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Cleaning Tips Weekly (June 23, 2019)

Thanks to our awesome members we have 5 new tips and a project to share this week.

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Today's Featured Post

Painting and Staining Tips

By littergitter

I'm certainly not an expert when it comes to painting but I have learned a few tricks that have been a help to me.

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This Week's Guides

Can You Use Straight Ammonia in Restaurants?

Chef cleaning commercial kitchen counter top.

Replacements Parts for a Scunci Steamer

How to Remove Ethanol Odors from Clothing

A dress shirt that has a bad odor after being laundered.

How to Remove Permanent Marker From a Tub and Toilet

Permanent marker scribbles on a toilet seat.

Getting Rid of Flour Beetles

Shelf Life of Homemade Laundry Detergent

Illustration of a laundry detergent bottle with a smiley face on it.

Today's Posts

Rubbing Alcohol Removes Hairspray Buildup

By Judy

Put rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and wipe the area. All the residue will be removed.

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Laundry Wood Accent Hanging Sign

By 15mhhm15

Our electric plan recommends using electricity before 4pm or after 9pm. From 4pm to 9pm, it is considered peak time and will cost more money. To conserve and as a reminder, I wanted a sign to place on/in our laundry room door.

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Getting Rid of Bugs in Crawlspace

Get three pounds of food grade diatomaceous earth. Pour it at opening of crawlspace. Put on safety glasses and one of those little white germ masks. Get a leaf blower and blow it all under house. The bugs ingest it when they clean themselves, plus it dries out their exoskeleton which kills them.

How to Deter Swallows from Nesting in Your Eaves

I had a bunch of swallows trying to nest in a heat wave. I removed the mud during their construction, but it did not deter them from trying to build. I washed down the soffits and removed all trace of the mud they had put there, but they kept on trying to come back. The soffit is thirty feet from the ground so I taped an Old Spice stick deodorant to the end of my extension pole and applied a coat of deodorant to the window ledges and soffits. In less than two minutes the swallows were gone. Not sure how long it will last, but it sure worked well. All for the price of a stick deodorant. The only downside is the smell of Old Spice on my deck now, but it is better than the mess the birds were creating.

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This Week's Questions

Getting Stains Out of Constructionworker Clothes

I have heard that Mean Green gets stains out of work clothes. Do I add it with my detergent or just put a cup of Mean Green in the washer? I would really appreciate it if anyone knows.

Removing Coke and Mud Stains from Bath Towels

Removing Aleene's Jewel-It Embellishing Glue from a Shirt

How do I remove glue spots from a shirt that we put embellishments on? I tried Goo Gone, but that has not worked. I used Aleene's Jewel-It embellishing glue.

Permanent Marker Stains in the Dryer

How do I remove a permanent marker stain from my dryer?

Magic Eraser Left Scratches on Microwave Plastic

I used the Magic Eraser to clean the clear plastic where the numbers are on my microwave and it's scratched it terribly. Are there any remedies I can use to fix the scratches?

Hydrogen Peroxide Stains on Canvas Shoes

I used hydrogen peroxide to clean my white canvas shoes like it said to online, and it left yellow stains. What should I use to remove the yellow?

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