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The New Year is here and you are motivated; get started with our Complete Checklist Guide to Deep Clean Your Kitchen!

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The holidays are over, the company has gone home, the decorations are put away, and you look around and find that not only do you need to find space for all of your newly acquired gifts, but the kitchen is in need of some serious deep cleaning. Between the baking, roasting the turkey, mixing up the gravy, and making candy, surfaces are left a little sticky, cabinets need to be organized and wiped down, and the oven needs a serious scrub-down.

It happens to everyone. You clean as you go and wipe down after every meal, but there isn’t time during the holiday rush to thoroughly clean and what better time than the new year to tackle the kitchen? Start the year off right – with a clean and organized kitchen!

Now, you’re asking yourself, where do I even begin? Don’t worry; we’ve put together a complete checklist for your reference!

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The Complete Checklist Guide to deep clean your kitchen:

  • Remove all items from kitchen cabinets and kitchen drawers. Wipe down the inside of each drawer and cabinet. Take this opportunity to make a donation pile for items that are never used, or duplicates that you’ve acquired over the years. Donate to a local women’s shelter or your favorite charitable organization.
  • Wipe down the front of all cabinets and disinfect the handles. Don’t forget to dust the tops if there is a gap between the top of the cabinets and the ceiling.
  • Wash and sanitize cutting boards
  • Sharpen knives
  • Clean and organize pantry. Discard all expired items.
  • Clean the refrigerator and freezer. Remove all items and discard of all expired items. Wipe down all shelves and inside and outside of doors. Defrost the freezer if necessary and don’t forget to clean the ice trays.
  • Clean oven.
  • Clean stove top.
  • Clean under and above the fridge and stove.
  • Vacuum refrigerator coils.
  • Clean crumbs out of the toaster.
  • Clean the inside and outside of the microwave oven.
  • Clean and descale coffee maker.
  • Wash and shine sink and faucet.
  • Wash windows and window sills.
  • Wash and disinfect switch plates.
  • Wash doors and doorknobs.
  • Reseal countertops and/or grout lines if necessary.

Next, make yourself a cup of hot tea, put your feet up and admire a job well done. It always feels good to start the New Year off feeling accomplished and maybe you’ll be motivated to tackle the bathrooms next!

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Tips to Care for your Newly Refinished Bathtub

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Bathtub refinishing is a cost effective alternative over replacement remodeling, that can repair and renew any outdated, damaged or hard to clean surface. Refinishing is used for a variety of reasons, even simply to update the wrong color bathtub, vanity, tile or countertop!

Using Miracle Method to refinish your bathtub will add 10 to 15 years to the life of your existing tub, giving it a whole new look and it will remain beautiful with proper care. What Cleaning Suppliesexactly is proper care and the best way to care for your newly refinished bathtub?

It’s pretty simple really, the same way the manufacturer recommends caring for a new bathtub. Here are four great tips to help you keep your Miracle Method refinished tub looking like new for years to come:

  1. Use only non-abrasive, liquid cleaners – We recommend Mira-Clean, our exclusive Miracle Method cleaner that is specifically formulated to safely clean refinished surfaces. Mira-Clean can also be used on non-refinished surfaces.
  2. For best results, spray the surface and let it penetrate for 3-5 minutes before scrubbing with a cleaning pad or brush designed for use on Teflon surfaces.
  3. Do not allow any cleaners or chemicals to remain on a refinished surface for any extended period of time. Rinse thoroughly and wipe the surface with a soft sponge or cloth.
  1. To extend the life of a refinished tub, apply an automotive polymer polish or Gel-gloss every six months. Meguiar’s M20 or Finish Kare 2180 are good choices.

These simple tips will extend the life of your refinished bathtub while keeping your tub free of harmful bacteria, mold and mildew.

At Miracle Method, we live to make your bathrooms, homes and lives – just a little more beautiful every day. If you’ve been thinking about making a bathroom or kitchen in your home more beautiful, call 855-212-7337 to find a Miracle Method professional near you!

See Miracle Method at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo

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Healthcare Facility Managers are getting a double dose of Miracle Method as the company is exhibiting at its second facility conference this year.  In addition to the National logoASHE Conference in August, we’ll be at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Exposition (HFSE) September 30 to October 2 at Chicago’s Navy Pier.

We’ll be demonstrating how leaking shower pans, damaged and dated tile walls and floors don’t have to be replaced, but can be refinished in less time and with less money that replacement.   There will be displays in the booth to demonstrate the before and after process and case studies from hospital work Miracle Method has done across the country.

“Conferences are a great opportunity for us to educate those in charge of maintaining hospitals to the highest standards,” says Chuck Pistor, President of Miracle Method.  “Our process not only beautifies dated surfaces, but by sealing bathroom and countertop surfaces, we help hospitals with their infectious disease programs by creating resistance to mold and mildew.”

With offices across the US and in Canada, Miracle Method can provide its services to virtually any hospital or healthcare facility. To learn more about how we can help facility  stretch remodeling budgets visit www.miraclemethod.com/hospitals, or call 800 444-8827.

Miracle Method is Celebrating Our First Year to Exhibit At the IFMA World Workplace Conference & Expo!

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As a result of our innovative surface refinishing services, facility managers nationwide are experiencing remarkable improvements in facility performance, profitability, and efficiency. ifma_90

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has recognized Miracle Method as one of the most reputable, innovative product and service providers for facility management. So, this is the perfect time to exhibit at the IFMA World Workplace Conference and Expo—with more than 4,000 facility management professionals attending from 40 countries and every state in the U.S.

Our process for refinishing existing surfaces can often return commercial facilities to service the next day, while saving up to 75% of replacement costs:

  • Bathtubs & showers
  • Tile walls & floors
  • Countertops

Miracle Method can refinish a variety of surfaces:

  • Porcelain
  • Ceramic tile
  • Laminates
  • Fiberglass
  • Cultured marble
  • Acrylic

Plus, our refinishing process permanently seals tile grout, making it mold- and mildew-resistant and easier to maintain.

Come see our fast, affordable, durable alternatives to traditional remodeling. The World Workplace Conference & Expo is at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, September 17-19, 2014. If you’re attending, we’d love to meet you!

With more than 135 offices across the US and in Canada, we can quickly provide services to virtually any commercial facility regardless of size or location. To learn more about Miracle Method and to read case studies, visit www.miraclemethod.com/commercial, or call 855-212-7337.

What Can You Do With Ugly Tile Walls?

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Your bathroom is a place where you rejuvenate, relax and refresh. It’s a room you should love. So, what do you do if you don’t love your ugly tile walls?  What do you do with tile with outdated colors, grout lines that are cracked, stained, or moldy? White Tile Before After

You can tear out the existing tile and replace it with something else, but that’s messy, time-consuming and expensive.

At Miracle Method Surface Refinishing, we have a quick, clean, and affordable option for you. Don’t retile your walls. Instead, have the existing tile refinished.

With the Miracle Method process, we will transform your bath by creating a sparkling, like-new look and feel:

  1. First, we use a two-step cleaning process to remove any dirt, oil, and other residue from the tile walls.
  2. We repair any cracked or damage tile.
  3. Then, we “float” additional grout over the existing grout, if necessary, to fill any voids and create a smoother appearance.
  4. Once the grout is dry, we clean the tiles again and apply our MM-4 bonding agent to ensure that the new finish will adhere to the old.
  5. Finally, we apply our hi-tech acrylic coatings to produce a smooth, durable, even finish.

Miracle Method offers an extensive collection of colors and textures to choose from, including our Natural Accents™ stone finishes, so you can perfectly match your bathroom décor. Refinishing tile walls also permanently seals the grout, eliminating the need to clean or  regularly seal it.

Why bother with messy and expensive removal and replacement of ugly tile and grout when Miracle Method can refinish them quickly, affordably, and beautifully?

To learn more about our process, please visit our website at www.miraclemethod.com or give us a call at 855-212-7337 for more information. Your Miracle Method professional can offer the best pricing if you have both the bathtub and tile walls refinished at the same time. We can even finish the bathtub and walls in contrasting colors.

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