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Carpets and Rugs
You can stop a rug sliding around on the vinyl or hardwood
floor. - Dig up an old hot water bottle, and cut out four square pieces.
Sew one piece to the bottom of each corner of the rug.
You can stop rugs that are placed on a carpet keeps moving
too. - Sew a mesh fishnet to the under side.
Someone dropped a cigarette. Dig out a piece of fine sandpaper,
a clean rag, and mix 2 tablespoons of borax to 2 cups of water. Remove
the charred fibers, by gently rubbing them with the sandpaper. Then dip
the clean rag into the borax mixture, and gently rub on burn. Let set for
5 minutes. Rinse by using a rag and clean water.
The neighbor's kid dumped his french fries (grease stain).
Grab the baking soda. Cover the grease with dry baking soda leave on for
at least 1 hour. Gently scrub with brush. Vacuum.
While you were out, Fluffy watered the carpet. Wipe up
excess with paper towel or old rag. Without soaking carpet, wipe area with
warm water and a sponge or old rag. Let dry. Mix 3 tablespoons white vinegar
and 1 teaspoon of liquid laundry soap. Pour mixture over spot. Leave for
15 minutes. Rinse with warm water and sponge or rag. Dry with old towel.
Cleaning
Brass can washed with soapy water then polished with a
chamois cloth. If very dirty, boil it for a couple of hours in a mixture
of water, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 cup white vinegar. Or make a paste of
lemon juice and cream of tartar. Rub on, let sit for 5 minutes, than wash
off, and dry. If stained rub gently with a paste of lemon juice and salt.
Immediately wash off with hot soap and water, dry.
Bronze can be polished with a little linseed oil (warmed)
and a chamois.
Copper items can be cleaned several ways. Hot soapy water
and rubbed dry with a soft cloth or chamois. If very dirty, boil it for
a couple of hours in a mixture of water, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 cup white
vinegar. If tarnished make a mixture of salt white vinegar, clean with
mixture than immediately wash off with soap and water, and dry. If you
are out of vinegar a half of a lemon dipped in salt will do the same thing.
Small pieces can be cleaned with Noximea, rinsed and dried.
Silver items can be a pain in the rear to polish. If you are out of polish, good old fashion toothpaste (not gel) will do the job. However each time you polish, you remove a little bit of the silver, so I perfer to dip it. Less work, and kinder to my sliverplated items.
Line bottom half of conaintor with alum foil (shinny side up),
add two tablespoons salt, two tablespoons baking soda and fill with very hot water. Leave silverware in dip
for 2 minutes and rinse thoroughly.
If you don't use your silver very often, use a food vacuum sealer, to keep it shinny for the next time.
In The Kitchen
Silverware - to remove egg stains rub salt on stain and
rinse well
If you left on the coffee pot on and scorched the coffee,
fill with crushed ice and salt. Slush around, add a little water, and slush
a second time. Rinse.
Thermos bottles - if musty fill 3/4 with warm water and
a teaspoon of baking soda. Shake well, let sit for 5 minutes, rinse. -- Coffee stained glass lined thermos bottle, pour 1/8 cup
bleach, and fill neat top with cold water. Let sit couple of hours, rinse
very well.
Cooking cabbage - If you add a little lemon juice
to the water while cooking it will decrease the smell
In the Bath
Natural sponges and loofahs can be soaked in a strong
mixture of vinegar and water for 24 hours than rinse very well. Let dry.
Around the house
Windows, mirrors, and fish tanks can be cleaned with white
vinegar and a paper coffee filter or newspaper.
Jewelry
Electroplate - Mix a little ammonia with warm water, wash
piece in mixture. Polish with soft cloth.
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