Indoor
Stick-on Hooks, Labels
- Removal – saturate a cloth or sponge with hot vinegar, squeeze liquid behind hook for contact with adhesive
Unclog Drains
- Pour 1/2 cup salt and/or 1/2 cup baking soda down drain, followed by boiling water, flush with hot tap water
Kitchen Odours
- After cooking fish, etc. place whole unpeeled lemon in 300º oven for 15 minutes leaving door open slightly, turn oven off, let lemon cool before removing
- or boil 3 teaspoon ground clove in 2 cup water for 15 minutes
- or heat vinegar on range
Scorched Irons
- Sprinkle table salt on wax paper, iron with cold iron and polish iron with silver polish
- or polish with very fine wet waterproof sandpaper or very fine steel wool or non-abrasive cleanser
- or rub ice cube over scorch mark
- or apply baking soda to slightly warm iron with a damp cloth, scrub, rinse with a clean damp cloth
Ironing
- Sprinkle talcum powder on white shirts before and after ironing to prevent absorption of oil and grime
Toothbrushes
- Great for scrubbing and getting into narrow, hard to reach places
Dirty Hands
- Ballpoint pen or paint marks – rub with nail polish remover
- Super glue – soak cotton ball or cloth with nail polish remover and hold onto area until glue dissolves.
Outdoor
Driveway Stains
- Apply oven cleaner, let sit for a few minutes, rinse
- or pour heavy layer of kitty litter on area, let stand for a day, apply strong solution of detergent and hot water, scrub well
- or spray with prewash, let stand for 5 minutes, sprinkle on powdered detergent, scrub with broom and hose off.
