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03-21-2005, 07:06 PM
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Housekeeping help: Best way to dust
I know, I sound like a college kid who just moved out of the house, but my excuse is simple: I moved around a lot during and after college (on average once a year) so my stuff never really got dusty. Now I'm in a place where I've been for 2+ years and will probably stay a bit longer. Well you guessed it, I just looked on top of my DVDs and CDs (I have over 500 each so they don't move a lot) and noticed a fine layer of dust on everything.
I also am slightly allergic to it (and have been having slight respiratory irritation) so it's time for me to suck up and do a job that I've long ignored: dusting.
But my question is this: what's the best way to dust? And by that I mean to avoid stirring up the dust and inhaling it all in. Yes I could wear a mask, but stirring up the dust would get it airborne and I'd eventually have to take off the mask. My thought initially was to go get a big roll of paper towels and wet it, but I don't want to damage the paper on some DVDs which are packaged in cardboard/paper packaging.
Anyone with any dusting secrets that they want to share?
Thanks!
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03-21-2005, 07:19 PM
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vacuum with a hepa filter. Use the hose to pull most of the dust off.
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03-21-2005, 07:32 PM
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Ron
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Sometime's you reach what's real by making believe.
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03-21-2005, 07:37 PM
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Surprisingly, Swiffer cloths live up to their advertising and are great for dusting. And they're dry, so they won't damage your media. I really like them.
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you people actually dust?
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Twice a year, after my Spring and Fall baths. |
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03-21-2005, 07:41 PM
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I used to dust weekly, but after I moved, I realized that my new place was not nearly as dusty as the old. As a result, I only dust every other week, now. But I'm meticulous about it—every nook and cranny.
If you dust on a regular basis, you shouldn't really have to worry about stirring up dust. Man, you must have a lot of dust! 
I use those Swiffer cloths for dusting. They seem to do the trick. Very good at picking up the dust, not just moving it around. |
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03-21-2005, 07:53 PM
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okay I have votes for the Swiffer, I'm stopping by ralphs on the way home. I do hope the pick up the dust rather than stir it around.
unfortunately I don't have a vacuum w/ hepa (and the one I do have has a very short hose, I wouldn't be able to use it at all on the shelves above ground level unless I stood my vacuum on some sort of elevated platform...
Ron, get me her number and I'll definitely go that route!
Keep em coming guys, in case the Swiffer thing doesn't pan out. and yes I haven't dusted in a very, very long time. |
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03-21-2005, 08:04 PM
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Dusting? But this isn't leap year!
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03-21-2005, 08:28 PM
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Craig Seanor
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Another vote for Swiffer - they really work well. And check out the Dyson thread for a really cool vacuum cleaner w/ HEPA filter that really does a good job sucking up all that junk on your floors.
I swear, I use both products at least once a year... :b
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03-21-2005, 11:34 PM
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