How to clean your items for listing

If you remember 1 thing – let it be to
start simple and test an inconspicuous area first!!

Start with a dry soft, lint free, cloth to remove dust. Try to get rid of grime and dust from all the hard to reach corners. Put a little elbow grease into it and see it you can get it shining.

If it is still dirty, add a little water and see if that helps.

After that, a mild soap solution (like sugar soap) might help. This can be especially effective on timber furniture and for grime in general.

If you still need something stronger, vinegar can be good for helping shine glossy or glass surfaces. Baking soda can also be good on hard surfaces that need a mild abrasive. Use a paste of baking soda to polish up aluminium (make sure you wash all the baking soda off afterwards then polish dry with a cloth).

Have some brasso and a polishing cloth on hand for metal surfaces. Even a corroding metal surface looks much better shiny!

Metho and Eucalyptus oil can be handy for removing texta marks or sticker residue on hard surfaces – but check on an inconspicuous area first as these are very harsh chemicals.

Many plastics and plain glass can come up brilliantly in the dishwasher – though not all types of plastic are designed to cope with this harsh cleaning environment. Things to be especially wary of when using the dishwasher are decals and graphics painted onto the plastic (like on old patterned Tupperware) or painted glass (like a gold decal or stripe on a drinking glass). These are likely to wash off in the dishwasher.