For cleaning grease or ink off your hands try using vegetable shortening.
Just rub it on your hands and then wash normally with soap. Its also good for
getting rid of stubborn stains on clothing. Rub a small amount on the stain and then
rinse with club soda.
Are your shoes smelly? Here's a solution. Put some tea leaves into a pair
of stockings and stuff each into a shoe. Leave for a day or two and the smell
just vanishes.
Dusting with a paintbrush can be an effective way to get into those hard to
reach door jambs, etc.
To remove grease from wallpaper, apply baby powder to a clean powder puff,
rub, and spot disappears.
Try cleaning your windows with crumpled up newspaper instead of paper towels.
When doing your windows, wipe the outside of the pane with vertical strokes and
the inside with horizontal strokes. If any streaks appear it will be easier to
tell which side they are on.
Don't pay lots of money for Windex. Wait until the gallon size Windshield
Washer fluid for cars goes on sale and stock up. Refill the Windex bottles you
have, and save!
Vinegar - Add to dish water to cut grease. Use as a furniture cleaner. Cleans
and disinfects wooden cutting boards.
Baking soda - Removes mildew from small areas. Use it for tubs and sinks
(won't scratch). Makes a great scouring powder: keep in a jar with a shaker top.
Make your rings sparkle with toothpaste and an old toothbrush.
Cuticle remover will clear hands of nicotine stains.
Use Lubriderm skin lotion or Turtle Wax to shine your shoes.
Treat stubborn bathtub stains with a mixture of cream of tartar and hydrogen
peroxide. By the time the paste dries, the stain should be gone.
For cleaning that paint brush, try household ammonia.
To remove sticky residue/glue, try one of these: mayonnaise, peanut butter,
nail polish remover, "Goo Gone", or any oil.
Erasers will remove black heel marks on floors & Art gum erasers will clean
bone colored shoes.
To keep the corners of your windowsills free of dust and moisture, rub a white
candle into each corner of the sill.
If your polished furniture has small scratches: try rubbing them with a
shelled walnut. You'll see the scratches just disappear!
For cleaning glass containers - Use salt and lemon juice, and if the glass is
not too fragile, crushed ice. Swirl these around until container is clean, rinse
with warm water.
Keeping silver jewelry in a zip lock or air tight container will keep it
from oxidizing.
As soon as you notice a spot or stain on clothing, stop what you are doing and
take care of it. The sooner you attend to it, the better the chance you can
remove it.
What is the best tool for scrubbing a carpet spot? Another small piece of
carpeting.
Removing Oil from Driveway or Garage floor
1. Spread a thick layer of fresh sawdust or cat litter over the oil
spot to absorb excess grease or oil on the surface.
2. Allow the sawdust or cat litter to sit for a day or two.
3. Gently sweep away the dirty sawdust or cat litter.
4. Pour dry cement over the entire dried oil spot.
5. Allow the cement to sit for a day or two.
6. Gently sweep away the dirty cement.
7. Gather dirty cement in a bag and throw it away. Do not allow the
dirty dry cement to go down the sewer.
The cat litter and sawdust soak up oil and grease on the surface,
whereas the dry cement actually absorbs the stain out of the driveway.
