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A homemade wet jet mop pad and refill bottle
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DIY Swiffer Wet Jet Pads & Refills

Looking for some reusable options for your Swiffer Wet Jet? You can make your own refill solution, as well as sewing your own reusable terry cloth pads for your mop. The refill solution makes a 12 oz batch. The finished size of the reusable cloth mop is 5.5" x 11"
Yield: 12 oz refill
Author: Beverly

Equipment:

  • Pliers for removing refill bottle cap
  • Funnel
  • Sewing Machine, thread, pins & scissors

Materials:

For Refill Solution:

  • 2 cups Distilled Water
  • 1/2 cup Rubbing Alcohol (Isopropyl Alcohol)
  • Squirt of Dish Soap

For Reusable Pad:

  • 12" square of Terry Cloth Fabric
  • 2 strips 3/4" wide Velcro - 9" long (Fuzzy Half Only)

Instructions:

To Make the Refill Solution:

  • The trickiest part of this is removing the cap from the bottle. Some people have success dunking the top of the bottle into hot boiled water which softens the plastic flanges on the cap so it can be twisted off. We had better luck just using a groove pliers (also called channelock pliers).
  • Once the cap has been removed, and using a funnel, pour the distilled water, the rubbing alcohol, and the squirt of dish soap into the bottle.
  • Screw the cap back on and insert bottle back into your Wet Jet mop.

To Sew A Reusable Pad:

  • Cut a 12" square of terry cloth fabric. I use a piece of 12" scrapbooking paper for a template.
  • Fold the square in half. Pin the edges but leave a 4" opening in the middle of the long edge.
  • Sew the top and sides, remembering to leave the 4" opening.
  • Clip the corners to reduce bulk, and then turn the piece right side out through the opening, and making sure the corners are completely turned too.
  • Turn the raw edges of the opening to the inside and press.
  • Topstitch around the entire piece using a 1/4" seam and enclosing the raw edges of the opening as you work across that area.
  • Place the two fuzzy velcro strips on your pad, placing them 1" from the side edges, and 1" from each long edge, so that the two pieces run vertically down the pad near each long side. Sew in place.
  • The fuzzy velcro will stick to the bumpy underside of your wet jet mop and can be taken on and off, and washed again as needed.