet features the Advanced Teflon Repel System, which keeps carpets 40 percent cleaner by repelling liquids andsoil. For more information on carpet cleaning solutions, visit www.stainmaster.com or call 1-800-4-DUPONT.
