Tool and 3 pads
Baseboard Buddy Cleaning Tool
The tool: extendable handle, swivel head, three pads
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Baseboard Buddy and four other ways to clean a baseboard
Each way has a job it does best. Baseboard Buddy is the one that lets you stay standing.
How does Baseboard Buddy compare with other ways to clean a baseboard?
Baseboard Buddy is the only one of these 5 ways that wipes the top edge of a baseboard while you stand and can also go over it damp. A cloth scrubs harder, a vacuum brush holds more dust and a melamine sponge lifts scuffs better.
| Way to clean | Baseboard Buddy | Cloth and bucket | Vacuum brush | Extendable duster | Melamine sponge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bending or kneeling | No. Handle up to 4 feet | Yes, the whole way round | Some, to guide the brush | No | Yes |
| Loose dust and hair | Yes, dry pad | Yes, but it smears when wet | Yes, into the bag | Yes | No |
| Scuffs and film | Light ones, damp pad | Yes, with pressure | No | No | Yes |
| Top edge of the board | Pad wraps over it | Yes | Brush skims it | Yes | Yes |
| Door casings up high | Yes, from the floor | With a step stool | With a long wand | Yes | With a step stool |
| Upkeep | Rinse the pad | Wash the cloth | Empty the bag | Shake or wash the head | Throw away when worn |
| Better choice when | You have long walls and want to stay on your feet | Corners, caked grime, one small room | Dust is heavy and dry and you want it in a bag | You only ever dust and never wipe | A few stubborn marks on white paint |
Baseboard Buddy or a cloth and bucket?
A cloth in your hand presses harder than any pad on a 4-foot pole, and it gets into a corner. It also costs you a slow trip around every room on your knees. Use Baseboard Buddy for the run of the wall and keep a cloth for the corners and the one sticky patch by the bin.
Baseboard Buddy or an extendable duster?
A fluffy duster reaches as far as Baseboard Buddy’s 4-foot handle and weighs less. It cannot go over the board damp, and it flicks as much dust as it holds. Baseboard Buddy’s flat pad wipes, so it also deals with scuffs.
Baseboard Buddy or a melamine sponge?
A melamine sponge takes a black heel mark off white paint better than a 6.5 x 5 in microfiber pad. It is a spot tool, used by hand, and it wears away as it works. Dust the whole wall with Baseboard Buddy and keep a sponge for the marks that remain.
Questions
Choosing a way to clean
Baseboard Buddy or a vacuum brush?
Use both: a vacuum brush removes loose dust and holds it in the bag, while Baseboard Buddy wipes the top edge and can go over the board damp. 1 pass of each beats 2 of either.
Is Baseboard Buddy better than a rag?
On long runs of wall, yes: you clean standing, with up to 4 feet of handle. In corners and on caked dirt a rag wins, because your hand can press harder than the pad.
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20 pads · $1.25 each
20 Replacement Pads
The refill: twenty reusable pads
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