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Day #2: Getting Rid of Dust

Today we will be talking about getting rid of dust! We all hate dusting right?  Can I get an “amen”?!

In fact, here is a recent email from one of my readers, “I was wondering if there’s a way to prevent dusting?  What I mean is I HATE – truly hate – dusting and if there were a way to prevent dust from collecting I would do it.  Is there something that “repels” dust?  Or have you heard of some magic dust force field?  That would rock.”

My response back to her was that every piece of furniture should be sold with someone to come dust it once a week! 🙂  But since that’s not realistic, I’m going to give you a great tip for how to make dusting easier!

Yep, wax.  Car wax, or more specifically car polish {synthetic wax} is great for a lot of things but one of them is to make the job of dusting easier.

Use a microfiber cloth and wipe a thin layer of wax on surfaces of dressers, shelves, fan blades, etc.  Once the wax dries buff it off {just like you would on a car}.  Applying the wax won’t make it so you never have to dust but it will make it harder for the dust to stick to the flat surfaces.

 

The wax layer will also make dusting easier because the surfaces will be slick, so the dust will wipe right off!  If you are especially lazy you could probably just blow the dust off, but then you are only moving it to another location in your house… but you could. {wink}

When I’m in a hurry {which is most of the time!} I prefer to dust with my vacuum.  Purchasing vacuum attachments, similar to this one, will make dusting even easier!  I bought mine for about $19 from Amazon.com.

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So your task for today is to wipe down all the flat surfaces in your home, wax them, and then sit back and watch the dust just bounce right off.  It’s kind of like a “magic dust force field”.

You can find the full list of the 14 Day Challenge HERE!

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"Hi, I'm Anna! Wife, mother, child of God, and the founder of Ask Anna. I have always enjoyed cleaning, organizing, decorating and helping people, so I've put that all together on the pages of this blog. I truly hope my tips help you in your home and make sure to contact me if you have a question!"

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  1. Alice says

    September 10, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    What about getting wax somehow onto the the dust cloth? I just paid $2 each for some cheesecloth coated with wax. It does what you suggest, but the wax is on the cloth. You can dust anything with it, including pottery and pictures, etc., that don’t have wax on them. The cloth might need to be thin, not microfiber. Plain cotton or a gauzy cloth would be best and easiest to handle.

    • Anna says

      September 10, 2020 at 3:00 pm

      That’s a great idea! I have a post about removing spilled wax, so I guess you could “spill” some wax and then use whatever cloth you wanted the wax on, to get it off. Here’s the link for the post, if you’re interested. https://askannamoseley.com/2015/06/how-to-get-wax-off-fabric-video-tutorial/

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