For a drain cleaner, pour in 1/2 cup of baking soda, followed by 1/2 cup of white vinegar. Let it sit for a few minutes, then pour boiling water down the drain to flush it.
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Deoderant Stains
To get out underarm deodorant stains, wet deodorant stains with fresh lemon juice, then sprinkle with salt and rub. If it’s a sunny day, hang your clothing out in the bright sunshine to dry. Then wash as usual.
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Use for Old Towels
Don’t throw out old towels – cut them into small pieces and store in a box — even a tissue box would do. When you have a small spill or need to clean the countertops, you can use one instead of a paper towel. It will save you money, because they can be washed and reused. If the soiling is very bad, you don’t have to feel bad about throwing it out or turning it into a workshop towel instead.
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Spot Clean Oriental Rugs
Spot-clean Oriental rugs by adding 1/4 cup white vinegar to two cups cool water. Add one squirt of liquid dish detergent; stir gently. Use a brush or sponge, dipped in the vinegar solution, to clean the spill. The vinegar prevents dyes in the rug from running.
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How to Remove A Bumper Sticker
To remove a bumper sticker from a vehicle, spray on a little spray lubrication, like WD-40. Then work a plastic spatula (or paint scraper) under the corners until you can get as much of it up as you can. Don’t use a razor blade, as it will scratch up the paint.
You might also try using a hair dryer to heat and loosen the sticker.
When you have the sticker off, use a plastic scrubbie and dish soap to get leftover adhesive. Follow that with rubbing alcohol.
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Clear The Air With Houseplants
Some houseplants actually help to clean or purify the air in your home. Here is a list of some of the best plants to use: Spider Plant, Peace Lily, Reed Palm, Dracaena, Weeping Fig, Philodendron, Bamboo Palm, Golden Pothos, English Ivy, and Ficus. These are usually very easy to grow.
A recent report from NASA says that not only are these plants decorative for the home, but they can be useful in other modern buildings in that they can absorb potentially harmful gases and other indoor pollutants, such as Formaldehyde, Benzene, and Carbon Monoxide.
Place one or a few of the ornamental plants in each room of your house to naturally clear the air.
Wolverton, B. C. et al (1989). “NASA report Interior Landscape Plants for Indoor Air Pollution Abatement.”
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Coca Cola for Rust
Pour Coca Cola on rust stains, or saturate a sponge with the cola and scrub the rust stain to remove the rust. The phosphoric acid in the coke is what take out the rust.
This is great for rusty tools, etc.
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Toothbrush Cleaner
Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of “Peroxide” to keep
them free of germs.
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Coffee Filters – Look what they can do!
Coffee filters ..who knew! And you can buy 1,000 for almost nothing.
- Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave.
- Clean windows and mirrors. Coffee filters are lint-free so they’ll leave windows sparkling.
- Protect China. Separate your good dishes by putting a coffee filter between each dish.
- Filter broken cork from wine. If you break the cork when opening a wine bottle, filter the wine through a coffee filter.
- Protect a cast-iron skillet. Place a coffee filter in the skillet to absorb moisture and prevent rust.
- Apply shoe polish. Ball up a lint-free coffee filter.
- Recycle frying oil. After frying, strain oil through a sieve lined with a coffee filter.
- Weigh chopped foods. Place chopped ingredients in a coffee filter on a kitchen scale.
- Hold tacos. Coffee filters make convenient wrappers for messy foods.
- Stop the soil from leaking out of a plant pot. Line a plant pot with a coffee filter to prevent the soil from going through the drainage holes.
- Prevent a Popsicle from dripping. Poke one or two holes as needed in a coffee filter.
- Do you think we used expensive strips to wax eyebrows? Use strips of coffee filters.
- Put a few in a plate and put your fried bacon, French fries, chicken fingers, etc on them. Soaks out all the grease.
- Keep in the bathroom. They make Great “razor nick fixers.”
- OH YEAH THEY ARE GREAT TO USE IN YOUR COFFEE MAKERS!
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Fresh Smelling Mirrors
Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
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