| I have had a successful cleaning business for nigh | | | | clean. It gets smudged and smears easily. There |
| onto twenty five years. As a result I have | | | | are several good products made specifically to |
| learned many secrets. As I get closer to retiring | | | | clean stainless. However, you will find that these |
| from my business, I plan to reveal some of those | | | | cleaners are all oil based products. Cleaning |
| secrets. One such trade secret is the many ways | | | | professionally, economy was a factor to consider. |
| Lemon Oil furniture polish can be useful. | | | | Also I had to consider how many products I could |
| First and foremost Lemon Oil on furniture does an | | | | fit in my kit. Therefore the fewer products that |
| excellent job of nourishing & protecting your | | | | would give the same results the better. I found |
| low luster furniture. The oil leaves a beautiful shine, | | | | that a cloth treated with lemon oil did wonders for |
| and prevents fine wood finishes from drying out. | | | | wiping out smears and smudges on stainless steel |
| Lemon oil replaces lost moisture in older wood | | | | leaving a spot free shine. Even marble surfaces |
| surfaces and penetrates worn finishes. | | | | can be brought to a smudge free brilliant shine |
| Wood furniture should be polished at annually and | | | | with lemon oil. |
| lemon oil is a my product of choice. Be sure to | | | | One more use I want to mention is the cleaning |
| pick a brand of lemon oil that polishes without the | | | | of scuff marks on floors. On wood floors use a |
| use of waxes, silicones, or harmful solvents. An | | | | very minimal amount on a soft cloth or sponge |
| added feature of the popular brands is that of a | | | | and rub ever so gently to remove stubborn scuff |
| sunscreen to keep your furniture from fading. | | | | marks. On other floors you can use a little more |
| When polishing with lemon oil, I recommend | | | | and rub a little harder. The oil lifts the scuff marks |
| putting a small amount on a soft, non-abrasive | | | | like magic and then mop as usual. |
| cloth (old t-shirts make great dust cloths) and | | | | When I first starting selling on ebay, I would come |
| applying onto the wood surface. I do not | | | | across some very old musty items that had been |
| recommend using lemon oil on high gloss veneers. | | | | stored in basements and attics.. Spraying a cloth |
| On heavily soiled surfaces such as painted wood, | | | | with a small amount of lemon oil and wiping the |
| plastic-laminated surfaces, fiberglass shower stalls | | | | items would clean the items and aid in removing |
| and glass shower doors spray a small amount of | | | | water stains. This worked well on old vinyl and |
| lemon oil on the surface before spraying with the | | | | leather items, although the color would darken a |
| all purpose cleaner of choice. The lemon oil | | | | bit. I would suggest that you always test an |
| penetrates deeper and loosens the dirt. The | | | | inconspicuous area first. An added benefit to |
| combination of oil with your cleaner will result in a | | | | cleaning these items with lemon oil was the |
| cleaner surface in half the time. | | | | pleasant citrus fragrant that lingered. In extreme |
| After cleaning shower stalls and doors, rinse well | | | | mildew, a hint of the mildew odor remained. |
| in order to get rid of excess oil. Dry surface and | | | | However, in most cases there was always a |
| wipe with a cloth that has been treated with a | | | | definite improvement. |
| very small amount of lemon oil to prevent hard | | | | I could also salvage many hard covered books by |
| water stain build-up. The thing to remember is to | | | | wipe the outside with a cloth that had been |
| use a very small amount and not to use it on the | | | | pre-treated in lemon oil. It would help to remove |
| tub or shower floors or you will make it slippery. | | | | any water stains. Of course you would not |
| When cleaning offices which have many large | | | | attempt to wipe the pages. If the book had any |
| leather chairs I would simply wipe the arms and | | | | old labels, like book store stickers that had been |
| top of chairs lightly with a treated cloth and it | | | | partially worn away the lemon would dissolve the |
| would wipe the dust and leave a nice protective | | | | glue and remaining label. The oil did darken the |
| shine. The office chairs get a lot of wear, | | | | color of the book cover a little. Again the key |
| especially on the arms and just a light rub with | | | | factor is to use just a little and not to put the oil |
| the oil helped to preserve the leather and prevent | | | | on the book but on the cloth. |
| splitting. I once cleaned a chiropractor's office and | | | | The important thing to remember when using the |
| there were many leather tables. Some of them | | | | lemon oil is 'less is best'. I always treated a cloth |
| were starting to split and wiping them with a | | | | with the oil and kept it in a plastic baggie. It would |
| lemon oil treated cloth retarded the splitting.. | | | | be enough to last through the whole days worth |
| When cleaning house, lemon oil was invaluable. My | | | | of cleaning, sometimes longer. Today you can |
| oil treated cloth would quickly wipe away the | | | | purchase lemon oil in pre-moistened wipes if that |
| beginning signs of tarnish on silver and brass | | | | is your preference. I would be careful using such |
| knickknacks. This served to extend the length of | | | | wipes on surfaces like leather or shower stalls as |
| time between thorough cleanings. The face of the | | | | there may be too much oil in the wipes. I still |
| microwaves which would get so greasy from | | | | prefer treating my own clothes. Whichever you |
| fingerprints would wipe to a clean and brilliant shine | | | | use, lemon oil has many uses in cleaning |
| with my magical lemon oiled cloth. | | | | professionally or for your own personal use. |
| Stainless steel is another troublesome surface to | | | | |