Pre-Treated Dust Cloths
Mar 2nd, 2008 by Sylvia
Pre-Treated Dust Cloth
1 tablespoon mild soap powder or grated soap such as Ivory Snow
1 tablespoon ammonia
2 tablespoons linseed oil
1 quart warm water
You will need several small pieces of flannel or other soft cloth to use as your cleaning cloths. Old cloth diapers work well, or cut up an old flannel shirt. Make the cloths the size of the Grab-It Mop cloths, about 8′x11″ .
Mix all the ingredients in a large plastic bucket or pan. Soak the pieces of cloth in this solution for about 10 minutes. Wring out the cloths and hang to dry. Store the cloths in a covered glass or plastic container. Once they are used a few times and are dirty, treat them again.
You can use these as dust cloths or on the Grab-It type mops to dust mop the floors. The cloths will catch and hold dust and dirt really well. I don’t have any first hand experience with them harming anything, but if you use them, be careful not to use them on glass or things like television sets, I think the oil might not be good for those!
