Pledge VS Mr Sheen for Oxydolfan

[aquarius1984]

Hi,

In response to your question in the stash thread I find neither Pledge or Mr Sheen superior to each.
They both do a great job of making dust, fingerprints and grime removable from furniture although I do find Pledge leaves surfaces a touch greasy if not removed with the dry side of the yellow dusting cloth.

Both are not very good on glass and highly polished surfaces as they leave awful streaks that are a pain to remove.
A damp cloth wetted with weak washing up liquid solution well wrung out is the best I find to clean mirors and gloss surfaces finished with an old hand towel to buff up.
Also for the inside of windows.

The ready to go "Dusting WIpes" are plain awful. I cant believe anybody buys them and finds them effective - they just leave a layer of greasy streaks and dont hold much dust before needing a new one. Also the same for cleaning product wipes such as Flash, Cif, Dettol etc wipes. It takes severel wipes just to clean the hob on our SS Cooker and even then they just streak when I got some Cif wipes.

The only ready to go product I like is the Pledge fluffy duster which is excellent for getting in narrow gaps and around intricate details on furniture like the Barley Twist decoration spindles on our 100+ year old grandfather clock.

Best smell I think for each is the Original scents but Mum just buys whichever she sees first I guess.
Tesco have a Lavender one which is plain awful...

Rob

 

[neptunebob]

Pledge and the military...

Rob, I know a lot of people who were in the military would use Pledge to shine up their barracks for inspection by the sergeant. Were you by any chance in the British military and did they use Pledge? My brother was in the Air Force, he says "That Pledge is such a good product, it got me out of so much detail". But be sure to use Pledge and not AFFEES brand polish. Only Pledge can make an "Air Force Shine".

 

[oxydolfan1]

Thank you so much for your reply!

I was interested because Pledge and Old English are competitive products here...but recently Pledge improved their formulations to a point where, there is no longer any comparison, IMO.

In the dampness we have here, I don't think the wipes work well, either, unless you use a follow-up "buffing" cloth, which defeats the convenience of the wipe, to begin with! I think, in dryer climates, they might be more effective.

I do a lot of dusting and cleaning, and I'm impressed with the new Pledge formulations....they clean as they polish, unlike the old products, where I always felt I was "waxing" the residue from the dust!

Also, they've brought back the trigger spray bottle, this time with an excellent variant containing orange oil, and this is convenient to me, because I am one to spray the cleaning and polishing cloth, rather than the wood/resilient furniture piece directly.

I don't really use any of these cleaners to clean glass, because I think they compound the problem of dust, cooking, smoke, carbon, etc. by leaving a layer of film that the glass cannot absorb. Either I use Windex (Windolene/UK), a solution a Dawn (Fairy/UK) dishwashing liquid in water and a microfiber towel, or vinegar and water and a squeegee (depending on the size of what I'm washing). If I see any streaks on mirrors, etc., I moisten a paper towel with 91% isopropyl alcohol and usually the mysterious cloudiness is history!

Beeswax polish has become expensive here, and the lemon oil is a lot of labor, so these new Pledge formulas are just the ticket for me....and the fact they they don't seem to build up like the yellow cans of yore is just gravy!

I haven't tried the dusters yet, just because I have so many ostrich-feather and lambswool dusters that refuse to die...I'll probably try 'em when they're on sale. I draw the line on Swiffers though, because to me, they just don't clean!

Incidentally, your home looks impeccable and that fireplace and mantel is gorgeous!

I'm big on my cleaning stuff. If I do it once and don't get the best results I can, what's the point?

Have a great day, Scott

 

[oxydolfan1]

Thank you so much for your reply!

I was interested because Pledge and Old English are competitive products here...but recently Pledge improved their formulations to a point where, there is no longer any comparison, IMO.

In the dampness we have here, I don't think the wipes work well, either, unless you use a follow-up "buffing" cloth, which defeats the convenience of the wipe, to begin with! I think, in dryer climates, they might be more effective.

I do a lot of dusting and cleaning, and I'm impressed with the new Pledge formulations....they clean as they polish, unlike the old products, where I always felt I was "waxing" the residue from the dust!

Also, they've brought back the trigger spray bottle, this time with an excellent variant containing orange oil, and this is convenient to me, because I am one to spray the cleaning and polishing cloth, rather than the wood/resilient furniture piece directly.

I don't really use any of these cleaners to clean glass, because I think they compound the problem of dust, cooking, smoke, carbon, etc. by leaving a layer of film that the glass cannot absorb. Either I use Windex (Windolene/UK), a solution a Dawn (Fairy/UK) dishwashing liquid in water and a microfiber towel, or vinegar and water and a squeegee (depending on the size of what I'm washing). If I see any streaks on mirrors, etc., I moisten a paper towel with 91% isopropyl alcohol and usually the mysterious cloudiness is history!

Beeswax polish has become expensive here, and the lemon oil is a lot of labor, so these new Pledge formulas are just the ticket for me....and the fact they they don't seem to build up like the yellow cans of yore is just gravy!

I haven't tried the dusters yet, just because I have so many ostrich-feather and lambswool dusters that refuse to die...I'll probably try 'em when they're on sale. I draw the line on Swiffers though, because to me, they just don't clean!

Incidentally, your home looks impeccable and that fireplace and mantel is gorgeous!

I'm big on my cleaning stuff. If I do it once and don't get the best results I can, what's the point?

Have a great day, Scott

 

[aquarius1984]

No problems!

Bob, Sadly no I work for Tesco (UK no.1 Supermarket chain) - but previous to Tesco for 5 years I was in catering - varous roles from the humble Potwasher to start with to assistant head chef when I quit the career that made me so unwell with a bad chest thanks to being around smokers and steamy kitchens etc etc.
And also pay disputes about my age and the fact my boss didnt want to pay me anymore than the national minimum wage for the age I was at the time despite doing the job of someone who had I been over 21 was earning twice as much!
But Catering made me part of the person I am today so its not all bad.
Left school a very quiet person alomost a loner and soon gained personal confidence to make plenty of friends.

Scott,

I love a good clean, its theraputic and I love the feeling of achievement when you have stripped the bed, got it all washed dried and ironed and back on.

Clean bedroom pleasantly scented and dust free with some nice tram lines off an upright vacuum across the carpet (unless ya also have a Miele cylinder which does the trick too).

CLean bathroom with the slightest whiff of bleach lingering.

And the rest of the house is clean too, to relax in the bathtub with plenty of hot water and a good splash of Radox, for as long as I want to then get into PJ's and chill out in front of the TV with a nice cup of tea.

Slipping into bed with crisp bedding and dozing off.............. heavy rainstorm now optional with winds blowing.

Thats relaxation for me!
I love that feeling to me its just heaven!

A Home is the most expensive investment many people will make so why let it rot?

Nothing like the sense of pride too, im heavy on the way I look which I sometimes wonder why because the rest of my generation dont really seem to care about things that are important to me.

Id never dare leave the house without freshly styled hair or clean clothes on - dare I say it some people I know dont even shower daily! Polished shoes? I cant believe some of the people I work with. Unironed shirts and scuffed muddy shoes? Why? They do a great job doing the job but look a mess. what image does that show the customers?
Ive heard things along the lines of, Well I have to wear steel toe cap boots whcih are always gettijng scuffed so whats the point of cleaning them. I also wear said boots and still for the sense of pride clean them to a shine.

Well you get the jist of where im going, good to hear that there are others out there who stioll find the time to keep an orderly home despite the daily runaround others seem to endlessly moan about.
Of course I cant say I do it all on my own. Mum does the majority of it, I just help where I can in terms of my own bathroom and bedroom. Also the kitchen after mealtimes etc etc

Pledge discontinued the regular spray bottle of Polish here some time ago but they have brought out a Multi Purpose spray supposedly for glass wood metal plastic etc but its expensive in comparison to aerosol - £1.99 compared to 87p for Aerosol.
Its not very good either to be honest. does not really get the muck off glass.

I remember when Mr Sheen had the last reformulation back in 1995 or so when they added "dustguard" a dust repellant additive that meant it cut down the amount of times Mum used to dust and it does actually work. Still seems too and the best bit was that they also said you could use it on Acrylic Stereo system turntable lids. Women across the land cooed about it and how good it was!

I often saw Mum previously and endlessly buffing out smears from when she had forgotten to switch cloths whilse cleaning the stereo cursing and the such, from then on it was great - she just used to give the stereo lid a good spray with Mr Sheen and voila!

Sadly we have only 1 piece of antique furniture (above Grandfather clock) which now and again gets a good polish with Lord Sheraton beeswax which is not so pricey here I think, its quite affordable but in between it gets a wipe across with a soft cloth and a fluffy duster when it needs it. That suits it best.

I Dont pay much attention to spraying the cloth or the surface first whcihever I think of at the time I guess althoughI am aware of some damaging effects of spraying too close to the surface.

Anyway best sign off, I could go on and on I think LOL!!

Have a great day yourself Scott.

Rob

 

[veg-o-matic]

Mr. Sheen

Hmmm. Do they make Mr. Gallagher, as well?

veg