{"id":35,"date":"2010-10-25T10:14:26","date_gmt":"2010-10-25T08:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2010\/10\/25\/helpful-household-cleaning-tips-and-recipes\/"},"modified":"2010-10-25T10:14:26","modified_gmt":"2010-10-25T08:14:26","slug":"helpful-household-cleaning-tips-and-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/helpful-household-cleaning-tips-and-recipes\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful household cleaning tips and recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

REMOVAL OF ADHESIVE STICKERS<\/span><\/p>\n

For metal use nail polish remover on cotton ball and let soak in for a couple minutes to remove sticker easily.  <\/span>For wood use vegetable oil and let it soak in for thirty minutes. Scrape off sticker with a Teflon scraper.  <\/span>For metal use nail polish remover on a cotton ball and let soak in for a couple minutes to remove sticker easily. <\/span><\/p>\n

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For wood use vegetable oil and let it soak in for thirty minutes. Scrape off sticker with a Teflon scraper. <\/span><\/p>\n

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ANT DETERRANT   <\/span>
If you have a problem with ants coming in your door take a piece of white chalk and draw a line. The ants will not cross the line! Ants don't like cayenne pepper sprinkled around their anthills, or cucumber peelings<\/span><\/p>\n

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AUTOMATIC DRIP COFFEE POT CLEANER
Add 1 cup white distilled vinegar to your automatic drip coffee pot to clean it out. Rinse well with a pot of cold, clean water. <\/span><\/p>\n

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CAR FRAGRANCE
put an empty tube of fabric softener\/sta soft underneath each seat in the car to make it smell nice.  <\/span>For bad odours in cars, put some new ground up coffee beans in area where odour is. Leave for a couple days if possible and vacuum it up. Odour should be gone or at least better smelling.<\/span><\/p>\n

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BATHROOM CLEANING MADE EASIER
Mix equal parts Epsom salts and liquid dish detergent and scrub down the bath tub, sink, or shower area with it.  <\/span>Use equal parts cream of tartar and hydrogen peroxide mixed together to clean rust stains.  <\/span>Old pantyhose makes a great scrubber for the bathtub and sink.  <\/span>To keep rust spots from forming on the bottom of aluminum cans coat their bottoms with clear nail polish. <\/span><\/p>\n

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BLACKENED POTS NEED CLEANING
If you have pots that have blackened because you boiled water in them, soak the pots with a pot of water in them to which you add 2 denture tablets. Let them soak overnight. The pot should be clean in the morning. Wash before using. <\/span><\/p>\n

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BOTTLE CLEANER
To clean bottles or Thermos bottles put 2 tsp. baking soda and some hot water in it. Cap and shake. Let sit overnight to clean. Rinse well next morning. <\/span><\/p>\n

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BRASS CLEANER OR COPPER CLEANER
Make a paste out of white corn meal and white vinegar. Coat the tarnished brass with this paste and leave on for five minutes. Wipe off with a soft clean cloth and tarnish will be gone. Buff with a soft clean cloth.  <\/span>Slice a lemon in half and sprinkle some table salt on it generously. Rub your brass pot with this to clean it. Wipe off with a clean, dry cloth. This will work on copper items just as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

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BUG KILLER
Mix 1 tsp. sugar with 1 cup baking soda and spread it around where bugs might crawl. The sugar will attract them to eat, but the baking soda will kill them as they cannot digest it.  <\/span>This recipe is not harmful to humans or animals.  <\/span>Mix 1 part boric acid powder to 1 part sugar and sprinkle around area where bugs or ants crawl to get rid of them. <\/span><\/p>\n

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CAST IRON SKILLET CLEANER (RUST)
Sprinkle lemon juice and salt in the rusty iron skillet. Wipe out the rust. Reseason skillet with a lot of oil. Place in a 200 degree oven for one hour. Wash the skillet. Dry it thoroughly. Reseason it with more oil. Wipe off excess oil.  <\/span>NEVER let a cast iron skillet air dry or it will rust! <\/span><\/p>\n

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DUSTING TIPS
To keep ceiling fans' blades from collecting dust, use furniture polish on them and polish with a soft clean cloth.  <\/span>Dust your lamp shades with a new paint brush.  <\/span>To dust your window or door screens use a piece of carpeting on them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CIGARETTE ODOURS
If you have people smoking in your home, light some candles to absorb those nasty odours.  <\/span>Soak a towel in vinegar. Wring it out and whirl it over your head all around the house to get rid of odours. <\/span><\/p>\n

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CLOTHES FRESHENER
When your clothes are not dirty but have some kind of odours on them, simply put them in the dryer with a couple sheets of fabric softener and toss for a few minutes on the air only cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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COOKING ODOURS
Add 1 Tbsp. lemon juice to vegetables that stink when you are cooking them. Also works when frying fish. Just add the lemon juice to the pan or pot. I use this helpful hint and love it. My house never smells bad from cooking odours. I use 2 Tbsp. lemon juice when frying salmon patties and the smell is gone as soon as I am done frying. I just mix it in with my oil in the skillet. <\/span><\/p>\n


COOLER ODOURS
If your ice chest or picnic cooler has a nasty smell to it, but it is clean, just wipe it out and place a bowl of vinegar in it. Close the lid and let it stand overnight. Next day, the odour should be gone. <\/span><\/p>\n

DRAIN CLEANERS
all you need to clean every drain in your house is baking soda and white vinegar. Run hot water down the drain and pour in some baking soda, then some vinegar. It will bubble up. When it has stopped bubbing up, rinse with some more hot water. You won't have any clogs if you do this once every week. Use 1\/2 cup each.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a plumber's tip: squirt some liquid dish detergent down your drain. Let sit for half an hour. Flush with hot water. This will keep your drains clog-free. He said this would cut plumbing bills in half if people would just do this once a week.  <\/span>Pour 2 cups boiling water down a clogged drain. Mix 1\/8 cup of salt, 1\/2 cup of baking soda, and 1\/2 cup vinegar and pour down the clogged drain. Finish by pouring 2 more cups boiling water down the drain. Your clog should be gone.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LEMON OIL FURNITURE POLISH
Mix 10 drops lemon oil, 2 Tbsp. lemon juice, and 1\/4 cup olive oil. Keep in a capped bottle and use to dust with. Use a soft clean cloth.  <\/span>Mix 1 tsp. lemon oil to 1\/2 cup mineral oil and keep in a capped bottle. Mix well before using and use a soft cloth.  <\/span>Use 1 part fresh lemon juice to 3 parts olive oil to make a good furniture polish. Will keep in an airtight container for 6 months.  <\/span>Mix 3\/4 cup olive oil, 20 drops lemon oil, (or lime oil or orange oil) and ½ cup vinegar. Store in a capped bottle and use as needed to polish your furniture or your cabinets. <\/span><\/p>\n

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HOW TO RID ODOURS FROM HANDS & BREATH
If you handle garlic or onions to remove the odours wash hands with soap and water. Then take some cheesecloth and fill it with coffee beans and tie it with a rubber band. Rub this bag of coffee beans over your hands. This will last for 6 months and then you should discard it and make a new one.  <\/span>For garlic or onion breath you can chew on a coffee bean. Or eat some fresh parsley sprigs. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Wash<\/span> hands with baking soda to remove odours, or rub hands with a freshly sliced lemon half. Squirt some of the lemon juice on the hands and rub it in, then wash hands as you normally would to remove odours.  <\/span>Wash odours off hands by holding any piece of stainless steel in your hands at same time as you wash hands underneath running water. Works every time! <\/span><\/p>\n

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WATERMARKS OR RINGS ON FURNITURE
Use butter or real mayonnaise or ashes from cigarettes to get rid of the watermarks on furniture. Rub with the grain using a soft cloth.  <\/span>Use plain white toothpaste rubbed into the spot using a soft, clean cloth. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Cleaning Suede
Maybe the sofa or jacket you’re lamenting is made not of leather, but of suede. If this is the case, arm yourself with the following: <\/p>\n

A bath towel
A pencil eraser
A suede brush
White vinegar
A dry cloth <\/span><\/p>\n


First, rub the suede with a bath towel. Then, remove any dry stains with a pencil eraser. Next, brush over the suede with a suede brush. After that, apply a small bit of white vinegar to the stains and use the cloth to scrub the stains away. Finally, let the stains air-dry. <\/p>\n

Note that if you’re using vinegar to clean suede shoes, the shoes may have a bit of a vinegar odor for a little while after. <\/p>\n

Keep in mind, though, that suede is often expensive. So, if you’re apprehensive about applying vinegar to your suede or by attempting to clean suede on your own, and then seek the advice of a professional specialized in cleaning suede. <\/p>\n

Of course, the best form of cleaning is prevention. Spray suede and leather with a leather protection spray to keep it stain-free. As well, ensure that all your suede and leather products are professionally cleaned every two years.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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