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Bathroom Odors:
Place a shallow dish of baking soda behind the toilet to absorb bathroom odors.
Candle Wax:
To remove wax from carpeting you should first scrape away any excess. Then, using a warm iron and a clean cloth or even a paper bag simply place the iron on top of the cloth over the wax and as you iron it will adhere to the cloth instead of the carpet. Continue moving the cloth around as you pick up the wax so you are always using a clean section of cloth. If a little grease stain remains sprinkle on baking soda and let sit overnight before vacuuming which will remove the grease residue and deodorize at the same time! If colored wax leaves a stain, blot with spot remover or carpet cleaner, following label directions.
Chimney:
To keep your chimney clean, throw a handful of salt on the fire.
Chrome:
To remove rust from chrome, wipe it with aluminum foil dipped in Coke. To polish chrome, use a crumbled up piece of aluminum foil and rub!
Make your pillows extra fluffy
You can rejuvenate your feather pillows. Tumble in a cool dryer for about 10 minutes. To make them really fresh then add a cloth dampened with fabric softener to the dryer.
Another way is to freshen up pillows is to put them in a tumble dryer on a warm heat setting along with two or three clean tennis balls. It will freshen them up a treat.
Remove lint from clothes
Here is a simple and easy way to get rid of the lint that collects while washing. Add 1/2 cup of vinegar to laundry in the rinse cycle. Your clothes will leave the washer soft, smoth and clean.
Advice for the airing cupboard
To keep table linen from creaseng, install a wooden or metal rod just beneath a low shelf and hang the linen on hangers padded with cardboard tubes, from finished rolls of kitchen towl. Fold and store bed or bath linen in sets, rather than by size. that way you can grab a complete set when you want in instead of having to pic through several stacks.
Travel Saver:
Whenever you travel carry along a stain pretreatment stick. Taking the time to use it on stains before they set ensures that they will wash out when you get home.
White-Out / Liquid Paper & Permanent Marker Stains:
Dab some sunscreen over the stain and rub off with a paper towel. Repeat until stain is gone.
Yellowed / Greyed Whites:
Rit®, the makers of clothes dye, makes a white-wash that works well for bleachable and non-bleachable clothing that has yellowed or greyed. You can also hang yellowed clothes out to dry whenever possible to reduce the yellow.
Cloudy Drinking Glasses:
Soak them for an hour or longer in slightly warm (not boiled) white vinegar. Then use a nylon-net or plastic scrubbie to remove film. Still there? The damage must be etching (tiny scratches that occur in the dishwasher) and is permanent, sorry to say. To avoid this altogether, hand-wash your best glasses.
Coffee Grinder:
Grind up a cup or so of rice in a coffee grinder to clean the grinder and sharpen its blades.
Copper:
To polish copper, rub an ample amount of catsup on the copper and let it stand for 5 minutes. Rinse off the catsup with hot water and dry to find an incredible shine.
Try these easy solutions to common kitchen cleaning problems.
Oven Spillover
As soon as the spillover occurs, pour on a mixture of 5 parts salt and one part cinnamon. The salt absorbs the spill, the cinnamon prevents a burned smoky smell. After the oven cools, lift out the salt mixture with a metal spatula and wipe with a damp sponge.
Burned Pans Sprinkle with baking soda and dribble with just enough water to moisten. Allow to sit for several hours. The burned stuff will lift right out.
Garbage Disposal
To freshen the garbage disposal, sprinkle a few tablespoons of baking soda down the drain, drop in two ice cubes and turn it on. Flush with hot water.
Oven Racks
Place racks the bathtub with 1/2 cup dishwasher detergent and several inches of warm water. Allow to soak for 45 minutes. Just rinse. No scrubbing needed.
Dishwasher
To remove scale, stains & odors from the dishwasher,
start the cycle with the dishwasher empty. When it has filled with water, add two cups of white vinegar and allow the cycle to complete.
Glass Light Fixtures
Run these through the dishwasher to get them sparkling clean without any effort.
Tea Kettles
To remove scale from a tea kettle, fill with equal parts water and white vinegar. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and allow to sit overnight. Clean and rinse.
Plastic Melted on Toaster
Nail polish remover will remove this easily.
Blenders & Food Processors
Let these clean themselves. Fill partway with warm water, add a drop of dishwashing liquid, cover and run at low speed. Run with clear water to rinse thoroughly.
Range Hood Filters
If your range uses the permanent metal filters, clean them in the dishwasher.
Smelly Kitchen
Place a sliced lemon on a pie plate in a 200 degree oven for 20 minutes.
Kitchen Drawers
Use the vacuum cleaner to quickly clean kitchen drawers without removing everything. Place a layer of cheesecloth over the suction tube and vacuum out any crumbs, dirt and debris.
Lime & Mineral Deposits
Place vinegar-soaked paper towels around faucets for one hour. Not only does it break down the mineral scale, but the chrome will be clean and shiny.
Clean Glass
Use crumpled newspapers instead of paper towels or cloth rags to clean windows and other glass surfaces. They are lint-free, very absorbent, and leave the glass sparkling.
Crayon on Walls or Washable Wallpaper:
Spray with multipurpose lubricating oil. Then gently wipe, using a paper towel or clean white cloth. If mark is stubborn, sprinkle a little baking soda on a damp sponge and gently rub in a circular motion. If lubricants residue remains, dampen a sponge with a solution of one or two drops of mild dish-washing liquid to one cup water. Squeeze out sponge and gently rub in a circular motion. Rinse sponge; lightly moisten with water to go over area; dry with a clean cloth. Another method is to use a blow dryer. It heats the wax and wipes away instantly. If the color reamins behind, like red usually does, wet a cloth with bleach and wipe.
Deodorize dishes, pans, cutting boards or utensils with those same pungent odors, simply add 1/4 cup of lemon juice to your dishwater.
Fireplace Soot Odor:
To diminish and remove this odor, after you clean out the ashes, place a shallow pan of baking soda for a few hours or overnight in the fireplace.
-- Source Unknown
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Great Cleaning tips
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When you dust, start at the top and work down. Take all your cleaning tools, avoid unnecessary trips back and forth. Clean as you go! It takes a lot less time to remove new dirt than old. Leave baking soda on carpeting over night will absorb musty odors Make a checklist of chores to get organized first. Wash walls from the bottom up, to avoid streaking. Use old socks as mitts for cleaning difficult wood work.
Wash small knickknacks instead of dusting. To removing heel marks , take pencil eraser and rub them off. Don't mix cleaning products. Ammonia and bleach are toxic. Remember common cleaners such as windex and comet meet this don't do rule. Allowing cleaners to set for several minutes will ease the cleaning job.
Interior Walls
Wall cleaner, mix 1/2 c. ammonia, 1/4 c. white vinegar, and 1/4 c. baking soda to 1 gal. warm water. For cleaning textured walls use nylon socks instead of a sponge or cloth to avoid leaving material chunks behind.
To dust wall paper, tie a dustcloth over your broom and work from the top down. To remove pencil marks & other non-greasy spots from non-washable papers, use an art-gum eraser . To remove greasy spots or crayon, apply a paste of cleaning fluid and fuller's earth and cornstarch. Let the wall dry and brush off residue. Repeat the
treatment until the spot is gone.
Exterior Walls
Use a water hose to spray the outside of your house. This will remove siding cobwebsand dirt. Textured siding ? Attach a car-washing brush to the hose to remove dirt.
Windows
Make your own spray cleaner. Fill a spray bottle with 3 tablesoopns ammonia, 1 tablespoon vinegar & the remainder with water. Dust blinds by wrapping a cloth around a ruler. Spray cloth with a dusting spray and run the flat end across each blind. Shine windows using old newspaper. Clean windows on an average temperature, preferably overcast day to avoid streaks. Dry windows outside in one direction then inside in the other direction. If you see a streak, you will know which side is the ofender. To clean window sills, pour diluted rubbing alcohol on a cloth and rub the entire surface.Then dust off the sill with a clean cloth.
Bathroom
Rubbing alcohol can remove the dull haze from mirrors. Use rubbing alcohol to remove spots from bathroom fixtures. Glass shower doors will sparkle if cleaned with white vinegar. To clean the shower, use a solution of 1/2 cup vinegar, 1 cup ammonia, and 1/4 cup baking soda added to one gallon of warm water. Lemon furniture oil will remove water spots on metal frames. Rusty tile marks can be removed with kerosene. Running the shower on hot for five minutes will steam the dirt loose. Grout need cleaning? Wash with 2 tablespoons chlorine bleach in one quart of water. Dry thoroughly, then apply several coats of lemon oil. Let dry one hour between coats. Dull walls will shine when washed with vinegar and waterand plished with a dry cloth.
Lighter fluid will remove most stains from porcelain sinks and bathtubs.
Kitchen
Pour club soda on counter and clean with a soft cloth, rinse with water then wipe dry. Baking soda or club soda will clean and shine stainless steel sinks easily. Remove stubborn water spots from a stainless sink with a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol. Spots on stainless steel also can be removed with vinegar. Rub stainless steel sinks with lighter fluid if rusty . For a sparkling white porcelain sink, place paper towels across the bottom of your sink and saturate with household bleach. Let sit for 8 hour & rinse. Never use bleach in colored sinks.
Refrigerator
An open box of baking soda will absorb odors for a month or so. A few drops vanilla extract on a piece of cotton placed in the refrigerator will eliminate odors. Wipe refrigerator with vinegar to prevent mildew.
Use your vacuum on the front of the coils and motor to remove dust and dirt
Appliances
Stop yellowing of white appliances. Mix 1/2 cup bleach, 1/4 cup baking soda and 4 cups of warm water. Apply with a sponge and let set for 10 minutes. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Wax large appliances with car wax to make them shine and to remove small scratches.
Wood Floors
Floor cleaner is a solution of 1/2 cup of white vinegar in 1 gallon of warm water. Damp mop with a mop squeezed nearly dry. It is safer to mist the mop with the cleaner than to apply to floor. Do a section at a time and throw an old towel on the floor and scoot back and forth with foot to dry and prevent streaks. Standing liquid from mopping, spills, and pet accidents can damage floors. The greatest damage done to wood floors is from grit. Mats at doors are necessary to collect grit and it's important to keep these clean. Frequent dust mopping in high traffic areas to collect grit is the best prevention. This should be done based on the amount of traffic, which may require dust mopping several times a day in an active household. The brush attachment of a vacuum can be used (no beater bars). Felt and furniture protectors should be installed on furniture. Never scoot furniture on wood.
Put a piece of waxed paper under your dust mop. Dirt will stick to the mop and the wax will shine your floors. Use a paper bag over spilled candle wax then lightly iron.
Removin Stains
Water Stains
Rub the spot with No. 2 steel wood and rewax. For more serious water stains, lightly sand with fine sandpaper, clean the spot with No. 1 or 00 steel wool and mineral spirits or floor cleaner then refinish and wax.
Cigarette Burns
If not severe, the burn can be removed by rubbing with steel wool moistened with soap and water.
Heel and Caster Marks
Rub vigorously with fine steel wool and floor cleaner. Wipe dry and polish.
Ink Stains and Other Dark Spots
Use No. 2 steel wool and floor cleaner to clean the spot and surrounding area. Thoroughly wash the affected area. If the spot remains, sand with fine sandpaper, re-wax and polish. Stubborn stains may require that you replace the affected area.
Chewing Gum and Wax Deposits
Ice until the deposit is brittle and crumbles off. Pour floor cleaner around the stain so the fluid soaks under and loosens it.
Alcohol Spots
Rub the spot with liquid or paste wax
Vinyl Floors
Sweep then damp mop using a gallon of water and a dash of dishwashing detergent. No-wax floors eventually need waxing, this will help to prevent further deterioration.
Cleaning Carpets
To clean dry spots, loosen soil and vacuum away prior to moistening it. When taking out stains, always use a white cloth.
Wax dropped on carpet or upholstery?
Set a clean, absorbent cloth over the wax stain and hold a hot iron on it. Then remove the cloth.
Coat mildly greasy stains with aerosol shaving cream, use a hair dryer to speed dry. Then vacuum. Sprinkle a greasy stain with baking soda, cornstarch or talcum powder. Leave on at least 8 hours, then vacuum.
Did you know that Bounce, the stuff you use in the dryer has many cleaning uses? Eliminates static electricity from your television screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling. Dissolves soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a used sheet of Bounce. Freshens the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang one in the closet. Prevents thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce to eliminate the static cling on the thread before sewing. Eliminates static cling from pantyhose. Rub a damp, used sheet of Bounce over the hose. Prevents musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing. Freshens the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat. Cleans baked-on food from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agents apparently weaken the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food. Eliminates odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket. Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs. Eliminates static electricity from venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resetting.
Deodorizes shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they'll smell great in the morning.
Cleaning Marble
"MARBLE IS TRICKY, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK"
For heavier stains on marble, take three or four cakes of Ivory soap, cut them up and dissolve in hot water until you have a "slurry." Paint this on the marble and let it sit for five days or so. If the gunk starts to dry during that time, wet it down. At the end of the period, wash it all off. To remove lighter stains, sprinkle salt on a fresh cut lemon. Rub very lightly over stain. Do not rub hard or you will ruin the polished surface. Wash off with soap and water.
Now that you're done cleaning enjoy the outdoors.
-- Source Unknown
When you dust, start at the top and work down. Take all your cleaning tools, avoid unnecessary trips back and forth. Clean as you go! It takes a lot less time to remove new dirt than old. Leave baking soda on carpeting over night will absorb musty odors Make a checklist of chores to get organized first. Wash walls from the bottom up, to avoid streaking. Use old socks as mitts for cleaning difficult wood work.
Wash small knickknacks instead of dusting. To removing heel marks , take pencil eraser and rub them off. Don't mix cleaning products. Ammonia and bleach are toxic. Remember common cleaners such as windex and comet meet this don't do rule. Allowing cleaners to set for several minutes will ease the cleaning job.
Interior Walls
Wall cleaner, mix 1/2 c. ammonia, 1/4 c. white vinegar, and 1/4 c. baking soda to 1 gal. warm water. For cleaning textured walls use nylon socks instead of a sponge or cloth to avoid leaving material chunks behind.
To dust wall paper, tie a dustcloth over your broom and work from the top down. To remove pencil marks & other non-greasy spots from non-washable papers, use an art-gum eraser . To remove greasy spots or crayon, apply a paste of cleaning fluid and fuller's earth and cornstarch. Let the wall dry and brush off residue. Repeat the
treatment until the spot is gone.
Exterior Walls
Use a water hose to spray the outside of your house. This will remove siding cobwebsand dirt. Textured siding ? Attach a car-washing brush to the hose to remove dirt.
Windows
Make your own spray cleaner. Fill a spray bottle with 3 tablesoopns ammonia, 1 tablespoon vinegar & the remainder with water. Dust blinds by wrapping a cloth around a ruler. Spray cloth with a dusting spray and run the flat end across each blind. Shine windows using old newspaper. Clean windows on an average temperature, preferably overcast day to avoid streaks. Dry windows outside in one direction then inside in the other direction. If you see a streak, you will know which side is the ofender. To clean window sills, pour diluted rubbing alcohol on a cloth and rub the entire surface.Then dust off the sill with a clean cloth.
Bathroom
Rubbing alcohol can remove the dull haze from mirrors. Use rubbing alcohol to remove spots from bathroom fixtures. Glass shower doors will sparkle if cleaned with white vinegar. To clean the shower, use a solution of 1/2 cup vinegar, 1 cup ammonia, and 1/4 cup baking soda added to one gallon of warm water. Lemon furniture oil will remove water spots on metal frames. Rusty tile marks can be removed with kerosene. Running the shower on hot for five minutes will steam the dirt loose. Grout need cleaning? Wash with 2 tablespoons chlorine bleach in one quart of water. Dry thoroughly, then apply several coats of lemon oil. Let dry one hour between coats. Dull walls will shine when washed with vinegar and waterand plished with a dry cloth.
Lighter fluid will remove most stains from porcelain sinks and bathtubs.
Kitchen
Pour club soda on counter and clean with a soft cloth, rinse with water then wipe dry. Baking soda or club soda will clean and shine stainless steel sinks easily. Remove stubborn water spots from a stainless sink with a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol. Spots on stainless steel also can be removed with vinegar. Rub stainless steel sinks with lighter fluid if rusty . For a sparkling white porcelain sink, place paper towels across the bottom of your sink and saturate with household bleach. Let sit for 8 hour & rinse. Never use bleach in colored sinks.
Refrigerator
An open box of baking soda will absorb odors for a month or so. A few drops vanilla extract on a piece of cotton placed in the refrigerator will eliminate odors. Wipe refrigerator with vinegar to prevent mildew.
Use your vacuum on the front of the coils and motor to remove dust and dirt
Appliances
Stop yellowing of white appliances. Mix 1/2 cup bleach, 1/4 cup baking soda and 4 cups of warm water. Apply with a sponge and let set for 10 minutes. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Wax large appliances with car wax to make them shine and to remove small scratches.
Wood Floors
Floor cleaner is a solution of 1/2 cup of white vinegar in 1 gallon of warm water. Damp mop with a mop squeezed nearly dry. It is safer to mist the mop with the cleaner than to apply to floor. Do a section at a time and throw an old towel on the floor and scoot back and forth with foot to dry and prevent streaks. Standing liquid from mopping, spills, and pet accidents can damage floors. The greatest damage done to wood floors is from grit. Mats at doors are necessary to collect grit and it's important to keep these clean. Frequent dust mopping in high traffic areas to collect grit is the best prevention. This should be done based on the amount of traffic, which may require dust mopping several times a day in an active household. The brush attachment of a vacuum can be used (no beater bars). Felt and furniture protectors should be installed on furniture. Never scoot furniture on wood.
Put a piece of waxed paper under your dust mop. Dirt will stick to the mop and the wax will shine your floors. Use a paper bag over spilled candle wax then lightly iron.
Removin Stains
Water Stains
Rub the spot with No. 2 steel wood and rewax. For more serious water stains, lightly sand with fine sandpaper, clean the spot with No. 1 or 00 steel wool and mineral spirits or floor cleaner then refinish and wax.
Cigarette Burns
If not severe, the burn can be removed by rubbing with steel wool moistened with soap and water.
Heel and Caster Marks
Rub vigorously with fine steel wool and floor cleaner. Wipe dry and polish.
Ink Stains and Other Dark Spots
Use No. 2 steel wool and floor cleaner to clean the spot and surrounding area. Thoroughly wash the affected area. If the spot remains, sand with fine sandpaper, re-wax and polish. Stubborn stains may require that you replace the affected area.
Chewing Gum and Wax Deposits
Ice until the deposit is brittle and crumbles off. Pour floor cleaner around the stain so the fluid soaks under and loosens it.
Alcohol Spots
Rub the spot with liquid or paste wax
Vinyl Floors
Sweep then damp mop using a gallon of water and a dash of dishwashing detergent. No-wax floors eventually need waxing, this will help to prevent further deterioration.
Cleaning Carpets
To clean dry spots, loosen soil and vacuum away prior to moistening it. When taking out stains, always use a white cloth.
Wax dropped on carpet or upholstery?
Set a clean, absorbent cloth over the wax stain and hold a hot iron on it. Then remove the cloth.
Coat mildly greasy stains with aerosol shaving cream, use a hair dryer to speed dry. Then vacuum. Sprinkle a greasy stain with baking soda, cornstarch or talcum powder. Leave on at least 8 hours, then vacuum.
Did you know that Bounce, the stuff you use in the dryer has many cleaning uses? Eliminates static electricity from your television screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling. Dissolves soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a used sheet of Bounce. Freshens the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang one in the closet. Prevents thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce to eliminate the static cling on the thread before sewing. Eliminates static cling from pantyhose. Rub a damp, used sheet of Bounce over the hose. Prevents musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing. Freshens the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat. Cleans baked-on food from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agents apparently weaken the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food. Eliminates odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket. Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs. Eliminates static electricity from venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resetting.
Deodorizes shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they'll smell great in the morning.
Cleaning Marble
"MARBLE IS TRICKY, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK"
For heavier stains on marble, take three or four cakes of Ivory soap, cut them up and dissolve in hot water until you have a "slurry." Paint this on the marble and let it sit for five days or so. If the gunk starts to dry during that time, wet it down. At the end of the period, wash it all off. To remove lighter stains, sprinkle salt on a fresh cut lemon. Rub very lightly over stain. Do not rub hard or you will ruin the polished surface. Wash off with soap and water.
Now that you're done cleaning enjoy the outdoors.
-- Source Unknown
Cleaning Recipes For The Bathroom
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Bathtub/Sink Stains
Scrub with paste made from cream of tartar and hydrogen peroxide.
Soap Film on Fiberglass Surface
Apply baking soda with damp cloth, rub and rinse off residue well.
Soap Film/Mildew on Shower Curtains
Pour full-strength vinegar on the shower curtain to remove soap film and mildew.
Shower-Door Track Cleaning
Pour full-strength vinegar into the track, let soak for a few minutes, rinse.
Toilet Lime Deposit Removal
Pour full strength white vinegar in the bowl, let sit for several hours. Scrub with sturdy brush.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
½ teaspoon sodium lauryl sulfate
2 tablespoons baking soda
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon orange essential oil or 1 teaspoon grapefruit essential oil
(optional)
2 cups water
Mix all ingredients. Vinegar and baking soda will foam when mixed. Let mixture stand for 10 minutes before pouring into a spray bottle.
-- Source Unknown
Bathtub/Sink Stains
Scrub with paste made from cream of tartar and hydrogen peroxide.
Soap Film on Fiberglass Surface
Apply baking soda with damp cloth, rub and rinse off residue well.
Soap Film/Mildew on Shower Curtains
Pour full-strength vinegar on the shower curtain to remove soap film and mildew.
Shower-Door Track Cleaning
Pour full-strength vinegar into the track, let soak for a few minutes, rinse.
Toilet Lime Deposit Removal
Pour full strength white vinegar in the bowl, let sit for several hours. Scrub with sturdy brush.
Toilet Bowl Cleaner
½ teaspoon sodium lauryl sulfate
2 tablespoons baking soda
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon orange essential oil or 1 teaspoon grapefruit essential oil
(optional)
2 cups water
Mix all ingredients. Vinegar and baking soda will foam when mixed. Let mixture stand for 10 minutes before pouring into a spray bottle.
-- Source Unknown
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