With summer still in full swing, we want you to get the most out of your patio furniture until it comes time to store them again for the winter. You probably have been entertaining guests all summer long, so your tables and chairs might have the “lived in” look. Before your next gathering, take some time to clean your patio furniture so you can sit back and relax instead of inspecting each and every stain.
Not sure what to clean your outdoor furniture with? We suggest you grab an Eraser Sponge from Spongeoutlet. To see how it’s done, watch our video:
Always test a small area first before moving onto a larger one. You can use this sponge to clean dirt and residue off of chairs, tables and everything in between. These sponges won’t leave any hazardous residue or chemical odors behind and they are strong enough to use on nearly any grit, grime or dirt without comprising your surfaces.
If you stay on top of your summer cleaning chore list, chances are your summer will run more smoothly and be more enjoyable!
Get started today by ordering Eraser Sponges from Spongeoutlet. We will fulfill all of your cleaning needs at a low cost. For more information on the Eraser Sponge or any of the high-quality products we offer, contact us by calling 877-776-6430.
You just opened your dishwasher and all of your pots, pans, cups and plates are sparkling clean except the plastic container you put your leftover spaghetti sauce in the night before. It’s still coated in the same greasy red and orange oil it had when you first put it in the dishwasher. Or perhaps you have scrubbed and soaked the plastic container with soap and hot water but the greasy texture won’t seem to budge.
If the dishwashing detergents can’t cut through the grease along with the hot water and soap, then what can?
Thankfully it turns out that all you need is an eraser sponge from Spongeoutlet! These little miracle pieces of melamine foam can take out greasy, oily red pasta sauce stains. Your plastics will look brand new after giving your eraser sponge a whirl. Gently rub the stains with a damp eraser sponge, wash the item with soapy water and rinse clean.
There are countless uses for the eraser sponges, but if you have been contemplating whether or not you should toss your stained plastic containers, think again and give this handy trick a shot. Spongeoutlet is the leader of top-quality eraser sponges and other bulk cleaning supplies in North America. We offer FREE SHIPPING on all orders shipped within the continental U.S. We also ship to Canada. Order online today!
Let’s face it. Life is full of little messes and you need the proper tools for cleaning them up. But with so many cleaning products to choose from, how do you know which will work best for your particular situation?
We’ve highlighted a few of our best-selling products below to help you narrow it down.
Microfiber Cloths- Gentle and Versatile
Made from synthetic materials, microfiber cloths can be used for many different applications including cleaning smooth and delicate surfaces. They are tough enough to soak up dirt and oil yet they are soft enough that they can be used forcefully without creating scratches.
When you aren’t using them for dirty messes, microfiber cloths are great for dusting because they naturally attract dust with their electrostatic properties. They can also do great things for stainless steel surfaces, windows, antiques, and other sensitive surfaces. They are also great for polishing mirrored or reflective surface and can really make them shine.
To remove and capture dust, try slightly dampening them with water before dusting to make sure that dust is collected by the cloth and not just disturbed on the surface or moved into the air.
According to experts, microfiber towels should not be washed with other items of your laundry in order to avoid cross-contamination with dirt, dust and leftover cleaning agents. Also, these cloths are highly sensitive and easily attract lint and stick to other cotton fabric items. Washing the towels only with other microfiber towels should prevent them from gathering lint and sticking to other laundry items. Do not use bleach, fabric softeners, detergents with added fabric softeners, or highly-fragrant detergents to clean your microfiber towels because it will cause the cloths to be less effective at cleaning. Air dry or tumble dry on a low or no-heat setting to prevent the looped fabric from becoming damaged from heat. Do not use dryer sheets when drying your microfiber towels as the sheets can coat the fabric with fabric softener and make the towels less effective at cleaning.
Eraser Sponges – A Cleaning Product with So Many Uses
If you think that all sponges are the same, then you have never used the miraculous eraser sponge. This water-activated tool works on a variety of surfaces and can clean just about every form of filth. With just a bit of water, it can clean walls, floors, and other surfaces. Crayons, pencil marks, dirt, grime, and scuff marks are no match for the eraser sponge; it’s like magic!
The Instant Erase sponge is also available in an extra strength melamine eraser sponge which makes quick work of the harshest grease, grime and baked-on stains. The extra strength eraser sponge is compressed to give it lasting cleaning. It also has a textured surface to help it clean grout lines on tile or remove tough stains.
To clean an eraser sponge, just rinse the sponge under water to remove dirt. Sometimes you have small and very dirty jobs, like removing mud from the soles of a sneaker. For small dirty jobs like this, you can cut the sponge into a smaller piece, do your cleaning and then dispose of the dirty sponge afterwards. This also helps stretch your supply of sponges and the new shape might help it reach into corners and small areas.
Scrubby Sponges For Tough Jobs
Our scrubby sponges can do wonders for everyday general cleaning, from simple to tough. This sponge works great with typical spills including those on bathroom surfaces, countertops, and more. The coarse, hard scrub surface can also help clean tough dishes or grease soiled kitchen surfaces.
Some of our scrubby sponges have both a cellulose side and abrasive side so they can handle just about any cleaning needs.
After many cleanings, sponges can sometimes smell. To prevent this, make sure you rinse them after use and allow them to dry out. You can also toss your sponge into the top rack of your dishwasher for easy cleaning .
Cleaning Product Tips
Before using any cleaning product, it’s always wise to test the product on an inconspicuous spot on the surface you plan to clean. Do this first before using the cleaning product on the entire surface. Look for scratches or dulling of the surface before you continue to clean.
You do not always need to deeply clean your cleaning tools between uses, but a quick rinse and thorough dry will help extend their lifespan and keep them working effectively. For example, you do not always need to wash your microfiber towels in the washer after each use. In between washings shake out your microfiber towel over or inside a trash bag to catch any loose dirt or dust and rinse under water to remove any remaining dirt. Allow the towels to air dry and they are good for another round of cleaning.
If you store your cleaning supplies together, colors can sometimes help you remember which towels are used on what surfaces. You would not want to use the same sponge to clean your kitchen that you use to clean your bathroom, for example. By color-coding your cleaning supplies, this help prevent any cross contamination.
Spongeoutlet is the leading online distributor of bulk melamine eraser sponges, microfiber towels, dusters, mops, and other essential cleaning supplies.
When you’re working through your to-do list for cleaning your home, you probably have countertops, bathrooms, and floors towards the top of the list.
However, cleaning your walls is an important part of home maintenance that you should be doing at least once a year.
A simple swipe of a vacuum likely isn’t enough especially if you’re cleaning a high-traffic room.
Take a look at the walls in your living room or kitchen, especially near doorframes and light switches.
If you haven’t cleaned these walls in some time, you’ll probably notice a significant amount of dust and dirt building up.
Whether you are planning to spot clean latex-painted walls or do a floor-to-ceiling wipe down, the first step is to mix a few drops of dish detergent in with some warm water. Use an eraser sponge to clean, lightly scrubbing the area.
Make sure to watch for dripping: if you don’t evenly apply water to the paint, it could cause discoloration.
For oil-based paints, you can add a mild de-greaser into to the detergent and water mixture. Follow the same steps, and use a gentle microfiber cloth to wash.
If you have stubborn spots that need a little extra attention, our eraser sponges should be able to eliminate them. Remember that if you rub too vigorously, you could remove some of the paint. Be careful to scrub in gentle circular motions to remove stains.
Even though washing your walls isn’t something you may think to do often, taking care of the paint on your walls will prevent long-term, hard-to-get-out stains and help maintain your home and paint.
Looking to purchase eraser sponges, or other products, for your next cleaning job? Visit Spongeoutlet.
A good thorough cleaning is not just about what cleaning products you are using; it is also about the physical items you are cleaning with.
Not all cleaning solutions do the job they claim to do, but when accompanied by a great sponge, you have a much better chance of a greater clean.
Sponges are one of the most versatile, and one of the most used, cleaning products in both commercial and residential spaces.
You can use a sponge on just about every type of surface and they are a “go-to” cleaning product for many people.
For instance, our eraser sponges can be used for a variety of cleaning jobs.
While we are pretty familiar with the amazing cleaning benefits of a sponge, you wouldn’t believe the creative uses people utilize sponges for. Below are some really unique uses for a sponge:
Keep Fridge Odor Free
To eliminate fridge odors, sprinkle a damp sponge with baking soda and place in the fridge.
The sponge will absorb the odors so that it will keep the fridge smelling fresh for quite some time.
Clean Hard to Reach Objects
For cleaning the bottom of those narrow vases and salad dressing bottles that you can never seem to get clean, cut a rectangle from a sponge and tape it onto the end of a chopstick for those hard to reach places.
Keep Plants Hydrated
To keep your potted plant’s roots moist, (let’s be honest, we are all guilty of letting them go to long without water) cut a piece of sponge to fit tightly in the bottom of the pot.
The sponge will soak up the water to keep the plant’s roots from drying up.
Send Out “Thank You” Cards
If you have a lot of of thank you cards or invitations that need to be mailed out, you can save yourself the time and the taste of licking each one by sealing the envelope shut with a damp sponge instead.
Make Yard Work Comfortable
You can make the task of raking or shoveling by covering the handle of the tool, wherever you grip it, with a sponge. You can tape the sponge onto the handle with duct tape.
This will make the handle much more comfortable to hold onto.
Spongeoutlet has a variety of great sponges as well as other cleaning supplies available at great prices. Trust the versatility of a sponge for all of your cleaning needs.
If you have ever moved, you likely remember the stress of finding a house, the process of bidding on that house, the panic when you won that bid, and the chaos that ensued when you started to prepare for the move.
Moving into a home is a process and your first step should be to clean your new house.
Clean Where People Touch
The house you purchased was likely lived in by another family, in which case people often touched every surface of it.
Make sure you are disinfecting and wiping down everything and pay special attention to the items that might have been touched frequently by other people.
Make sure you clean the buttons on the appliances, the door handles, the light switches, and railings for example.
Get an anti-bacterial spray to make sure that these surfaces are free of germs and leftover grime from the family before you.
Clean Where You Normally Wouldn’t
An empty house is an opportunity to clean where you normally wouldn’t.
You should wipe down walls, clean out dirt and grime behind your appliances, disinfect the cupboards, and clean out the attic.
Although we all eventually mean to complete these projects, we rarely do once we are settled.
Clean those hard to reach places when nothing is in your way and your home is empty.
You’ll feel better settling down knowing these places are cleaned. Consider using our “Eraser Sponge Extension Handle Kit” in order to reach those tough areas.
Focus on Your Floors
Floors that appear clean and fresh can make your home feel much more put together overall. Make sure you clean your floors thoroughly before putting your furniture inside.
Floors are also walked on constantly and are much dirtier than we want to believe, after all, they are being used constantly.
If you have a ceramic tile floor in your kitchen, you should consider using our Melamine Floor Pads in your home to get them looking brand new and ready to host.
Start From the Very Top
When you start cleaning your new home, you are going to be cleaning virtually every inch of it.
When you start cleaning, start with your ceiling fans and light fixtures and work your way down each room.
When you are cleaning ceilings and light fixtures, dirt and dust is going to fall down below you.
You don’t want to clean the floors first and have them soiled by the rest of your cleaning.
Start cleaning from the top of the room so you can get to the end and finish with cleaning the floors.
Consider using our flexible, Microfiber Dusting Wand to dust delicate items or ceiling corners.
If you follow these suggestions, cleaning your new home should be simple. The sooner it is cleaned, the sooner you can get settled. For more cleaning advice, visit Spongeoutlet’s blog.
If you’re struggling to think of the perfect holiday gift for your loved ones, struggle no more.
We are confident that nothing says “season’s greetings” like a gift bag full of sponges.
Eraser Sponges are Used on a Daily Basis
Everyone uses eraser sponges to clean dishes, microwaves, counter tops, and many other surfaces. People all have a constant need for sponge erasers because we use them daily.
From a tough scrubby sponge for hard to clean dishes to an eraser sponge to get our stovetop spotless, people use sponges multiple times a day. People have to purchase sponges to meet their needs. If sponges are gifted to them, they can leave buying them off of their “to-do list.”
Sponges are a practical gift that people will use. If you know someone that has just about everything, we bet they could still use a sponge. Problem solved.
Sponge Erasers Need to Be Replaced on Occasion
Many people do not replace their sponge eraser as frequently as they should. Eraser sponges get worn out and when they do, they don’t perform as well. Sponges eventually get dirt and although they can be sanitized, they should eventually be replaced.
Many people don’t replace their melamine sponges as often as they should.
They might recognize the need for a replacement but if they don’t have one at home and can’t get to the store, they likely keep using the old one.
If they are given magic eraser sponges as a gift, their replacements will be right at home and they can replace their old sponge for a new sponge as needed.
Although sponges do need to be replaced, they will still last longer than a box of ribbon candy would.
Magic Sponge Erasers are a Creative Gift
Most people don’t want another snowflake ornament, another tin of cutout cookies, or a bag of peppermint candies. The large majority of people would never go to a holiday gift exchange and expect to get sponges.
Have you ever arrived at a holiday party to realize that you bought the generic gift as three other people in the room did? If you arrive at a gift exchange with eraser cleaning sponges, you do not risk someone having the same gift as you.
You don’t have to worry about giving loved ones a gift that they have already gotten.
They won’t need to fight crowds at the store to exchange the gift you gave them because they won’t already have it.
You will really be doing them a favor, those crowds can be brutal.
Melamine Eraser Sponges Transport Easily
If you typically travel to your destination during the holiday season, you understand the struggle of packing the trunk of a car with breakable gifts. You likely drive for hours taking each turn with tremendous caution.
If you fly during the holiday season, you probably dread packing a suitcase full of gifts that won’t go over the airlines weight restrictions.
Sponges are lightweight and extremely easy to transport by car or plane. They cannot break while traveling if you hit a speed bump and they can easily be shoved into the crevices of a suitcase.
In case of emergency, they can also stand up to blustery blizzards.
Visit Spongeoutlet to get your holiday shopping done today. (Ribbons and wrapping paper not included)
Our surrounding bodies of water will soon be bodies of ice.
Boat owners are starting to prepare their boats for winter storage and we have some hints to offer on how to do this properly.
It is vital that your boat is stored appropriately in order to keep it secure and well-maintained. Boats are expensive investments and they must be cleaned properly before they are stored for the winter.
Boats are exposed to all different kinds of elements. Salt, seaweed, algae, and barnacles are just a few things most boats come into contact on a regular basis.
All of these different elements soil the boat, even in the places that you can’t see.
In order to preserve your boat in the winter, all of these elements need to be cleaned completely off of your boat.
Thoroughly Rinse the Boat to Start Cleaning
Make sure that you spray down your entire boat with water first. A power washer can sometimes work better than a standard hose because it provides more pressure to clear out nooks and crannies. Make sure are rinsing all aspects of the boat including the topside, bottom, and deck.
You should also make a point to clean all of the hardware and trim.
You should also be purchasing proper boat cleaner and bilge in order to get further treat the boat.
Open any seacocks to drain remaining water out.
Use Proper Boat Cleaner
If your boat has a decent amount of salt residue, let the water sit and dissolve the salt a bit. After it dissolves, rinse it with water again.
Rinse the boat from the top down to ensure you are rinsing the salt off of the boat instead of just around the boat.
Be sure to purchase proper boat cleaner in order to treat the boat properly.
Scrub The Boat Body with Eraser Sponges
In order to clean the boat, you’ll need a tough companion to get the job done.
Sponge Outlet’s eraser sponges can easily pick-up dirt and grime from every section of your boat.
Before you start scrubbing, we recommend resting the eraser sponge on an inconspicuous section of the boat.
We recommend doing this as a precaution so you are certain that the strength of the sponge will not harm the boat.
Consider Waxing the Boat
After you have your boat completely washed, you should really consider waxing the boat as well.
Waxing your boat will seal and protect your clean boat from any winter weather that it might face.
Wax can protect your boat from temperature changes and preserve shine.
Before you store your boat, make sure the boat is completely dry to avoid mold and mildew from settling in. If possible, open any seacocks to drain remaining water out of the boat.
Cleaning and waxing your boat before storing for winter months will prevent dirt and corrosion from getting comfortable.
Using a microwave has become a convenience many people are enjoy using in daily cooking.
Sometimes, at the end of a long day, it’s such a luxury to be able to heat something up in the microwave instead of preparing a meal for yourself.
However, microwaves are not our cleanest household item.
Many of us let food splatter and we are guilty of saying we will “get to it later” but find ourselves never going back.
Microwaves are notorious for containing germs, especially if the microwave is rarely cleaned. Germs multiply most easily in warm settings, making the microwave the perfect spot for them to settle down.
A dirty microwave can result in food poisoning, cross contamination, and a variety of viruses.
We should be cleaning our microwave after each time we use it but most of us don’t.
Our eraser sponges are the perfect tool to use to clean out a dirty microwave. You’ll need a few other supplies as well, but our eraser sponge will get you started.
Using our eraser sponge, scrub out any food splatters from walls, rotating tray, and door.
This will help get all of the tough spots cleared out first.
Some food may be hard to remove but the eraser sponge can handle tough grit, grime, and dirt.
(All of which are in a household microwave!)
After you clean the microwave with our eraser sponge, you should steam clean the appliance.
Using a microwave-safe bowl, vinegar, water, and a sponge, you can get your microwave looking brand new. Pour an equal amount of water and vinegar into a bowl, usually half a cup of each works well.
Put a toothpick into the solution before you start. You’ll notice that bubbles form on the toothpick allowing it to boil without exploding.
Leave the bowl in your microwave for about 5 to 10 minutes depending on how dirty it is. When the minutes are over, let the microwave stand with the door closed for several minutes allowing steam to penetrate the microwave.
Be sure to have oven mitts on hand in order to take the bowl out which will be extremely hot.
After you remove the bowl, stick the eraser sponge into the bowl when the solution is still hot and scrub the rest of your microwave.
Make sure you wipe down corners, windows, walls, and the outside of the microwave as well.
Our eraser sponges are also disposable so once it cools down, it can be thrown out. Visit Spongeoutlet.com for more of our cleaning products, and enjoy your “new” microwave!
There is nothing more enjoyable than lounging in a chair while your children splash and play in the pool during the summer months.
And now that the school year is over and summer has officially arrived, your family is sure to be spending time outside every chance they get.
To get your yard ready for the exciting season ahead, the first thing to do is bring out your patio furniture from storage.
Whether you are enjoying an evening meal with your family or are hosting a big party, comfortable – and clean – seating is a must.
Even if you cleaned your patio furniture before you put it away last winter, it is always a good idea to wipe chairs and tables clean before sitting down for the first time.
Dirt and grime can accumulate easily, especially on items stored in the close confines of a garage or basement.
For the busy individuals who don’t feel like filling a bucket with soapy water and wasting a roll of paper towels to get everything clean, SpongeOutlet has a much easier cleaning solution!
Regardless of what material your patio furniture is made of our Eraser Sponge will remove grit and grime with ease.
We recommend keeping sponges on hand throughout the summer months, as pollen, sap and spilled food will need to be cleaned up before each of the backyard get-togethers you host.
Remember to test on a small area first before scrubbing everything clean and review the video below for a complete patio furniture cleaning tutorial.
Clean Hard to Reach Objects
