How many of you own those handy-dandy Swiffer mops? I know I do! Matter of fact, I own two of them and use them all of the time when cleaning the floors in my home. I love that they’re light-weight, take up very little space and that they’re easy-to-use.
While I love my Swiffer mop, I don’t enjoy running out to the store every 2 weeks to buy those Swiffer mop pad refills. It’s inconvenient, expensive and well, they’re not very eco-friendly at all.
Instead…I purchased a pack of micro-fiber cleaning cloths and use them to clean my floors! They attach right onto the bottom of your Swiffer mop and are 100% reusable! Just toss them into your washing machine and hang them up to air dry. You never want to use fabric softener when laundering them and it’s best to air dry them.
You can use just plain tap water, a store-bought floor cleaner or whip up your own homemade solution to clean-up your floors. In addition, you can use them when “dry dusting” your floors too! The micro-fiber cloths that I purchased fit perfectly onto the bottom of my mop and I use them all of the time!
A few more great uses: Use the Swiffer mop with the micro-fiber cloths to wipe down your outside house siding (great way to remove winter debris), to scrub down the inside of your swimming pool and pool ladder, wash the roof of your car, wash down your outdoor lawn furniture and more! You can use it for more jobs than just cleaning your floors!
You can find some great homemade cleaning solution recipes right here on the blog. If you’re looking for a fabulous outdoor cleaning solution that works great on cleaning up your home’s siding, the outdoor furniture, the kid’s toys, etc. I highly recommend Krud Kutter! We use it all of the time on our outdoor cleaning projects.
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I love this idea of using microfiber for a swiffer pad.
Very good and eco friendly tip. Good idea for the spider webs on the outside of my house.
I have been doing this for years, i t is a great tip. My only problem is when the little clip thinies get worn and then the towel doesnt stay in too well. I hadnt thought to use it on siding, thats a good idea. I have a couple spots with outside lights and the spiders would be easily removed with his instead of the regular broom.