When Cleaning Goes Bad: Eight Mishaps Resulting From Well Intentioned Stupidity
There aren’t a lot of people who enjoy cleaning things, so anyone tackling a project as seemingly simple as removing a dishwasher stain, or as advanced as cleaning out a cement mixer, should be commended for their can-do spirit. That being said, there are some ideas for going about this that are simply better on paper, and make you wonder what in the world these people were thinking in the first place.
Using Windex on a DLP
Sure it gets smudges like any other surface, but using glass cleaner is a huge no-no. The liquid will be sandwiched between the screen and the protective plastic, and you’ll be left with an awesome streak across the bottom of the TV that’s way more distracting than any finger prints.
Instead, try using a microfiber dust cloth.
Cleaning Your Keyboard with a Vacuum and Goo Gone
While compressed air is the generally accepted method, if you’re thinking it would be a good idea to bust out the Dyson and suck up those crumbs from the bagel you just finished, it might be best to reconsider. As discussed here a powerful vacuum is likely to dispose of more than just the food remnants you were trying to get rid of. Also, using Goo Gone as a means to eliminate the Cheetos dust stuck to your escape key is more likely to melt the plastic than actually help.
Removing Dishwasher Stains with Comet Spray
Although this won’t ruin the dishwasher, your floors will be in jeopardy when the nightmare of overflowing bubbles begins to ensue. Obviously it seems like a good idea on paper to simply dump some cleaners in there, run the dishwasher, and let it do the work for you, but trust us, you’re going to save a lot of headaches by doing the scrubbing yourself.
Source: http://curiousvillager.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/how-not-to-clean-a-dishwasher/
Washing Automatic Doors While They’re Still On
For maximum hilarity this video should be set to the theme song from Benny Hill, but as it stands, it kind of just makes you feel bad for the lady that’s trying to clean them. We’re assuming the poor woman wanted to turn the doors off for the whole 90 seconds it would take to clean them, and was told no solely for the sake of the owner’s amusement.
Getting the Pedals Mixed Up at the Carwash
Somehow confusing the gas and the break, this woman manages to bring down the entire carwash and nearly ram into an innocent bystander in the process. She should probably be required to stick to the do-it-yourself variety in the future.
Source: http://www.shecandrive.com/item/44/How-Not-To-Clean-Your-Car.html
Rinsing Out a Cement Mixer with Soap
There are a few obvious problems with this. Just to scratch the surface, if for some reason you choose to wait until the cement has already dried to start your cleaning process, a bottle of soap is probably not going to do the trick. It’s also unlikely that many cities would be very happy with cement being poured directly into the storm drain.
Hosing the Car Out
We can give this woman the benefit of the doubt and say that this might be the result of a car-sick child or a horrific fertilizer spill on the way back from the nursery. However, those two possibilities aside, there aren’t a lot of scenarios where you should be hosing down the inside of your car like it’s just arriving at Shawshank.
Dousing your Camera Lens
Nobody likes a smudged lens, but much like putting Windex on a DLP, trying to wash your lens off will do considerably more harm than good. If you actually need some anecdotal evidence you can read up on the negative effects here.
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