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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 6/6

Pass criteria: guest-ready in 45

Pass criteria: guest-ready in 45 — step 6 of 6 in Deep Clean a Bathroom in 45 Minutes. You pass when mirror is streak-free, fixtures shine, toilet passes the 'would I use this at a friend's house' test, and floor is dry with…

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 1/9

Set the correct temperature

Set the correct temperature — step 1 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. Check the shirt's care label for the iron symbol. One dot means low (110°C, synthetics). Two dots mean medium (150°C, poly-cotton blends).

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 2/9

Prep the shirt on the board

Prep the shirt on the board — step 2 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. Unbutton every button including the cuffs and collar stays. Remove collar stays and set them aside — ironing over a stay can leave a ridge.

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 3/9

Press the collar flat

Press the collar flat — step 3 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. Flip the collar up so the underside faces you. Start from the collar points and iron inward toward the center — never from center outward,…

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 4/9

Press the yoke and shoulders

Press the yoke and shoulders — step 4 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. The yoke is the double-layered panel across the upper back and shoulders.

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 5/9

Lay the sleeve flat and press

Lay the sleeve flat and press — step 5 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. Lay one sleeve flat on the board with the seam running along the bottom edge.

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 6/9

Press the cuffs open

Press the cuffs open — step 6 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. Unbutton the cuff and lay it flat, inside up. Iron from the edges toward the center in one stroke. Flip and press the outside.

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 7/9

Iron the front panels

Iron the front panels — step 7 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. Drape one front panel over the board with the button placket facing up. Iron the placket first — weave the iron tip between buttons,…

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 8/9

Iron the back panel

Iron the back panel — step 8 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. Slide the shirt so the back panel lies flat on the board. You may need to do this in two halves depending on the board width.

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🧹 Cleaning & Laundry · Step 9/9

Hang immediately

Hang immediately — step 9 of 9 in Iron a Dress Shirt in 4 Minutes. Button the top button and the third button from the top. Hang the shirt on a hanger right now — not 'in a minute.' Gravity finishes…

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