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• Chewing Gum Remover Spray (COSHH Safety Data Sheet – G240)

  Posted on Thursday, 26th April 2012 – 3:25 PM by james, under COSHH Safety Data Sheets

  CHEWING GUM REMOVER This COSHH safety data sheet refers to product no:G240, a chewing gum remover you can buy now -Prochem Chewing Gum Remover – 150ml Aerosol Spray. 1.1. Product Identifier: CHEWING GUM REMOVER  Product Code: G240 1.2. Relevant identified uses of the substance or mixture and uses advised against: An aerosol freezer spray product Continue reading →

• Spring is in the Air – Part 1

  Posted on Wednesday, 4th April 2012 – 9:49 AM by james, under General Also tagged Aldous, Digital, Doors, Francis, fuel crisi, Henry, HET200A, Hetty, Huxley, HVR200A, Jerrycan, KÄRCHER, Maude, Numatic, Perception, Sky, Spring Clean, stockpile, vacuum

  Really? I know, I know. You are currently sitting marooned in your house with the unseasonal snow piled up to the rafters, huddled around a candle due to the price of fuel trying to heat your ageing body, unable to get to the dozen or so Jerrycans of petrol which you so prudently stockpiled in Continue reading →

• The Christmas Conundrum – Clean the Oven Before or After

  Posted on Tuesday, 20th December 2011 – 2:57 PM by james, under Cleaning Tips Also tagged Attenborough, baked, barbeque, Christmas, dirt, foaming emulsifying, furry, goose, grease, grime, irritation, Japanese, microfibre, odours, oven, scourers, tough

  Decision Time Well folks, it’s that time of year again. You know, decision day. Do I clean my oven before I cook the Christmas lunch for all those lovely in-laws or do I leave it until after the goose has been well and truly cooked? You decide to do the right thing and go for Continue reading →

• Winter Driving – Stay Safe

  Posted on Tuesday, 6th December 2011 – 9:55 AM by james, under General Also tagged driving, freezing, ice, safe, snow, weather, winter

  Winter Driving – Stay Safe The Ice & Snow Has Arrived The first blast of winter hit many parts of the UK this past weekend and with more freezing weather forecast for the coming days now is the time to stock up and prepare your car for winter driving as most breakdowns occur at this Continue reading →

• How To Remove Chewing Gum From Carpets & Floors

  Posted on Monday, 14th November 2011 – 5:05 PM by james, under Cleaning Tips Also tagged chewing, cleaning, gum, remove

  What Has Finland Ever Done For Us? Well, apart from the ubiquitous Nokia ‘phones pinned to the ears of rude people on planes, trains and automobiles they may well have brought us chewing gum. A blob of some 5,000 year old gum, resplendent with tooth marks, was discovered in Finland, probably on a pavement or Continue reading →

• How To Remove Graffiti From Brickwork

  Posted on Monday, 14th November 2011 – 10:27 AM by james, under Cleaning Tips Also tagged basics, brick, cleaning, graffiti, paint, spray

  Art or Desecration Graffiti – modern day urban art to be appreciated or wanton unsightly vandalism with the perpetrators needing to be strung up? Depends I guess on whether the bored, teenaged wannabee Banksy has just spray painted your garden wall or someone else’s in your particular neighbourhood. Funny or Upsetting There is no doubt Continue reading →