I’m a bit later in my normal posting this month because I wanted to feature a spring cleaning project that was long overdue and seriously tests the mettle of what could easily be the most powerful cleaner in the Melaleuca product lineup. It was a daunting task and the most grueling test I can think of to put any cleaning product to an ultimate trial.
I have long subscribed to the principle that it’s easier to keep clean than to get clean but being human I do not adhere perfectly to my own convictions. Worst of all, the subject in this case is a charcoal grill with years worth of high temperature, baked/burnt on, black, oily, thick, gooey grunge that a bit of attention once or twice a year could have been easily enough kept clean with modest effort. On a 7-10+ year old grill that had NEVER had that kind of proper care, other than regular cleaning of the grill rack itself because I do maintain some semblance of my standards, it left me with an opportunity to test the outer limits of any cleaning product.
When facing a challenge of this nature you would expect to need something that burns every hair in your nostrils, singes off your eyebrows, and causes a sensation in your forehead that feels as if you’re the bug about to be pinned to your assigned spot for a school science project. The aroma of MELAMAGIC I used in this demo is deceptively pleasant and seemingly docile…completely free of chemicals and harsh ingredients. If you haven’t experienced it you’re in for a surprise by its botanical fragrance with such a powerful punch.
I did use some disposable surgical style gloves for the grungiest parts of this project but because of the grunge and not the cleaner. The especially nice part of this project is not having to worry about killing the grass or anything else since I did this in the back yard. It’s completely non toxic while viscously attacking dirt, grease, grunge, grime, etc.
In an extreme cleaning project like I am demonstrating here, patience is the key. Let the product do the work. Rub it on, soak it, scrub lightly, but don’t rush. Since this is so many years worth of baked on grime, several minutes, and even a few hours on some parts, saved me a lot of hard work. I stopped way short of perfection, I may have been able to achieve something close had I kept my ideal standard or spent more time and attention, but I do have a genuinely clean grill that can be kept at this level of clean with considerably less effort than was required for this demo.
Demo images below can be enlarged by clicking
As an interesting end note, though careful during this cleaning project I did not take the extra precaution of wearing grubby work clothes. I did get a “swipe” of black gooey grill grunge bumping against the lid and some splatter marks on my khaki shorts while hosing down some parts. My post last month featuring laundry products again proved their mettle too as all the stains came out of the wash completely removed.