Cleaning and Stains

ALPCA Online: License Plate Cleaning Tips - Advice from collectors. Includes instructions for removing stickers and adhesives.
www.alpca.org/faq.cleaning.html

AskMen - Getting Rid of Typical Guy Stains - How to deal with various types of stains. Includes general rules for stain removal.
www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip_100/105_fashion_advice.html

BellaOnline - Cleaning - Articles offering tips and lists. Includes a newsletter and discussion forum.
www.bellaonline.com/site/cleaning

Bird Dropping Stain Removal - Question posted on a message board about removing the stain from paint; one answer posted.
bimmer.roadfly.org/z3/messages/archive/msgsy1998w23/20186.html

Blackmon Mooring - Tips on removing carpet stains and spots. Features search by specific stain type.
http://tylerschnaidt.com/blocked/nph-index.pl/010110A/https/www.blackmonmooring.com/carpet/cleaningtips.asp

Boston Apartments - Cleaning Tips - Offers tips for caring for appliances, fixtures, drains and glassware. Includes laundry hints.
www.bostonapartments.com/cleaning.htm

Carpet Stain Index - Stain removal guide for common carpet stains. Includes general rules for stain treatment.
www.fabriclink.com/stains/carpet.cfm

Clean Your PC - Advice on maintaining computers, monitors, mouse, printers, fax machines and scanners. Includes supply list. From TechTV.
www.techtv.com/callforhelp/howto/story/0,24330,10542,00.html

Cleaning Recipes for a Healthy Home - Recipes for environmentally friendly household products. Includes information for reducing hazardous products in the home.
www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/housing/pubs/fcs3682r.html

Dilmaghani's Interactive Stain Removal Chart - Searches a database for a specified stain type. Includes instructions. Requires Java.
www.dilmaghani.com/care/stains/removalchart.html

Do-It-Yourself Spot Removal Guide - Different kinds of carpet stains and how to remove them. Includes preventive maintenance information.
www.webopages.com/plush/do-it.html

DoItYourself.com - Cleaning and Stain Removal Tips - House cleaning, stain removal and carpet cleaning tips. Includes homemade cleaners. Includes home-made cleaning product recipes and a discussion forum.
doityourself.com/clean/

Down the Ages - Cleaning, polishing, and insect repellent recipes. Features household recipes of past ages.
www.polishandshine.freeserve.co.uk

DrClean - Offers solutions to cleaning clothes, carpets and curtains with step-by-step pictorial instructions. Includes information on handling disputes with professional cleaners.
www.drclean.co.uk/

Guidelines for Stain and Spot Removal from Carpet and Rugs - General stain removal guidelines as well as a list of specific stains for more detailed instructions.
www.a2zcarpet.com/stain.htm

Home Cleaning Solution Center - Articles and advice on simple, safe techniques and materials. Features recipes for household products.
www.pioneerthinking.com/cleaningsolutions.html

Housecleaning-Tips - Tips for cleaning a kitchen and a bathroom, as well as advice on controlling clutter. Includes lists of recommended cleaning tools.
www.housecleaning-tips.com

How Stuff Works - How Home Dry Cleaning Works - Fully illustrated tutorial. Includes advantages and disadvantages of doing it yourself.
www.howstuffworks.com/home-dry-cleaning.htm

How To Clean Anything - Hints for in and around the house. Includes tips for recreation vehicles, toys and sporting goods.
www.howtocleananything.com

IVillage - Cleaning - Articles and quizzes on topics including laundry, grease fires and upholstry.
www.ivillage.com/home/archive/0,,185185,00.html

Jenny's Hints - Cleaning and organizing home and garden. Includes tip of the week.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4230/hints.html

Label Talk for Consumers - Includes guides to common care symbols, common home laundering and drycleaning symbols, and stain removal answers to common care questions; from Textile Industry Affairs.
www.textileaffairs.com/consumer.htm

Messy Gourmet Archive - Stains - An archive of tips for food and cooking related stains.
www.messygourmet.com/archive.html#stains

Murgatroyd - Offers actions and remedies for clothing. Includes supply list.
www.butler-murgatroyd.com/

Piano Care - Suggestions for cleaning and placement of pianos.
www.tunepianos.com/yancare.htm

Realistic Living Presents Your Organized Home - Advice on home cleaning and organizing. Includes recipes for cleaning products.
www.realisticliving.netfirms.com

Reducing Hazardous Products in the Home - Advice for avoiding hazardous products and recipes for cleaners to replace them. Includes usage guides.
www.p2pays.org/ref/01/00104.htm

Removing Mineral Deposits from Household Surfaces - Shows how to remove mineral deposits such as hard water stains, lime, soap scum and film from bathroom fixtures, sinks, dishes, countertops, and other household surfaces.
www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/housing/pubs/fcs397.html

The Soap and Detergent Association - Information on use and composition of soaps and detergents. Includes cleaning products overview, laundry products, dishwashing and environmental topics.
www.sdahq.org/

SoYouWanna Clean Your Apartment? - Basic plan of action for cleaning messy apartments. Features information for tough areas and how to keep an apartment clean.
www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/cleanapt/cleanapt.html

Utensil Tips - Tips for caring for kitchen items from aluminumware to woodware.
www.ichef.com/news.cfm?itemid=111558