This completely revised fourth edition of How to Clean Practically anything tells you the most efficient, cost-effective, and practical ways to clean all kinds of household and personal items. Covering cleaning appliances and products from dishwashers, washing machines, and vacuums to household cleansers, paper towels, paint removers, upholstery cleaners, and laundry detergents, it includes:

Buying advice and recommendations to help you separate facts from advertisers' claims and get the best value from hundreds of cleaning products and appliances.

 A stain removal chart to help you remove ink, mud, ketchup, newsprint, and many other stains.

Money-saving advice on personal-care products

Practical tips for eliminating germs and grime from the kitchen, bathroom, and every other room in the house

Guidance on how to handle, store, and safely dispose of cleaning products