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50 Times People Tried Cleaning Things And The Results Were Too Satisfying Not To Share
Cleaning is hard work, so we need all the help we can get. But maybe it would be way easier to go motivate yourself if you thought that it's not a chore but the most satisfying experience in the universe? Bored Panda has collected some before-and-after examples of wiping the dirt away, and they will make you take out the mop ASAP.
From professional high pressure cleaning machines to refurbishing old paintings, the people featured in this list certainly know how to handle a swab. Scroll down to check out the images and upvote your faves.
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#1
Decided To Have Some Fun While Powerwashing My Dirty Driveway
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#2
New York Used To Be A Much Dirtier City Back When The Northeast Ran On Coal Plants
#3
My Wife Cleaned The Knobs Off Of The Old Cabinets In Our Basement
Susi Matthews 8 years ago
Holy cow! Does she hire out and would she come to my house? I'll provide food...
#4
2 Stages Of Hoarder House. You Would Have No Idea
#5
Got Transferred To A New McDonald's Store. First Thing I Did Was Scrub Their Vats
#6
I'm Ashamed To Admit That I Didn't Realize How Dirty This Swing Was Until My Wife Asked Me To Clean It. It's Not Painted Green, That's Just Years Of Gunk
#7
Our Cabin At The Lake
#8
Algae - Algone
#9
This Church In Detroit Hasn't Been Cleaned Since It Was Built 134 Years Ago. I Always Thought The Stone Was Black
#10
Cleaning Rust Off Metal With A Laser
#11
Marischal College In Aberdeen, The 2nd Largest Granite Building In The World, Has Been Cleaned. Before And After
#12
So After My Previous Washer Broke I Went Out And Bought A New One, Managed To Complete The Whole Backyard
#13
Before And After Of A Playground Cleaned At Wirral School. The Difference Is Amazing
#14
Trinity Abbey In My Hometown, Mid-Cleaning
Randy Inbred 8 years ago
Gandalf the Grey went in the left door and emerged as Gandalf the White from the right door!
#15
My Cousin Does Powerwashing For A Living. He Recently Posted This
#16
200 Years Of Varnish Removed From A Painting
~Ravenclaw~ OwO 8 years ago
It's sad that someone managed to f**k up the Jesus painting. But they did great with this one!
#18
Told The Wife The Floor Was Gross And Needed Cleaning. She Said We Don't Need To. Clean Half She Said And Let's See The Difference. Mission Accomplished (We Don't Have Tiled Floors)
#19
Today I Power Washed A Running Track
#20
I Cleaned A Jetty Yesterday With A Power Washer. Hadn't Been Touched In Over 15 Years. Can't Believe The Difference It Made. Bonus Dog Pictures
#21
Walked By At Just The Right Time
#22
Cleaned For The First Time In 5 Years
#23
Power Washing A Dirty Truck
#24
I Power Washed A Garden Bench The Wife Gave Me 16 Years Ago
#25
Satisfaction
#26
Nottingham City Looking A Little Brighter
#27
The Power Washers Realised They Got The Wrong House, But At Least We Got A Free Sample
stellermatt 8 years ago
they should write in the wall/steps/path 'to get us to finish the job contact 555-cleanthatshitup'
#28
They're Power Washing The Fountain Stones At Work
#29
Cleaning A Dirty Griddle
#30
Before And After Bathroom Cleaning. The Power Washer Was My Arm
#31
St. Patrick’s Unveils Its Immaculate Facelift
#32
I Never Knew That The Building Was Nearly White
#33
Boom
#34
Built By Her Grandfather. I Thought It Was Just A Bad Stain. Had No Idea
#35
My Favorite Building In Uppsala Is Going Through A Power Washing Makeover
#36
Scrubbed A Ceiling Rose Clean With A Toothbrush Whilst Renovating A House
#37
This Was Last Summer. My Pops Was So Impressed, He Went In Socks On And All
#38
Cleaning A Platinum Ring That Hasn't Been Cleaned For 20+ Years
Randy Inbred 8 years ago
If you put any metal jewellery in a wrapped up piece of tin foil with a big spoon of salt and then immerse in hot water it comes out really shiny!
#39
My Brother Recently Bought His First House. This Was The Very First Thing I Did When I Saw His Back Yard
#40
Just A Roof Being Cleaned
#41
My Shoes Before And After A Cleaning
Leigh Allen 8 years ago
Could he have been in the military? My husband cleaned all of our shoes while watching TV. Had a little kit.
#42
Power Washed My Driveway After 5 Years Of Buildup
#43
Chicago's National Building In The Middle Of A Facelift
#45
I Thought Our Roof Was Supposed To Be Black. Apparently Not
#46
My All Time Favorite Power Wash. Grimy Swimming Pool
#47
I Believe This Came Out Rather Nicely
#48
I’m Falling In Love With My Power Washer
#49
Probably My Favorite Thing To Use A Power Washer For
#50
My First Go At Power Washing. I Think I’m Hooked
#51
Today's Job - Good As New
#52
What I Did At Work Today
Mark Smallman 8 years ago
The irony of having to clean something that itself cleans something else :)
#53
I Always Thought I Had A "Dark Stone" Walkway
#54
Received A Tip As The Customer Was Very Happy With My Work. My First Job Too
#55
Triangles From Carpet Cleaning. Hypnotic Before/After Picture
#56
Detroit's Book Tower Being Cleaned And Restored
#57
3 Hour Timelapse Patio Clean
#58
I Forgot What It Used To Look Like
~Ravenclaw~ OwO 8 years ago
OMG! I love this one a lot. Just clear away all the gooey blackness and UGH! SO DARN SATISFYING!
#59
Power Washing At The Mall
#60
I Recently Decided To Surprise My Parents By Cleaning Around The House While They Were Out Of Town. These Are The Results
#62
Took This Photo Of The Hofburg Imperial Palace While In Austria. They're In The Process Of Cleaning Off Years Of Buildup
#63
Got A Little Carried Away Washing Our Sailboat
#64
Just Completed Cleaning The Dulverton War Memorial. Here's A Before And After. Hand Cleaned Only
Susan Callihan 8 years ago
Power washing does take off a bit of surface every time, so on more delicate items, one powerwash then annual maintenance by hand.
#65
This Was Anywhere Between 35-60 Years Worth Of Gnar
#66
Some Concrete Cleaning
#67
Cleaning Rock Climbing Holds
#68
Deep Cleaning A Car Seat
Nadine Ducca 8 years ago
Yeeeaaaaahhhh! I have a vacuum cleaner that more or less does that and it's SO satisfying to vacuum the couch or the rug. We have four cats, so things get furry.
#69
This Deck Hadn't Been Washed Since It Was Built In 1987. It Was So Satisfying To Clean
#70
No Matter How Old I Get, Power Washing Never Ceases To Amaze Me
#71
Long Overdue
#72
My Neighbor Walter White Power Washing His Home
#74
Like New Lion Fountain
#75
These People Were Stoked
#76
Is It Good Enough?
Kevin Camp 8 years ago
As good as it look, I kind of like the little patches of mother nature growing through the stone gaps.
#77
Before And After Of A Lion An Alumni Donated To My Fraternity. Pretty Happy With How It Turned Out
#78
Brick Pressure Cleaning
#79
First Time Power Washing, I Became A Believer
#80
First Time Washing The Back Yard, Turned Out Better Than Expected
#81
Used The Design Of The Welcome Mat As A Stencil In Grime. Made My Saturday
#82
I Can't Tell If I Am Mildly Infuriated That It This Tombstone Has Been Like This For 8 Months, Or If The Contrast Is Mildly Interesting
#83
Kärcher Cleaned The Presidents' Heads At Mount Rushmore In South Dakota
#84
Odessa Stairs In The Middle Of Cleaning Process
Michelle Line 8 years ago
This is probably a merged image of "before" and "after." But no one would be able to do half with such an exact line down the center.
#85
Cleaned My Buddy's Old Guitar
#86
100-Year-Old Stadium Gets Cleaned Up
Donald Holder 8 years ago
Just imagine how many people will not have to throw out their clothes now after sitting in that grime.
#87
Perfection Of My Back Porch Steps
#88
3+ Years Of Buildup, Few Hours Of Work
#89
Halfway Through A Full Restoration On These Deck Boards. This Deck Was Slippery It Was So Dirty. Finished Product Was Resealed A Few Days Later
#90
I Envy This Guy At My University
Angela Platts 8 years ago
Job satisfaction? Instant gratification of a job well done. Not many people get that.
#91
Church Of Saint-Pierre, Caen, France, During Its Restoration
#92
Been Doing Different Work At Customer's House For Years, Always Suggesting To Clean Up His Front Wall. Finally Ok'ed, And Did Yesterday
Jörg Zingler 8 years ago
We have a graveyard wall here made from bricks, around tripple height and maybe 800 yards long looking like in the before pic. Tempted?
#93
Before And After Of Torre Da Cabra, University Of Coimbra, Portugal
#94
Wife Suggested To Power Wash The Fence. For Some Reason I Was Not Prepared For The Difference
Carol Roeder 8 years ago
I don't think anyone can be prepared for that kind of a difference! Looks great!
#95
Half-And-Half Of My White Cast Iron Garden Table
#96
Tribute Amongst The Grime
Stannous Flouride 8 years ago
It's called 'reverse graffiti'. Believed to have begun in Brazil it is now used for advertising cleaning products in the US. Look up "reverse graffiti images". There's hundreds, some quite elaborate. The local governments hate it because it doesn't fit their technical definition of graffiti and even worse, it shows what a s****y job they do keeping stuff clean.
#97
My Friend Wet Vacuumed The Roof Of A Customer's Car Who Was A Smoker
CrunChewy McSandybutt 8 years ago
This is exactly why, when I was a smoker I did not smoke in my house or my car. (shudder)
#98
Restoration Cleaning Really Brings Out The Colors Of The Brick
#99
Sanding The Floor Of My Mate's House
#100
A Decade Of Moss And Dirt Removed
#101
I Cleaned Up This Snes, Inside And Out. Took About 4 Hours
Hayley Bradbury 8 years ago
Can turn it back looking new again by using hydrogen peroxide (like £1 at any chemists.. sometimes even cheaper!) cover the yellowed areas in it and wrap it in cling film and place in the sun all day. brings SNES's and PS1's up like new!!!!!!! (tip I learnt from an old Retro gamer that used to come into my P**n store) ;)
#103
Washing A Choux De Créteil Tower In France
#104
Teak Performance
#106
Some Things Needed Cleaning This Weekend
Katie Fallon 8 years ago
How are there lines on it before, but not after? I thought it was a wood table at first.
#107
Cleaning This Heat Sink
Ladies and Gentlemen 8 years ago
I did the same thing with my laptop fan as well, though I don't have any picture of it. But the after results were so satisfying that I went and cleaned up almost each and every thing in my house .
#109
Deep Cleaned Bathroom
#110
Sandblasted An Aluminum Kitchenaid Beater After It Was Stained By My Dishwasher
#111
Some Powerwashing Art On Campus
#112
Finally Cleaned The Table Out On The Patio
#113
Power Washing Sidewalk From Above
#115
Brick Porn
#116
Cleaned My Dad's Roof. Pure Pleasure
#117
I Made Myself Look Like A Fucking Weirdo By Taking These Pictures
#118
What A Great Result When Washing This Beautiful Carpet
Stannous Flouride 8 years ago
*cue Antiques Roadshow expert* "And unfortunately, it's now worth less that the cost of cleaning it..."
#120
The Dirt Just Sneaks Up On You And You Don't Even Realize
#121
A Much Needed Rinse
#122
Night And Day
#124
Just A Little Rust On The Walkways
#125
On My Way Into Work
#126
Before And After: Cafés In Nancy, France
#127
My Neighbor Pressure Washed The Sidewalk To Make A Checkered Pattern
#128
Cleaned Chucks
#129
At Napoleon's Tomb In Paris
#130
Finally Got To Use My New Power Washer
#131
Bike Cassette Before And After Cleaning
#132
I Can’t Wait To Finish This Project
#133
Patio Powerwash
#134
Washed The House Today
#135
Son's Climbing Wall 6 Year Buildup
Thomas Ewing 8 years ago
What? The pressure washer didn't remove those nasty handprints? (oops)
#136
Flower Pot
#137
When You Clean The Floor For The First Time In Years
#138
Patio Before. Patio After
#140
Before And After
#141
Not Technically Pressure Washing, But Arguably More Satisfying
#143
A Few Years Worth Of Dirt Washed Off. Forgot What Colour The Floor Is
Carol Taylor 8 years ago
English spelling has been around a lot longer than the Americas. It's not our fault that you Americans have gotten so lazy you drop letters out of words
#144
My Dad Decided To Power Wash The Fence For The First Time In About 15 Years
#145
Side Walk Of One Of Two Driveways I Did Yesterday. She Was Happy With The Results
#146
96-Year-Old Neighbor Tom Didn't Think I Could Clean This
#147
I Was Walking My Dog And Came Across This Monstrosity
#148
This 150-Year-Old Stone Arcade
#149
Long Winter
Belle_Panda 8 years ago
Have the same power cleaner. Tomorrow I Will use it. Thanks for inspiration 😎
#150
Power Washing Golf Carts At Work Today, Thought You Might Enjoy
#151
Washed One Of The Work Trucks
#152
Beautiful Path Underneath The Dirt
#153
No After Photo Is More Satisfying Than Brick Steps
#154
Our Neighbours Very Precisely Only Cleaned Their Part Of The Wall
#155
Footpath Outside My Office Was Pressure Washed
#156
Stopped In The Middle To See The Difference
#157
Morning Well Spent
#158
Reclaiming A Flagstone Patio
#161
What A Difference
#162
Wait, My Deck Isn't Green?
#163
Another Tile Roof I Washed Recently
#164
This Church In Paris
Alison Marchand 8 years ago
Is it vandalism to go out and pressure wash around town without permission when nobody's looking? Cause I kind of want to start doing that.
#165
World's Fastest Driveway Cleaning
#166
Giving The Patio Its Once A Year Cleaning
#167
Washing My Parents' White Box Trailer
#168
Hubby Surprised Me By Starting To Pressure Wash The Driveway And House
#169
My Friend Owns A Power Washing Business. Most Of His Clients Own Log Homes
#170
It's So Satisfying, Isn't It?
#171
Pressure Washing My Steps For The First Time In 76 Years
Christine M Quigley 8 years ago
I think I would want to power wash everything if I had one of these things..
#172
Got To Try Out Some Power Washing While In Brazil, So Satisfying
#173
Here's The Hexagon Theater After Cleaning
#174
Power Washing For The Man
#176
University Of Louisville Planetarium
#177
Free Lounge Chairs From Letgo Got Cleaned
#178
Front Stairs Needed Some Power Washing Love After Two Years
#180
Curb Half Way Done
#181
Cleaning The Oxidation Off My Sport Court
#182
Wife Asked Me To Pressure Wash And Get A Welcome Mat. Nailed It
#183
Power Washing A Scruffy Table
#184
Fine Time To Power Wash The Pool
#185
Decades Erased In Hours And Hours
#186
Huge Difference On My Backyard Fence
#187
Washing 5+ Years Of Built Up Dirt Off My Grandparents Patio
#188
It Really Was About Time To Get It Done
Theodora Graybill 8 years ago
i love the look of it afterwards with the plants put down on the grass rather then on the deck... it looks way better and not overcrowded i hope you keep it that way
#189
17 Years Of Dirt Gone. It Only Took Me 3 Hours
#190
Before And After, Man I Love Pressure Washing
#193
Cleaned The Fiberglass Stairs Today
#194
Uncovered Some Awesome Colors Under A Very Dirty Patio
#195
First Time Cleaning The Garden Furniture
#196
Oh Yeah Baby, You Like That? I'm Gonna Clean You. I'm Gonna Clean You So Good
#197
First Time Power Washer
#198
Post-Construction Window Cleaning
Joe Palffy 8 years ago
how does a building get that dirty ? i mean how does it not get cleaned sooner ?
#199
This Is What My Company Does, And Does Well
#201
Saw This Beauty At University Today
#202
Church Of Notre Dame In NYC: Power Washing Porn Or Nightmare? I Have This Horrible Feeling They Think They're Done
#204
Before And After On Render Cleaning Project
#205
One Year Of Grime On The Back Patio
#206
Power Washed My Car's Gas Cap
#207
I Don't Think This Chair Has Ever Seen A Wash Before
#208
The Pleasure Of Cleaning A Dirty Sink
Gabriel Sbárbaro 8 years ago
Cleaning porcelain sinks is always satisfying because they're usually easy to clean and the difference between before and after is amazing...
#209
Quick Shot From Today’s Work
#210
Balcony Of A Woman Living Off The Coast Of Puget Sound. Apparently It Was Relatively New Paint
#211
This Is The Palace In Vienna, Austria. It's In The Process Of Being Cleaned. The Top Half Is Clean And The Bottom Half Is Covered In Years Of Pollution
Mark Smallman 8 years ago
"The Top Half Is Clean And The Bottom Half Is Covered In Years Of Pollution" really? It looks like someone has started to clean the top and bottom, left the middle and then just given up entirely :)
#212
Spotted During Chicago Architecture Boat Tour
#214
Cleaned A Couple Chairs Yesterday
#215
Cleaned Up Some Graffiti On My Electrical Pole
#216
Rust Removal On Today's Job
#217
Before And After Of Finally Cleaning My Gloves. Needless To Say I Don't Think They Smell As Bad
#218
Just Got A New Power Washer. This Is Gonna Be Good
#219
My School Power Washed The Paint Away From These Bricks
#220
A Great Difference
#221
Dry-Ice Blasting Old Log Cabin
#222
This Building At Rockefeller Center Complex Got A Nice Wash
#223
Got My Car's Engine Cleaned
#225
Halfway There
Alison Marchand 8 years ago
The window placement (or lack thereof) is weirding me out a little bit here :/
#226
Scrubbing And Power Washing The Deck On The House I Just Bought
#228
Washing Away The Winter
Alison Marchand 8 years ago
Here in a northern state of the US, I wish we really could wash away the winter :(
#229
I Find Cleaning To Be Extremely Satisfying. The Right Fan Paddle Is The Before And The Left Is The After
Lauren Ringel 8 years ago
If a rolling stone gathers no moss, how does my ceiling fan gather so much dust? That fan I understand.
#230
Started Washing The Water Fountain In My Back Garden
#231
Still Have A Lot To Do On The Front Walk, But At Least I Got The Fun Part Out Of The Way
#232
Wood Decking Patio Power Washing. The Wood Was Completely Covered In Mold, Mildew And Dirt
#233
My Brother Does This For A Living. Here's One Of The Latest - Tennis Court
#234
Is It OK To Powerwash The Trunk Of A Palm Tree? Tried A Little Bit
#235
This Was The Patio At My Mom's New House
#236
The Prudential Building In Chicago Is Getting A Very Satisfying Wash
#239
Power Washed My Driveway
#241
I Cleaned My Coffee Mug Today. Great Result
#242
Finally Washed My Extremely Dirty Truck
#243
60-Foot Satellite Dish Powerwash
#244
You Can See The Progress Of The Abseilers Cleaning This Apartment Block
Donald Holder 8 years ago
I wonder what something like this costs. And can't imagine where does all the water and dirt runoff go?
#245
Before, During And After
#246
Colorful Thun Gets Cleaned After 3 Days Of Carnival
#247
My Customer Asked If It Was Worth The Money To Get Her Bathroom Cleaned, She Didn't Realize She Had A Different Bathroom Entirely
#249
Lets See How My Neighbors Like My Custom Powerwashed Sidewalk
#250
My Brother Got Half Way Through Power Washing These Old Chairs Ready For Summer
#251
Dirty Truck Changes Colors With Pressure Washer Foamer
Tarra Scott 8 years ago
From the top down, not bottom up where the filth will just go over the parts that were already clean...
#252
Before And After Pics From Today's Clean
Isabel Care 8 years ago
Jealous, not a hard water area. My cleaning starts with an overnight wrap round taps of vinegar soaked rags
#253
It Would Have Been A Whole Lot Faster With A Power Washer
#255
I Pressure Washed A Sponge At Work Today While I Was Cleaning Up
Debra Redford 8 years ago
I would have just thrown it out. Unless of course, you were milking the job!
#257
Oddly Satisfying Door
Connie Martin 8 years ago
Steam or pressure washed? I have a door like this that needs cleaning!
#259
There's A Bit Of Work To Do On The Costa Concordia
#260
Cleaned Half My Shoe
#261
Fifth Roof Of The Day. It's That Time Of Year Guys, Business Is Booming And Life Is Good
#262
Cleaned My Shoes Today. Looking Fresh
#263
Workers Power Washing The Dome On My Campus Today
#265
Before And After From Deep Cleaning And Touch Ups
#266
Before And After Cleaning My Beauty Blender With Olive Oil And Dishsoap
#267
Baking Soda Scrubbed With A Brush Followed By A Spritz Of Vinegar Is Responsible For This Little Miracle... Oh And A Ton Of Elbow Grease
Grantham Smith 8 years ago
Where do you buy elbow grease from? And... is it expensive...??? rg&dfc
#268
Power Washed Some Old Sneakers
#269
When Your Dad Asks You To Powerwash The Deck
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Bashicka 8 years ago
So satisfying! Now I want to quit my job and become a power wash cleaner!
The Other Jake 8 years ago
Using a power washer is nasty work. A lot of that grime gets all over YOU. While you get soaked.
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Bashicka 8 years ago
So satisfying! Now I want to quit my job and become a power wash cleaner!
The Other Jake 8 years ago
Using a power washer is nasty work. A lot of that grime gets all over YOU. While you get soaked.
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diane a 8 years ago
If I had a powerwasher I would be offering to clean things for free - just for the pleasure of it!
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