Household
Household Tips:
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Avoid Spots on Dishes: add bowl of vinegar to dishwasher
Broken Glass: get all those little pieces with a slice of bread
Clean Brush: vegetable oil
Clean Drain: 1/2-cup baking soda + 1/2-cup vinegar + 1 qt. boiling water (15-20 min.)
Clean Glass: vinegar + water or Pam Cooking Spray
Clean Microwave: "nuke" 1/2 cup water + lemon juice/lemons; wipe clean
Clean Shower: use a sponge that hold dish soap
Clean Toilet: coke overnight
De-clutter Dishwasher: mesh laundry bag for small items
De-clutter for Company: use cheap laundry baskets and place out of view
De-fog Mirror: shaving cream
Dust Blinds: use dryer sheets
Dust Hard-to-Reach Areas: line with newspapers or wax paper; replace as needed
Fine Caulking: 20cc syringe
Freshen Disposal: lemon and/or lemon/white vinegar ice cubes
Freshen Garbage: cotton ball dipped in essential oil under bag
Freshen Musty Laundry: ammonia + rewash
Loosen Rusted Screw: lemon juice
Make a Scrub Sponge: sponge inside mesh potato bag + zip tie and trim
Open Twist-off Lid: Bang edge of lid gently against counter; rubber dish gloves for grip
Polish Stainless Steel sink: buff with flour (wash, dry, buff)
Prevent Candles Dripping: freeze
Prevent Glue Sticking to Hands: dryer sheet
Prevent Sink Odors: run hot water, slow-pour cup of baking soda, add cup of lemon juice
Protect Metal Outdoor Items: wax
Protect Polish: corn starch
Puff Clothes: tennis ball in dryer
Relieve Mild Itching: make a paste with baking soda
Remove Adhesive: vegetable oil
Remove Burnt Food from Pan: soak a dryer sheet in it for a while
Remove Coffee Stains: make a paste with baking soda
Remove Food Stain: rub in chalk, then cleaner, then wash hot
Remove Garlic Smell from Hands: rub on stainless steel
Remove Masking Tape: lemon oil
Remove Pet Hair: use rubber dish glovesl
Remove Rust from Cast Iron: cut potato in half, dip in soap/baking soda, scrub; cut to new layer as needed
Remove Silver Tarnish: aluminum pan + baking soda + salt + boiling water
Remove Soap Scum: Pam Cooking Spray
Scratched Dishes: Buff with Cream of Tarter + a little water
Sharpen Disposal Blades: ice cubes
Sharpen Scissors: cut folds of aluminum foil
Shine Faucets: Pam Cooking Spray
Squeaky Door: Pam Cooking Spray on hinges (also soap or WD-40)
Store Paint: upside-down
Store Plastic Bags: cut-off bottom of 2-liter bottle
Stripped Screw Hole: add toothpick