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This is not a ranked list. I did not run twelve bricks through a scuff lab. The decision is operational: a small sealed pack of melamine foam for marks that cloth and spray will not lift — scuffs, soap scum, the gray on a baseboard — not a warehouse brick that sits open in the tote.
An open, dried-out brick in the trunk is trash. That is not a buy. A handful still sealed when last week’s pack is intact is not a buy. Do not walk out with a 200-count because the unit price looked cheap.
What to look for
Name the type. Ignore the color of the pack in the listing photo.
1. Melamine foam, a count you will finish
These are the white foam blocks that cut scuffs and soap scum. Call it melamine foam. A 12-pack or 24-pack is par. A 200-count warehouse brick is how you grow dust in the tote. One person on a solo route does not need a contractor case of foam that dries out before you open the last sleeve.
2. Individually wrapped or a resealable bag
An open brick in the caddy is dust and crumbs. Buy packs that stay sealed until you need one. Individually wrapped, or a bag you can close. A naked stack in a cardboard tray will shed foam into the gloves and the bags.
3. Original density, not the cheapest dust
If it crumbles on one baseboard, it is not a restock. Look for the dense foam, not the cheapest dust that falls apart wet. You do not need a brand slogan. You need a block that still has body after a wet scuff, not powder in the holder.
4. Keep them off glossy paint and unsealed stone
Melamine foam is abrasive. Stay off glossy paint and unsealed stone. This page is restock, not a how-to-ruin-a-finish guide. One line is enough: if the surface is glossy or unsealed, skip the foam.
5. Keep it on the supply tab, not a weekly burn
Gloves and bags are weekly. Melamine foam is not a weekly burn if last week’s pack is still sealed. Put “melamine foam, par 12, scuffs / soap scum only” on the supply tab. Raise it only if the book is all scuffs this quarter. Do not raise par forever because one Saturday the foam ran out.
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What to skip
- A 200-count because unit price. The brick dries out in the trunk. A 12-pack or 24-pack you will finish is the restock.
- Using them as a daily all-purpose wipe. Melamine foam is scuffs and soap scum. A weekly wipe-down is a cloth. Burning foam on every surface is how you go through a pack and still own a caddy of crumbs.
- Buying a branded starter kit with a handle you will lose. The foam is the restock. A handle in a blister pack is trunk clutter.
- Changing chemical because a sponge crumbled. Cheap foam is a foam problem. It is not a reason to change the mix.
- A color variety pack for one person. You run one caddy. Four decorative foams are not par.
Sunday-cap note
Count sealed remaining. If you still have a handful, skip the aisle and spend the cap on gloves or bags. Do not count the open, dried-out brick in the tote, and do not count the 200-count end-cap as inventory.
The Recurring Clean Book supply tab can hold “melamine foam, par 12, scuffs / soap scum only.” Raise it for a known scuff-heavy week, then put par back. Do not change the number forever because of one Saturday.
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The Recurring Clean Book is the $27 kit for the same buyer: one person, residential, recurring houses. Quote builder, roster, weekly route, and a supply tab that flags what to buy this week.
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