How to Clean Up Fingerprint Dust

Being broken into is a horrible experience. That horrid experience does not end when the police take their fingerprints and leave. You still have the mess and the fingerprint dust to clean up. It sticks to every surface that it comes in contact with and is rather difficult to remove without a lot of work if you don't know what you are doing. The police do not leave an instruction manual on how to get rid of it and most people are too stunned after it happens to ask for recommendations.

Try these simple and inexpensive ways to get rid of the fingerprint dust that serves as a daily, painful reminder that you were burglarized.

Pledge
A rag that you do not mind throwing away after using it and Pledge will do wonders getting the fingerprint dust off of polished wood furniture such as entertainment centers, tables, and dressers. You will need more than one rag to make sure that you do more cleaning than you do smearing.

Clorox Clean-Up
Clorox clean up and a couple of rags that you do not mind throwing away will work wonders on getting the fingerprint dust off of painted cabinet doors, painted exterior and interior doors, and plastic surfaces. Be careful to not get it on anything that it will ruin.

Hot Water and Soap
There are lots of things that you can't get fingerprint dust off of without the use of hot soap, water, and a soak pan. Figurines, especially textured ones, will need to soak for a while before you start scrubbing away at the fingerprint dust.

Windex
Paper towels and glass cleaner can help to get stubborn fingerprint dust off of metal objects, handles, electronics, and appliances. It is a safe alternative to Clorox Clean-Up because it will not take the color out of things.

Pumice Soap
There is no way around it, you will undoubtedly get some fingerprint dust on you while cleaning up. It is harder to get fingerprint dust off of you than it is to get it off of your furniture. The best way to get it off of your hands and body is to use an exfoliate soap, such as the pumice soap that mechanics use, to get it off of you.