Sydney Businesses Are Spraying Disinfectant on Everything — But Forgetting to Do This 🧴

Every café, clinic, and coworking space in Sydney seems to have the same routine:
Spray. Wipe. Repeat. Spray. Wipe. Repeat.

It’s the illusion of hygiene — and it’s everywhere. But here’s what no one tells you: spraying disinfectant on every surface doesn’t mean your space is actually clean. In fact, we’ve seen it create a false sense of security so strong, it borders on delusion.

We call it the “spray theatre” — a daily performance businesses put on to show they “care” about hygiene. The front desk smells like Glen 20, the EFTPOS machine is damp from over-sanitising, and the bathrooms reek of lemon death mist. But go behind the scenes? It’s a different story.

We've cleaned spaces where the same cloth was used for every table, without rinsing — just more spray on top. We’ve scrubbed grime from door frames that hadn’t been touched in years — while the floor underneath got “mopped” daily with the dirtiest water imaginable.

You’re disinfecting the tops of things, but forgetting the guts.
The spots that actually matter:
• Behind the toilet pipes 🚽
• Inside bin enclosures
• Under the rubber gym mats (you don’t even want to know)
• Ceiling vents, door handles, phone receivers, the staff fridge…

Surface spraying is easy. Real cleaning is messy, sweaty, and awkward. You can’t TikTok your way through it. And most Sydney businesses just… don’t go there. It’s not that they’re lazy — it’s that they think the smell of bleach means they’re good. But bleach smell isn’t clean. It’s just bleach.

We’ve had business owners proudly show us their “cleaning routine” — which is basically spraying every desk with some mystery antibacterial solution and hoping for the best. One place was spraying with what turned out to be window cleaner. Another used multipurpose kitchen spray on bathroom floors. One gym manager said, “It foams, so it’s doing something.” 🤦‍♂️

And the wildest part? They all looked clean. To the average client, things felt neat and fresh. But under a UV torch? A bacterial crime scene.

We get it. Cleaning is time-consuming. But if you’re going to do it, do it right. Spraying disinfectant without removing the actual dirt first is like putting deodorant on without showering. Looks fine. Smells okay. Still gross.

Want a team that cleans beyond the surface?

Ultrix Cleaning tackles the forgotten grime, the ignored edges, and the unseen buildup that most Sydney cleaners never touch.
📍 From Marrickville to the CBD, we clean like you actually care.
📞 Book a deep commercial clean at ultrixcleaning.com
Let’s make clean actually clean again.