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- Tie a large brown paper bag over the head of your dust
mop to shake off the dirt and dust inside the house.
- Remove wax from carpets by placing an opened brown paper
bag on the problem and moving a warm iron over the spot
- QUICKLY. Greasy spots will appear on the bag. Move clean
paper area to the spot and continue until nothing appears
on the carpet.
- Protect hanging lamps and chandeliers from sanding and
painting when you work on the ceiling. Release the cover
plate that is screwed into the ceiling and let it slide
down the chain. Pull a dry cleaners plastic bag up over
the entire unit and tie it as high up on the chain as possible.
- Baking soda is a non-abrasive cleanser. Use it without
worry on porcelain appliances, stainless steel, aluminum,
and cast iron.
- Keep your refrigerator smelling fresh by storing an open
box of baking soda on a rear shelf.
- When you're painting, keep a couple of plastic sandwich
bags handy to slip on your hands if the telephone rings
or someone comes to the door. You can also put them over
kitchen faucets.
- When you drop an egg, use a basting syringe to suck it
up.
- Sprinkle dry baking soda on the carpet to deodorize, then
wait an hour or more and vacuum. Especially good for absorbing
and deodorizing pet wet spots.
- Keep a box of baking soda handy in the kitchen to extinguish
a small grease or electrical fire, but not for deep fat
fryer fires.
- Use a basting syringe to transfer varnish or paint to
a smaller container that is easier to work from. Then clear
the basting syringe by pumping mineral spirits, thinner,
or water through it a few times.
- Keep drains open by pouring down half a box of baking
soda, followed by a cup of vinegar. After the bubbling action
subsides, flush with hot water.
- To remove stains from countertops or butcher block, soak
a white dishcloth with bleach, laying it over the stain
for 10-15 minutes before rinsing clean.
- To remove black scuff marks from the floor, rub them with
a paste of baking soda and water. Use as little water as
possible.
- Clean fiberglass showers and tubs with baking soda sprinkled
on a sponge. Sponge clean and wipe dry.
- Pour a cup of bleach into a stained toilet bowl and let
it sit anywhere from two hours to a couple of days. Scrub
and flush.
- Place 12-inch round carpet scraps under plants on the
floor to catch over-watering excess
- Place a narrow piece of carpet on the floor between your
washer and dryer. When something falls, pull out the strip
and the article comes with it.
- To scrub off mildew in grout use a stiff brush and a solution
of 1/4 cup of bleach to 1 quart of water.
- Muffle the noise of typewriters, tv's, sewing machines,
stereos, and other appliances by cutting pieces of carpet
to fit under them.
- To prevent black marks on vinyl floors caused by chairs
being pulled in and out from a table, glue small circles
of carpet remnants to the tips of the chair legs.
- Clean screens by brushing them with carpet scraps attached
to a wooden block.
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