I just wanted to share a cleaning secret that I had never heard of in case someone ever needs to know about it.
On Thursday morning, I walked into my kitchen & opened the pantry to get out a box of cereal. I went sliding. On Wednesday night, I put up groceries & (unknowingly) knocked over a big bottle of cooking oil. (It was about full, I had used a little once. Also, I didn't get the cap screwed on tight) All but about a half a cup or so leaked...no, poured out onto the floor of the pantry & a little out into the kitchen.
Needless to say, it was a HUGE mess. I really didn't have time to clean it up (I was going to quickly eat & dash out the door to go to work) So I pulled everything out of the bottom & threw down a few paper towels to absorb soemof the oil (mainly to keep the oil from spreading into the kitchen & as a visual warning to my son who gets home from school before I get home from work).
When I got home from work, I spent (what seemed like hours) wiping up oil with paper towels & newspapers. Then I mopped (with Dawn) 3 times. It seemed that mopping made it worst & spread the oil around. Also, some of the oil was up under the baseboard & was seeping back onto my flor.
Late Thursday night, I was talking to 'Tool Queen' on the phone & told her about what had happened. I mentioned that I planned to get some oil dry after work on Friday. She suggested kitty litter. I knew that the Dollar Tree sold small bags, so I picked a bag up on the way home. I put down a thin layer on the floor & all around the base board. Within a few minutes, the litter was a darker gray. I spread it around & it continued to absorb the oil. Anyway, I let it stay on over night & swept it up this morning. I was amazed at how well it work. 100 times better than mopping. I mopped it one more time (just to get up the little bit of gray dust).
Like I said, I thought I would share with others in case someone needs to get up oil.
(Thanks Tool Queen for the tip!!!)
Have a groovy day!
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