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Open Question: did you know these cleaning hints? are they good ones? and more... Open Question: did you know these cleaning hints? are they good ones?Household Hints Floors No-wax floors: To wash no-wax floors, add ½ cup of white distilled vinegar to a half-gallon of warm water. Carpet stain removal: A mixture of 1 teaspoon of liquid detergent and 1 teaspoon of white distilled vinegar in a pint of lukewarm water will remove non-oily stains from carpets. Apply it to the stain with a soft brush or towel and rub gently. Rinse with a towel moistened with clean water and blot dry. Repeat this procedure until the stain is gone. Then dry quickly, using a fan or hair dryer. This should be done as soon as the stain is discovered. Windows & Walls Streakless windows: Simply wash with a mixture of equal parts of white distilled vinegar and warm water. Dry with a soft cloth. This solution will make your windows gleam and will not leave the usual film or streaks on the glass. Washing woodwork: You can ease the job of washing painted walls, woodwork and Venetian blinds by using a mixture of 1 cup ammonia, ½ cup white distilled or cider vinegar and ¼ cup baking soda with 1 gallon of warm water. Wipe this solution over walls or blinds with a sponge or cloth and rinse with clear water. Dirt and grime comes off easily and the solution will not dull the painted finish or leave streaks. Water or alcohol marks on wood: Stubborn rings resulting from wet glasses being placed on wood furniture may be removed by rubbing with a mixture of equal parts of white distilled vinegar and olive oil. Rub with the grain and polish for the best results. Kitchen Garbage disposal cleaner: Garbage disposals may be kept clean and odor free with vinegar cubes. Vinegar cubes are made by filling an ice tray with a mixture of 1 cup of vinegar and enough water to fill the ice tray and then freezing it. Run the mixture through the disposal, and then flush it with cold water for a minute or so. Coffee maker cleaner (automatic): White distilled vinegar can help to dissolve mineral deposits that collect in automatic drip coffee makers from hard water. Fill the reservoir with white distilled vinegar and run it through a brewing cycle. Rinse thoroughly with water when the cycle is finished. (Be sure to check the owner's manual for specific instructions.) Clean the microwave: Boil a solution of 1/4 cup of white distilled vinegar and 1 cup of water in the microwave. Will loosen splattered on food and deodorize. Deodorize the kitchen drain: Pour a cup of white distilled vinegar down the drain once a week. Let stand 30 minutes and then flush with cold water. Clean the refrigerator: Wash with a solution of equal parts water and white distilled vinegar. Clean and disinfect wood cutting boards: Wipe with full strength white distilled vinegar. Brass polish: Brass, copper and pewter will shine if cleaned with the following mixture. Dissolve 1 teaspoon of salt in 1 cup of white distilled vinegar and stir in flour until it becomes a paste. Apply paste to the metals and let it stand for about 15 minutes. Rinse with clean warm water and polish until dry. Ant deterrent: Ant invasions can sometimes be deterred by washing counter tops, cabinets and floors with white distilled vinegar. Getting Rid of Fruit Flies/Gnats in Your Kitchen Place a bowl filled with ½ quart water, 2 Tbsp. sugar, 2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar and a couple of drops of dish soap to attract the fruit flies. Always eliminate the source of attraction, i.e., ripened produce. Cleaning Stainless Steel Appliances Apply vinegar with a soft cloth to remove streaks from stainless steel appliances. Try in an inconspicuous place first. Cleaner Dishes and Glasses Pour 1 ½ cup to 2 cups white distilled vinegar in the bottom of dishwasher, along with regular dishwasher soap. Wash full cycle. Remove Refrigerator Smells Place 1 cup apple cider vinegar in a glass and set in refrigerator. Within 2 days, any smell is gone! Bathroom Bathtub film: Bathtub film can be removed by wiping with white distilled vinegar and then with soda. Rinse clean with water. Shower doors: Rub down shower doors with a sponge soaked in white distilled vinegar to remove soap residue. Toilet bowl cleaner: Stubborn stains can be removed from the toilet by spraying them with white distilled vinegar and brushing vigorously. The bowl may be deodorized by adding 3 cups of white distilled vinegar. Allow it to remain for a half hour, then flush. Unclog the showerhead: Corrosion may be removed from showerheads or faucets by soaking them in white distilled vinegar overnight. This may be easily accomplished by saturating a terry cloth towel in vinegar and wrapping it around the showerhead or faucet. Lawn/Garden Kill grass: To kill grass on sidewalks and driveways, pour full strength white distilled vinegar on it. Kill weeds: Spray white distilled vinegar full strength on tops of weeds. Reapply on any new growth until plants have starved. Increase soil acidity: In hard water areas, add a cup of vinegar to a gallon of tap wa some one sent to my e mail so i copied & pasted & posted here im going to try a few or more myself how about others? i also printed it out as i forget easy lol thanks for taking time to read all of this Open Question: Best cushion firm mattress brand?Open Question: What's the best way to clean stains on a sofa? I think its a micro fiber type sofa. thanks?Can you use one of those carpet cleaners or do you need to use a steam cleaner if so how do you scrub the stain out of the fabric or does the steam just do it? Bought a used sofa that didn't see all the stains on it until we got home. Open Question: Is my house dangerous to stay in?So right i had these birds (i loved them, They were beast) and all of a sudden they die. All 3 of them, one was probably 7 years old, and the other two not even 8 months. on the 26th of march 2010 one of the 8 months was not flying around (she used to be very energetic and we used to let her and the other baby bird walk around the house, they loved to play with me and my family, very nice birds) she was just standing in one spot and looked as if she was going to go to sleep. We were going to take her to the vet on the 27th but she and the others died. we thought that we must have fed them something that was harmful to them. Then today or the 28th of march we got 3 new birds and its been good until a couple of hours ago when the male bird started to lay on the floor and kept closing his eyes and breathed really hard(i think he just died but i hope not).My family and i were freaking out going like "o no, the same thing that happened to the old birds is happening to them." So now i think its not something we fed them its something wrong with the house.. My hypothesis is that our furnace stopped working, so it isn't providing any heat to us and some type of carbon is killing our birds and mabye us soon so i am buying a carbon reader to check the level of carbon in the house, any thoughts on this, any other ideas on this? Open Question: how can i remove nail polish?how can I remove nail polish from my carpet. My carpet is beige and I spilt purple nail polish Open Question: Can you blame the burnt ones on the cookie sheet?Open Question: how can i clean dirt off of my chuck taylors?because i was useing my new ones today i was in dirt like dry dusty dirt, and i wanna ceep them clean for as long as possible thankyou OH there black buy the way!! :o Open Question: Laundry disaster, Alba body scrub spilled on a t-shirt?My jar of Alba body scrub got ALL over a t-shirt and it's a shirt that is important and can't be replaced. I didn't even realize it was on the shirt until I pulled it out of the dryer. I went back and looked and sure enough, the jar had been knocked into the hamper. How can I get this out? It's a gray cotton t-shirt. Open Question: Spilt Cologne, Get Rid of Smell?I kept a bottle of burberry brit (mens cologne) in the side pocket of my backpack. Yesterday the bottle broke, and it spilled in the pocket. The side pocket of my hurley backpack now wreaks of the cologne and the smell irritates my nose and throat and i cannot stand it anymore. I have to use this backpack at school and the smell will bother not only me and people around me. How do i get rid of the smell? Its on backpack material fabric. More Recent Articles |
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