Flash - does it do everything?

Citygirl1

I have a bottle of Flash multipurpose cleaner and it states on the bottle that it does everything around the home therefore no need for seperate cleaners, so does it do windows and floors aswell as sinks, worktops and baths etc. I tend to use wipes for everything these days but I am finding its costing me more in the long run, however I don't want any faff with mop buckets and lots of cloths etc but the universal spray seems to be the most cost effective, though I don't want a different spray for every household job.

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Doozergirl

I've been using multipurpose spray for everything for years. There's nothing different that means different inanimate objects need different products - it's pure marketing babble. I use it for everything - sinks, worktops, floors, taps, shower screen, the oven door, everything.

Lots of people on the old style thread swear by stardrops for everything. It's very cheap and cheerful but for me, I live in a very soft water area and it wouldn't stop foaming even heavily diluted.

So I buy multipurpose cleaner whenever it's on offer for £1. I like the one with febreeze in it. One bottle does everything except the inside of the loo because you need that special head to get under the rim and oven pride for a mega oven clean out, but that's proper ammonia based evil stuff.

Linda32

Citygirl1 wrote: »

I have a bottle of Flash multipurpose cleaner and it states on the bottle that it does everything around the home therefore no need for seperate cleaners, so does it do windows and floors aswell as sinks, worktops and baths etc.

Yes it does everything, no you really really don't need different cleaners for everything.

That said, I'm not sure about windows, I still buy windowlene for windows. And I can assure you I do not waste money on seperate cleaners.

*If you have wooden floors, I've no idea how to keep these as we don't have them, just says, just incase

Citygirl1 wrote: »

I tend to use wipes for everything these days but I am finding its costing me more in the long run, however I don't want any faff with mop buckets and lots of cloths etc but the universal spray seems to be the most cost effective, though I don't want a different spray for every household job.

I'm not surprised :eek: I understand about the faffing, but what I do is have a batch of cloths which I use. Then just bung in the washing machine to clean them. No faffing.

seabright

Tesco's own brand "Flash" does exactly the same, but for less!

DP likes real flash, so I keep a real flash bottle and top it up from the own brand bottle :rotfl:

Citygirl1

Hi, thanks for your replies. I feel sure that the Flash used for everything will save money rather than using wipes for everything. How about furniture though, do you use a polish for that? I currently have those furnture dust and polish wipes.

As for windows, I think you could use the liquid flash in the bottle diluted in water, but rather than have that and the spray could you just not spray the flash into the water and use it that way?

Also regarding floors, I no longer have a mop bucket due to lack of space and patience. I just have a mop and use the floor wipes but these get expensive. Some of you say you use Flash spray for floors, do you just spray it on the floor and then run the mop over it with no water?

I have a toilet duck for the loo and I may just use wipes for the loo seat as I don't want to use a cloth that I've used on the loo for other things.

Also is Flash OK for the bathroom or do you need a special bathroom cleaner? All these products do get out of hand, currently I have, aswell as wipes for everything and my Flash spray - disinfectant, washing powder, fabric conditioner, Ace bleach which is imperative for stains I find, Febreze fabric freshner, Vanish carpet stain remover, oven cleaner, sink unblocker, the list goes on, but how can you eliminate most of these things as a lot of them you do need.

Linda32

Citygirl1 wrote: »

Hi, thanks for your replies. I feel sure that the Flash used for everything will save money rather than using wipes for everything. How about furniture though, do you use a polish for that? I currently have those furnture dust and polish wipes.

I use Sainsburys Lavender furniture polish, because I love love the smell complete waste of money of course, dispite what I said above Microfibre cloths "pick up" the dust rather than just moving it around.

You can invest in these cloths, they work very well and can be found in £ shops, supermarkets or Lakeland depending on how much you want to spend.

Citygirl1 wrote: »

Also regarding floors, I no longer have a mop bucket due to lack of space and patience. I just have a mop and use the floor wipes but these get expensive. Some of you say you use Flash spray for floors, do you just spray it on the floor and then run the mop over it with no water?

I used to use one in a squirty bottle, I seem to remember it was a dettol one, although I might be wrong. You got down on your hand and knees and squirted it on the floor then whiped over with a cloth. I now use a mop and bucket as I find it easier.

Citygirl1 wrote: »

I have a toilet duck for the loo and I may just use wipes for the loo seat as I don't want to use a cloth that I've used on the loo for other things.

Well no, I have a few which I've cut the corner off, so I know which one is which.

Or as some flyladies say Blue for loo and pink for sink :rotfl:

Citygirl1 wrote: »

Also is Flash OK for the bathroom or do you need a special bathroom cleaner? All these products do get out of hand, currently I have, aswell as wipes for everything and my Flash spray - disinfectant, washing powder, fabric conditioner, Ace bleach which is imperative for stains I find, Febreze fabric freshner, Vanish carpet stain remover, oven cleaner, sink unblocker, the list goes on, but how can you eliminate most of these things as a lot of them you do need.

I've just had a look in my cupboard:-

Bleech for the loo, plus cloth
Daisy (Tesco) Bathroom spray and cloth
Fairy Liquid
Lavender furniture polish
Bar keepers friend for scrubbing the oven, mainly
Washing powder
Flash
Pre-wash stain remover

I still think that looks like alot :eek:

quintwins

yeah it does pretty much everything i only buy value or on offer cleaning stuff (sometimes amazon deals work out cheaper than value) all i ever buy is multipurpose, cream cleaner, bleach and washing up liquid, not sure how you can get away without using a mop bucket tho since even if u use flash you'll still need 1

valk_scot

I've just looked in my cleaning materials cupboard and apart from laundry powder etc which lives downstairs in the utility room and washing up liquid/diswhasher tabs that live under the kitchen sink I've got...

Value thick bleach which I decant from the big bottle into a "duck" necked bottle
Stardrops, some of which gets diluted into a spray bottle for spraying on surfaces
Cheap Value disinfectant
White vinegar, some of which is diluted into a spray bottle for glass cleaning.
Cream cleaner (same bottle for five years now!)
Spray polish for wooden furniture (Tesco own brand)
Proper furniture wax with turps base

As for implements, I've got a pile of cloths made from old torn up t-shirts etc and a pile of pieces of towelling, from old towels and the old towelling nappies. Plus an old toothbrush (for round taps), a floor scrubbing brush (for my outside stairs), some cheap pan scrubbers of the 14p for 5 variety, a couple of old sponges and a squeezy mop. Microfibre cloths for dusting and a static duster on an extendable handle. Also a roll of Value kitchen towel (this is for clearing up cat sick mostly) and some old newspapers. Plus a mop bucket.

I usually keep the relevant cloth tucked next to the relevant bottle for cleaning/polishing. The kitchen worksurfaces get a clean cloth each day. I put a piece of toweling over the head of the squeezy mop to dry the floor after washing. Dirty cloths get draped over the edge of the sink in the utility room (so they dry off and don't stink) and I machine wash them once I've got a load full, or they get chucked in with the rugby gear as long as they don't have solvents or bleach on them. I use loo paper to wipe off the toilet rim and lid, after I've sprayed them once with Stardrops then wiped, once with a weak soloution of disinfectant.


Sounds a lot but I've got a very big house by modern standards and there are a lot of surfaces! Plus very high ceilings. I hate cleaning with a passion so have tried to get it as efficient and streamlined as possible timewise and sometimes that means having a specific tool or product to make life easier.

TheDoolallyDilly

The most brilliant thing for windows are the microfibre clothes. I have an Ecloth window pack, just use plain hot water and the thick cloth to wash window, squeegee off the excess, and polish with the polishing cloth. Lovely clean windows with no chemicals.

Citygirl1

Thank you for all your replies, very helpful. I have been reading the threads on here about Stardrops and that seems to do even more than flash, ie carpets and clothes stains so which is the best to use - Flash or Stardrops? Could Stardrops cut down on the carpet and clothes stain removers?