Dusting : Wet or dry?

[sunflower71]

Some people swear by dusting with a damp cloth others say polish and dry.

What do you say is the most effective?

[Alibobs]

damp cloth picks up the dust whereby dry dusting just moves it about! If you are using polish I think the effect is the same - I like to use polish because of the smell

[shaneystar2]

I don't polish much ..it attracts more dust especially the silicone type.I only use polish a couple of times a year on my wood furniture and then a non silicone one which feeds the wood.
I always damp dust with a microfibre cloth well wrung out in warm water. We had a discussion about this the other day .
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[emmalee]

I use the hoover and attachments on everything!!!

[cherryelm]

I have very bad eyesight so I claim not to see the dust!!!! Lifes too short.

[tictactoe]

I'm still waiting for shaney to come round and give me a demonstration!!

Put the kettle on (also got out the best china) made some cookies, but she didn't show.. :o(

Dust? what dust?

[techman]

I have worked in an Operating Theatre for 27 years and we always damp dust, it just stops you moving dust around.

[handygran]

Kim & Aggie from How Clean Is Your House say only use polish once a month. Always use a well squeezed out damp cloth over furniture then buff up with a dry cloth

[what..the?]

Damp for sure!

I will dry the vac first if it is really bad and then I get in there with pieces of folded kitchen roll and a spray depending on the surface, as I dont have much wood I like lemon mr muscle as it leaves a nice lemon smell - so people know I have cleaned lol!

The kitchen roll means I can just take a carrier bag around the house with me and when the piece of kitchen roll I'm using gets too dirty I throw it in there with other rubbish I find on my journey, this means no dirty dusters and a clean cloth so I am no just spreading dust around.

[shaneystar2]

Drat ..that tea must be well stewed by now tictactoe.! And I missed out on home made cookies! Double drat.