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cleaning jobs like fingerprints, spots on the floor, and window
sills, for example. When that cloth in turn gets too damp or dirty
and is no longer usable even for wiping, store it in the bottom of
your lower right apron pocket. If your company uses microfiber
cloths instead, your directions for managing the cleaning cloth
may be slightly different. Ask your supervisor.

Managing the Feather Duster and/or Lambs Wool Duster
Approach most situations with your duster in one hand and the
other hand free. Shift quickly to heavier-duty cleaning options as
the situation demands, and gradually you'll notice you're
beginning to do so smoothly and to anticipate your next move.
If you use proper technique with the duster, you will move most
dust quickly from wherever it was to the floor, where it will be
vacuumed away. (High to low—Rule 3.) Poor technique will
throw a lot of dust into the air and contribute to the poor
reputation unjustly suffered by unskilled dusters.

Most dusting motions are fast, steady
motions over the surface being
dusted—a picture frame, for example.
At the end of the dusting motion (i.e., at
the end of the picture frame), bring the
duster to a dead stop. Don't let the feathers
or microfiber duster flip into the air at the end of
a stroke, thereby throwing all the dust into the air,
where it will stay until you've finished cleaning
and then settle back on all the furniture you've just finished cleaning. Remember
– clean it once. In addition, you may get a customer complaint because
the dust resettled and it looks like nothing has been dusted!

By coming to a dead stop at the end of each stroke, you will give
the dust a chance to cling to the duster. To remove the
accumulated dust, tap the duster smartly against your ankle,
close to the floor, regularly. The object is to get the dust to settle
on the floor where it will await vacuuming.

One difference with a microfiber duster is that there is a stick in
the middle of it, so be careful to avoid tipping something over
that you’re trying to dust. The microfiber duster is particularly

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