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Wondrous woodwork
To protect, rejuvenate and enhance the
natural appearance of fine timber, try a
product such as Feast Watson Mastertouch
Carnauba Wax, which can be applied over
old coatings, meaning there's no need to
strip it back to bare timber. "The more it is
polished the greater the sheen build," says
FEAST WATSON
Use a tile grout
cleaner or whitening
product to keep
your bathrooms
looking fresh
MASTERTOUCH
WAX
BOWN
Feast Watson
"Mastertouch'
Rozanne Valcarcel, Feast Watson brand
carnauba wax in
manager. "It also helps to fill in fine
scratches and imperfections."
Brown, $38.50,
I/N: 1566209
Run a squeegee
Plant Style
over glass screens
PHINCIPLENOF IOME
after every shower
to prevent soap
scum build-up
Grimy grout
Being porous, grout is great at picking up dust, dirt, oil and
stains, and grubby grout really ages a bathroom or kitchen.
Keeping it clean goes a long way towards keeping your tiled
spaces looking sharp. "A baking soda paste left to sit for 5-10
minutes, and scrubbed with a grout brush in sections, will
help clean these areas," says Elise Warner, marketing manager
at Oates. But there will be times when a specialised grout
cleaning product is needed for stubborn stains and mould.
Grout pens and paints are also a simple way to revive
discoloured or stubbornly stained grouting. Just remember
to choose the right colour to match your existing grouting.
A quick touch-up and it'll be back to its best.
De-scum the shower
Clean cloudy shower screens
after a hot shower. "The heat
and steam from the shower will
Cemix grout paint
with brush in White,
soften soap scum and make it
easier to clean," says Elise. Hard
water deposits can be removed
with patience; on tiled surfaces
try an abrasive cleaner, an
eraser pad or a (gently!)
wielded scraper blade. CLR
calcium, limescale, rust remover
will help tackle rust stains on
baths and toilets, and works
Long Life grout
cleaner, $9.90/750ml,
I/N: 4470744
CLR calcium lime rust
Glitz Green 'Cleaning
remover, $24/1L,
I/N: 4460670
$14.91/250ml,
Bi-Carb' cleaner,
$9.98/1kg.
I/N: 4460481
CALON
CLEANING
BI-CARB
I/N: 8913270
IMERA
Outel
GROUT PAIN
Raven bathroom
Oates Soft
Grip' grout
brush, $3.98,
I/N: 8903870
squeegee with hook,
$5.45, I/N: 0851937
LONG
GROUT LIFE
CEANER
White Knight grout pen
in White, $14.95/5ml,
I/N: 1565716
off calcium and lime deposits
on taps and showers.
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Photography (left, top left) Anna Robinson; (opposite top) Sue
Stubbs, styling Jess Bellef; (opposite, bottom) Getty Images
