- Hi, I'm Parris.
And recently I've seen so many TV commercials
for the Baseboard Buddy.
Especially in the commercial with the woman sitting
on the floor with the bucket and scrub bush.
Working up a sweat
trying to scrub off those scuffs and splatters
on the baseboard.
When magically with the Baseboard Buddy,
you can just walk right along and it looks buffed and clean
as if it were newly painted.
Can it really be that easy?
I'm gonna find out.
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The Baseboard Buddy is an As Seen on TV cleaning device.
It has an extendable handle so you don't
have to get down on your knees to scrub the baseboard.
From a standing position you can just walk along
your baseboards with this spongy portion of it.
Going along the surface and conforming to the shapes
of your baseboards and making them remarkably clean!
I picked up the Baseboard Buddy at our local Walmart,
in the As Seen on TV aisle, it went for about $20.
And you can find out more about it
at the link down below this video.
Honestly, I've got more eye level cleaning to do
before worrying about baseboards,
but I really wanted to see if this could make it
as easy as it seems in the TV commercial.
'Cause nobody likes to sit on the floor
with a bucket and a scrub brush.
Pieces to assemble for the handle.
The piece that does all the work,
sorta like a very thick Swiffer,
Or like a piece of sheep skin,
sheep skin carpet.
They do include a couple extra pads,
you can rinse these out and wash them and then use them.
They also work wet and dry.
I think that's going to be key to actually cleaning
one section of baseboard that we have
that's got splattered stuck on stuff.
Because that's where Pierre eats and drinks,
our dog, Pierre.
(laughs)
None of our children eat there.
And the instructions and a website,
where to go to learn how to use it,
and to order additional cleaning pads.
So this is soft and thick enough
that it should be able to conform to the shapes
in your baseboard, as they mention in the commercial.
And it's attached by Velcro
so it's relatively easy to take off,
run under the sink and rinse out the dirt.
The Baseboard Buddy was easy to assemble.
The handle is about four feet long.
You can leave out one of the center sections
if you're shorter or if you don't want to have it this long.
'Cause you can not only clean the baseboards,
you can also clean moldings and things over your head.
And this piece, it does swivel
and go back and forth like this.
You can also adjust where it fits on this
with a screw right here.
So you can get it to better fit your baseboards
and as they mention, make sure the plastic pieces
are not scratching up the paint or any of the molding.
And as it mentions prominently here
in a sticker on the back of the device,
and about five or six different places in the instructions.
Feel free to add water or your favorite cleaner
if you're having difficulty
cleaning something off of the baseboard.
So they mention this is great for dusting while it's dry,
but if you really have somethin' you need to clean,
it sounds like you are going to need to add something more.
I'm ready to start with some simple dusting,
on the baseboards right outside this room.
This spot has the best lighting.
And you can see,
pretty much just dust there on the baseboard.
Let's see what happens.
So, I want this at a 45 degree angle.
I think it should fit on like that.
Okay.
That should be gripping it.
And just move it along.
Whoops.
Just ran it along about three feet of baseboard.
You can see where it's picking it up,
right on the edge that intercepts the dirt.
And, eh.
(laughs)
Maybe if I try it wet here.
Okay, using just plain water,
let's go back and forth here a couple times.
It's a little too short.
If I get the top of it its missin' the bottom.
If I get the bottom, it's missin' the very top.
So I do need to go over it more than once.
I don't know if we have especially deep baseboards.
Just makes me want to get down there
and scrub it with the thing.
'Cause I feel like I'm not gettin' much pressure on it.
With the hand, at this angle of the handle.
Try standin' over here and leanin' on it.
Definitely did pick up some more dirt!
And its cleaner than it was before.
Maybe these baseboards are just never
going to look like new again.
Alright, here's the spot behind Pierre's food bowl.
I've put on a new cleaning pad, a dry one.
Let's see if it does much here.
Hmm.
Hmm, time to add some water.
Maybe some of my favorite cleaning solution!
Put the camera on the floor
so I can get two hands into this,
work it just at the right angle.
Now I've got a damp cleaning cloth on there.
Walking along once and coming back.
That's not going to do much.
It's probably gonna need to soak a little actually.
Once the grime there gets wet.
And I feel like I'm actually scrubbing,
(laughs) but just doing it from standing up.
Which isn't that comfortable either.
It's better,
but I don't feel like I have the exact control
to get at the little spots I see that I'd like to just
put a scrub brush on and dig right down on.
Using this standing up just feels sorta frustrating.
I wanna take it off and use it like this,
so I can get right where I need it.
All I need now is a bucket
and I'm the lady in the commercial.
You can see the cleaning cloth did pick up
a fair amount of dirt, once it got wet.
And that the baseboard is cleaner.
But some of that stuff may not even come off
with a scrub brush.
Having cleaned a total of what,
about seven linear feet of baseboard?
I've now installed my third and final cleaning pad.
I'm going to see about cleaning up above
the door sill here.
Though, my philosophy of cleaning is,
if you don't see it in ordinary life, it's not dirty.
But let's see.
This is a brand new cleaning pad, completely dry.
Should shape itself to that, more or less.
And I'll go back once more, for good measure.
And what did we get?
Hmm.
See, that's what I told you.
(laughs) If you can't see it, it's clean.
So if all you have on your baseboards is some light dust,
the Baseboard Buddy can probably clean that off in one pass.
If the dirt and dust on there is a little more substantial,
I think you're going to be doing more than one pass.
Probably have to get this wet,
maybe add some cleaner and maybe doing some scrubbing,
whether standing up or kneeling down.
But if for medical or other reasons you're not able
to kneel down to clean the baseboards and scrub them,
this will get your baseboards cleaner.
However, I will now share with you
Parris' secrets to dealing with dusty dirty baseboards.
Number one,
arrange furniture and objects around your house
in such a way that baseboards are never visible.
And number two,
keep a number of interesting,
unique and unexpected objects at eye level in your home
and no one will ever be looking at the baseboards.
And failing that, remember Parris' axiom.
If they can't see it, it's not dirty!
You can find out more about the Baseboard Buddy
at the link down below this video.
I'll be back soon with more product reviews,
including maybe a device that can clean ceiling blades.
Maybe I should shut it off first.
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