Best All-Purpose Cleaner

[bretfraz]

I must have close to a dozen APC's. Around the house, my current fave is Fabuloso. Comes in a couple flavors, more widely available now than before. I dilute it 32:1 in a spray bottle for general use, 8:1 for kitchen use.

If you need something biodegradable, non toxic, and safe for children and pets, check out Charlie's Soap. Their APC is good but doesn't have the "bite" others do.

I like an aggressive cleaner as much as the next guy, but Super Clean is too aggressive for most household needs. It's fine to degrease the BBQ grille, or to clean an engine, but I'd never use it to clean around the house. Better read the MSDS on the stuff before bringing it inside.

 

[benjamming]

damp cloth after washing dishes & then bleach for raw chicken, etc. contact areas

 

[FADEC]

I've had good luck with the ZEP orange cleaner from Home Depot. Has a nice smell, very powerful straight up, but can be diluted as needed depending on what your cleaning. Comes in a gallon size, lasts me a longtime. Tom

 

[Pop_Rivit]

Goddards stone care products for the counters in the kitchen, baths and laundry room. Goddards wood care products for furniture, wood trim and other finished wood surfaces.

Stainless appliances in the kitchen get Goddards Stainless cleaner.

I use a leather cleaner/conditioner from a local furniture store for free (we purchased all of our leather furniture there).

For most other durable surfaces 409 is fine. I'd don't use an all purpose cleaner on some of the finer surfaces like our oak furniture, granite, etc.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted By: GROUCHO MARX
1/2 c Household ammonia
3 oz 70% isopropyl alcohol
1 tsp Dish detergent
water to make one gallon
You forgot the 1 drop of blue food coloring

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Originally Posted By: tdpark
409 cause the world is not ready for 410


Works good on a 1961 Impala Big Block.

 

[dwcopple]

something concentrated (I prefer Orange stuff) for an all purpose cleaner. That Rubbermaid degreaser sold at Menards is unreal at what it can do. For the tub, nothing, and I mean nothing, beats Tilex mold and mildew with root killer.

 

[Pablo]

Try the Trader Joe's organic evirogreenie junk for the light stuff and Simple Green for the heavy stuff.

I don't think Greased lightning works as well as Simple green.

That purple super clean stuff has caustic, KOH I think.

 

[Herz]

Simple Green, I use teh watered down stuff from the 99c store for household things and use the concentrated stuff for Automotive or tough stuff.

 

[The Critic]

So, my bottle of Windex all-purpose cleaner (yellow color) finally ran out.

I snuck into the janitorial supply closet and found some BLAST-IT General Purpose Cleaner-Degreaser:

http://www.championchemical.com/index.ph...t&Itemid=68

Added 3-4 ounces to a quart of water and this stuff is incredible. It actually has a pretty strong film strength and feels like it has some viscosity. And it even cleans glass pretty well.

 

[AcuraTech]

One cleaner does not fit all. Windex is good for light purpose cleaning and glass. Simple Green is good for heavy cleaning and degreasing.

It's like having a gun, they'll all kill to some degree, some just get it done faster.

 

[JHZR2]

I like to mix bleach and ammonia, works great.









Kidding.

 

[Tempest]

Simple green at 15-20% works really good for a general purpose cleaner. Even works well on getting brake dust off of wheels.

 

[nthach]

I've been actually happy with Clorox's Green Works - unlike that overpriced Seventh Generation junk, it actually cleans just as well as their petroleum-derived counterparts. If you don't want to use a "green" cleaner, I've had success with Simple Green.

http://www.greenworkscleaners.com/cleaners/detail.php?id=ndc

 

[PandaBear]

I found PB Blaster to be an excellent kitchen grease cleaner. The tile grouts come out just like new.

 

[The Critic]

Originally Posted By: JHZR2
I like to mix bleach and ammonia, works great.









Kidding.

Originally Posted By: PandaBear
I found PB Blaster to be an excellent kitchen grease cleaner. The tile grouts come out just like new.


I've never used PB Blaster, but if it's anything like WD40, aren't the fumes a bit too extreme for indoor use?

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
I've never used PB Blaster, but if it's anything like WD40, aren't the fumes a bit too extreme for indoor use?


WD40 is a toy in comparison. PB is a lot stronger and has more of a harsh chemical smell. You don't use it on a regular basis, but when you need to clean a house during remodeling or new appliance install that may reveal a mark on the wall, PB or Sulfuric Acid (the undiluted one) is the stuff to use (on concrete or tiles).