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Can I share my new favourite cleaning product?

42 replies

Boozena · 11/04/2016 11:18

I bought this a while ago for the hob. It work ok on there but no better than a squirt of fairy IMO.
However, I started cleaning my frankly filthy upvc door yesterday and needed something abrasive. It worked amazingly!
Then I moved on to grimy light switches and it worked a treat.
I thought I needed to repaint after 5 years of mucky handprints and furniture scrapes on walls. Oh no. Not with this stuff. And it's about a quid in Home Bargains etc.
Like the sad good MN'er I am, I have pics...

Can I share my new favourite cleaning product?
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Boozena · 11/04/2016 11:21

I should add, I didn't scrub hard or the paint might come off!

Can I share my new favourite cleaning product?
Can I share my new favourite cleaning product?
Can I share my new favourite cleaning product?
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DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 11/04/2016 14:11

Oooooo, I'll get some!!!Grin

Grumpyoldblonde · 11/04/2016 14:13

I use a lot of Astonish products and find most of them fantastic, my favourite is the descaler for kettles and showerheads. The only product I found a waste of money was the dishwasher tablets.

lonelymum72 · 11/04/2016 14:33

I've been using this for years, ovens, burned pans, patio furniture. I got my dad some for his birthday as a bit of a joke and he loves it. He went and bought ten pots as he loved it so much Smile
It does actually go an awful long way, but he is a hoarder. The stainless steel sink was his favourite outcome. You can also get an antibacterial version but only ever seen that in tkmaxx not home bargains.
Astonishing stuff!!

Boozena · 11/04/2016 16:33

I'm slightly obsessed bloody impressed with it!
Will definitely try other products in the range though don't have a dishwasher so no probs there!
I'm in the middle of a massive sort out in my house and it's these little things that are keeping me going.
Looking forward to trying it on my windows frames once I can access them Blush

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StealthPolarBear · 11/04/2016 16:38

Thank you! I've just spent an enjoyable twenty minutes on the phone, wandering round the house with a fluffy duster. The corners and book as es have never been so clean!

Greengagesummer · 27/04/2016 17:08

Can I just pipe up with their window cleaner? Much better than windowless or Mr Muscle & much cheaper. The only comparable for us is Method, which is a bit more expensive and smells lovely.

dementedpixie · 27/04/2016 17:14

I have used it for years. Great for burnt pots. It's dead cheap in home bargains

Mandp76 · 27/04/2016 17:31

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I need something for my toilet.

Greengagesummer · 27/04/2016 20:44

That would be windowlene...

I went onto use the cream and it is good. Very good. Much better than barker person friend, which stinks the kitchen out for the rest of the day.

Mandp76 · 27/04/2016 21:34

Windowless? For the toilet?

Mandp76 · 27/04/2016 21:35

Ha ha ha! I meant windowlene. For the toilet?

mrsmeerkat · 27/04/2016 21:37

Windolene cream in the pink bottle (very old fashioned) is amazing too.

Another tip is vinegar for smelly clothes Grin especially sweat!

Greengagesummer · 28/04/2016 12:02

M&P sorry I wasn't answering toilet question, more the thread generally.

Though I can recommend cillit bang toilets & harpic white & bright for performance.

MaynJune · 28/04/2016 13:45

I bought Astonish Oven and Cookware by mistake, then discovered it's brilliant for cleaning the shower door.

Mandp76 · 28/04/2016 17:45

Ha ha ha. Sorry greengage. I read it wrong! Blush

ppeatfruit · 30/04/2016 13:18

Yes I 2nd Astonish too. We have a vile cooker hob which is 'terracotta' a beige yellowish colour Shock ( it was in the house when we moved and we're saving up for range).

Anyhow I used boiling water to loosen the grease, then the Astonish to finish and it looked lovely (if a terracotta coloured hob could ever look lovely !).

adventurist · 30/04/2016 14:30

I use this natural paste. It works amazingly and leaves nice fragrance.
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Scrammymummy · 30/04/2016 14:33

I love Cillit Bang toilet cleaner too but it seems to have been discontinued Sad

Buckinbronco · 30/04/2016 14:43

Thanks for this, im getting some

JPinkertonSnoopington · 30/04/2016 14:43

Is Astonish better than Oven Pride, and do you have to leave it on overnight before washing it off? Oven Pride does a good job but I got a little bit on my skin and it really hurt so I would prefer something a bit less fierce!

I have started to use Flash with Bleach for all kinds of cleaning in the bathroom and kitchen. It works better than anything else I've tried.

PuntCuffin · 30/04/2016 14:46

Brilliant stuff - got all the dried out grease off my Aga and has removed limescale from granite. Has got marks off roasting tins and bakeware that I thought would never shift. Am always flogging it's genius to my mates!

Turbinaria · 30/04/2016 14:47

Where do u buy it?

dementedpixie · 30/04/2016 15:54

I get it in home bargains

JPinkertonSnoopington · 30/04/2016 16:57

I have just found out something else that Flash with Bleach is brilliant at cleaning – ovens! I thought I would use it to clean just the inside of the oven door, the glass one and it cleaned it so well that I did the rest of the oven, the trays and baking trays with it. I sprayed a lot on, spread it around with the scourer and left it for half an hour. I am very pleased with the results. A lot cheaper than Oven Pride and no risk of an unpleasant chemical burn.