Mixtures and process for cleaning surfaces.

Mixture comprising (a) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of aminoplast foam pieces, open celled, with an average diameter in the range between 50 .mu.m and 5 mm (weight average), (b) water, (c) in total from 1 to 99.8% by weight of at least one surfactant and (d) optionally up to 20% by weight of an oil phase or a fatty phase referring the data in% by weight total mixture.