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even for a minute or so begins to eat into the finish. Wipe in the
direction of the wood grain. This is more shrewd than superstitious.
Streaks left by imperfect polishing will be camouflaged by
blending in with the wood grain if you rub in that direction.
Wipe with your polishing cloth folded into an area as large as
your hand—not mashed into a ball—so you make maximum use
of each swipe. (Saves time.)As you rub, the polish will spread out
evenly and begin to dry. When it is almost finished drying, flip
the cloth onto its back—which should be kept dry—and buff the
finish to a shine. Make big sweeping movements to save time.
When the table exceeds your arm length, spray half at a time.
(The table, that is, not your arm.) Don't press down hard as you
buff. It's harder work and you can scratch the surface even with
polish. Finally, check for streaks and missed spots, and deal
with them with the driest part of the cloth.

Dining Room
Enter the dining room from the living room and begin dusting
above the doorway, working from top to bottom as always. In
the first corner is a plant: Use your feather
duster as you did earlier.

Mirror-top Buffet
Across the back wall is a mirror-top buffet
with liquor bottles on top. Get a funnel –
just kidding. Move the bottles to the right
side and spray and wipe the vacated area.
Use a Blue-Juice-sprayed cloth to clean the
bottles as you replace them. If you encounter cigarette butts or
other debris, remember to deposit then into your apron trash
pocket. Do not walk around looking for a trash can! Clean the
other side of the mirror top and continue. Our buffet sits on the
hardwood floor on short legs. The vacuum can get underneath,
but use the duster around the legs to prevent dust rings.

Dining-room Table
Polish the dining room table each time unless it hasn't been used
at all. It saves the most time to polish half of the table, dust the
chairs closest to you, polish the other half of the table, and then
finish the chairs. The point is to minimize retracing your steps.

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