Salt and Turpentine to Brighten PorcelainTo brighten old porcelain, try rubbing with a solution of salt and turpentine.
How Do I Remove Peeling Paint from a Driveway?How do I remove peeling paint from driveway?
Cleaning Smoke Stained WoodworkTo clean kitchen woodwork stained by smoke, spread a mixture of cornstarch and water on the woodwork and allow to dry. Remove with a soft brush or cloth, taking away the stain with the cornstarch.
Deodorize Dish Scrubber with Hand SanitizerTired of buying new dish scrubbers because someone forgot to rinse them after using and now they smell worse than your garbage? Take heart, there's a simple and inexpensive solution!
Removing Oil Based Paint On SkinRemove oil based paint from skin with baby oil instead of turpentine.
Cleaning a Vintage Piano?How do you clean an old black shiny piano that has finger prints on the top? It's from the 1930s.
How Can I Remove the Ink from Newspaper?Are there any chemicals which can erase all the words of a newspaper?
Cleaning a Dull Geode?Going through an old box that had been in storage, I came upon a geode that I hadn't seen in 20 yrs. I remember the center crystal was bright and glistened, almost like amethyst. Now, it is dull and looks only like a rock.
Can I Wash a Coach Purse in the Washer?Can I wash my Coach bag in the washer?
Cleaning Money and Change?I have dollars covered with oil or ink. How can I clean them?
Cleaning a Painted Door?My pantry door is painted black. When I try to clean the fingerprints off it with a damp rag or Mr. Clean Magic Eraser it leaves a white film. I've even tried furniture polish. I'd like to find something that I can use on a daily basis to keep this door clean!
Black Streaks on Roof (Mold)?I have black streaks of mold on the shingles on the roof of my house. How can I clean it?
How Can I Clean a Medical Cast?Besides not getting a cast wet, how do I clean it without causing eventual odors?
Removing Pen Marks from Photos?How can I remove red ink pen marks from a Polaroid picture?
How Do I Keep Litter From Sticking to Sides of Cat Box?Is there a way to keep the litter from sticking to the sides of a cat box when you scoop it out? Can you spray something in the box? And what can you use that is safe for the cat?
How Do I Clean Salsa Off a Matte Finish Photo?How do I safely remove salsa from a professional photograph with a matte finish?
Cleaning Hurricane Style Candle HoldersI get so sick of having to pick out the wax in the bottom of hurricane type candle holders. I've found that if you pour some sand into the bottom of the candle holders before you light them, the wax simply drips onto the sand. When the candle is done just dump the sand out.
Will Snails Help Keep a Pond Clean?Is it a good idea to put snails into a pond? Would they help clean it up?
Removing Deck Stain from Painted Metal?How do I remove deck stain from painted metal?
Cleaning Beaded Flowers? How can I clean beaded flowers?
Drill Drainage Holes In Your Trash Can Make washing out your trash can a breeze: drill several 1/2 inch holes in the bottom. The holes will allow you to hose down the insides without having to dump out the water, and also prevent rainwater from collecting.
Removing Nail Polish from Laminate Cabinets?How do I remove red nail polish from my laminated breakfast bar kitchen cabinets? It is where my daughter sat on a bar stool and worked on her computer. There are streaks of red polish on two of the lower doors. Please help. Thanks in advance.
Removing Candle Wax from Jars?If you spill hot wax on fabric, wood, plastic, etc., place it in the freezer overnight. In the morning it should pull right off. This also works for getting leftover wax out of candle holders once the wick is spent.
Whitening Sand Dollars for Use in Crafts?I have a large box of sand dollars that I would like to clean and use for crafts. What do I use to make them white like the ones you buy?
How to Restore Shine of Ceramic Tiles?Is there a product that would restore the shine on the floor of a shower? It is made of ceramic tile 4X4 inches. It was cleaned with an abrasive product and a brush?
Cleaning a Cymbals on a Drum Set?My grandson wants me to help him clean his cymbals on his drum set. Does any one know the process, so I don't damage them?
Cleaning Candle Wax Off an Ivory Menorah?Candle wax melted on an ivory menorah. How can I get it off? It has already cracked a bit from hot water.
Cleaning a Coach Holiday Patchwork Purse?I need to know how to clean my leather holiday Couch purse. It has suede, leather, and fabric too. I have loved this purse, and would love to have it like new again.
Removing Tinted Deck Sealer Spill?We had someone waterproof our deck with a stain watersealer. He let some spill on our deck below. We tried muratic acid, but it did not work.
Any suggestions?
Cleaning Cement Board Siding?We have Hardi board siding on our home and poison ivy has climbed up the side. We have removed the plant, but I cannot seem to get the hairs used by the plant to climb off my siding. I tried Purple Power and a scrub brush. Thanks for any help.
Cleaning Fragrance Lamp Wicks?How do I clean the wicks to my fragrance lamps? I have the ones with the stone attached to the cord.
Use Chili Sauce as a Copper CleanserMy mother is in her late 70's and as such, has a lot of copper pots, which have tarnished over the years.
Cleaning a Flint Stone Striker?How do you clean a flint stone? It is the type you use to strike matches with.
Removing Tape Residue From PVC Fence?How can I remove tape residue from my PVC fence?
Remove Tree Sap from Your HandsI asked Jeeves how to remove tree sap from hands. I saw an idea using baby oil and baking soda. While I was going through my bathroom, I couldn't find any baby oil but I found my trusty bottle of Purell hand sanitizer.
Use Hand Sanitizer To Clean WhiteboardsCan't get the dry erase marker completely off of your white board? Use a paper towel and a dime size amount of hand sanitizer.
Removing Battery Corrosion from a Camera
?My daughter purchased a camera last year and forgot to take the batteries out when she put it away. The batteries corroded in there. Is there anything she can clean it with or is the camera ruined?
Sterilizing a Foot Soaking Spa?What can I use to sterilize a foot soaker I purchased used?
Vapor Lock for Seldom Used BottlesFor bottles of creams, especially those that don't get used often, such as leather cleaner and metal polish that come in plastic containers, take the lid off and put a small baggie over the bottle opening, then screw the lid back on.
Spots from Flies on My Home's Siding?Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep flies from landing on the house? We live in the country and get little spots of bug poo all over the siding, it's driving me crazy.
Cleaning Tart Burners?How can I clean tart wax from the burner?
Removing Sharpie Marker from Paper?Does anyone know how to remove Sharpie from areas under which there is text I would like to read? This is on copy paper.
Removing Sharpie from Vinyl Moonwalk?My family and I have been running a moonwalk (inflatable bouncer) business for the past 12 years. We just opened up our new indoor party center in La Porte, Texas. It's called Lil' Jack's Indoor Party Center.
Removing Wax from Hard Surfaces
Simply use a hairdryer to remove wax from wood, tile, vinyl, etc. Just wipe the wax away as it melts. It's easy to do, and doesn't leave any stains.
Cleaning Essential Oil RingsIf you use those metal rings that sit on light bulbs and heat essential oil to "scent" your room, there is an easy way to clean the baked on oil residue that eventually forms. Simply heat the ring in your toaster oven, remove it with metal tongs and place it on a potholder.
Using Old Oil Can for Olive Oil?Can an old fashioned squirt oil can, or the ones with the squeeze handle on them, be cleaned so that we can use one for applying olive oil to salads, etc.? Please explain how to clean them because, I'm both a kitchen hazard and Ms. Fix-it! Thank you very much.
Cleaning a Guess Nylon Purse?How can I clean a Guess Nylon purse?
Getting Syrup Off Photos?How do you get syrup off photos?
Black Puck Marks On Goalie Equipment?How can I get the black puck marks off my sons goalie equipment?
Nail Glue on a Cell Phone?What removes nail glue from a cell phone?
Washing Memory Foam Pillow?How do I wash a memory foam pillow? Can I put it in the washing machine?
Making Coated Eyeglass Lenses Last Longer?I just bought a pair of $250.00 reading and computer bifocals with coated lenses. The clerk said that if I cleaned them with the proper cloth and solution, they'd last 1 year. ONE YEAR! Suggestions for making the coating on the lenses last longer? Thanks!
Vacuum With Pantyhose for Retrieving Small ItemsI'm not sure where I heard this from but, I thought it was a good idea.
Removing Alcohol Stain On Credit Machine Screen?What can I use to get the cloudy spot of the screen of my credit machine? Rubbing Alcohol was accidentally spilled on it.
Removing Ink Obscuring Label?I'm restoring an old instrument (hurdy gurdy) and some time in the past, somebody covered over the makers name label with blue ink. I've taken it off and by holding up to the light I can more or less see what's written underneath, but the date is partially obscured.
Removing Stains From Gutters?Because of an illness we went too long before cleaning our gutters (the outside not the inside). No matter what we use or how we scrub the dirty water stains will not come off. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Removing Butter from a Microfiber Purse?We went to the movies and the oil/butter from the popcorn bag dripped on my Vera microfiber/cloth purse. I haven't touched it yet. How do I clean it? I can't put the purse in the washer.
Nail Polish Remover Spilled On Phone?I spilled nail polish remover on my phone.
Getting Odors Out Of Insulated Bags?I bought some chicken and put it in my insulated grocery bag to bring it home. I thought I had taken it all out, so I put a couple other of my insulated bags inside this one and put it out in my car for my next shopping trip. My car began to smell and when I looked in my bags I found I had forgotten a piece of chicken (it was wrapped individually). Now all 3 of my bags smell really bad.
Removing Marker From A Box?How do you take black marker off a box? Its just a puzzle box, but I need to take off the marker. HELP ANYONE?
Removing Graffiti From Vinyl Fencing?I am trying to find out as much info as possible in trying to remove graffiti from vinyl fencing and garage doors.
Removing Candle Wax From Patio?Last summer I stupidly left some candles out on our brand new patio and of course they melted onto the patio itself.
Easy Inexpensive Way To Clean Vintage Lamp Shade?I found a great vintage lamp with a very large shade at a thrift store recently. The shade is wavy, and is very yellow due to age, smoke etc.
Removing Water Marks on Lampshade?I have a cotton lampshade that has what looks to be a water stain on it. How can I clean it?
Stains On Plywood Cupboard Shelves?My cupboard bottom made of plywood has got stains. I guess they are fruit stains, a little red in color. Kindly advice me how I can get rid of them. I am in great need of your advice as soon as you can.
Removing Splattered Primer from Wood?I need suggestions on how to remove splattered primer from wood?
Removing Nicotine From Black Lacquer Art Panels?I have four black lacquer panels inlaid with mother of pearl depicting the four seasons. The lacquer has become marked with smoke /nicotine and I would like to clean the panels without damaging them.
Getting Urine Smell Out of Gravel?I can't get the urine out of the scoria, (crushed red gravel) in my yard. It smells all the time, especially when its really hot, or after heavy rain.
Removing Sharpie From Vinyl Bus Seats?Help! One of my little darlings on my SCHOOL BUS wrote some pretty nasty graffiti on my bus seat with a SHARPIE.
Remove Dirt From Outside of Painted HVAC Vent?How do you remove dirt from the outside of a painted HVAC vent?
Cleaning a Lacquer Piano?What can I use to clean a lacquer piano?
Pet Safe Algea Removal From Fountain?We have a fountain/waterfall for indoors that is made of slate/rock.
Cleaning Urine Off a Tempur-Pedic Mattress?How do I clean urine off a Tempur-Pedic Mattress?
Get Rid of Musty Smell In Buggy?How do you get rid of musky smell from buggy and covers?
Leaking Battery on Skin?What will happen if a leaking battery gets on your hand?
Cleaning Fake Plants?I am looking for tips for cleaning fake plants.
Preventing Sludge Buildup In Sewer Pipe?We just had to have our sewage line cleaned out (city sewer) and they said that there is still a lot of sludge in the pipe. Is there a way to keep sludge from building up? Is there a product to use to "clean" the sewage pipe?
Removing Sun Damage From Fabric?I had to remove lettering on my cross stitch. Now I have a shadow of the lettering. How do I remove this from fabric?
Removing Pen from Civil War Era Paper?I have a civil war periodical that was written on with a ball point pen (back when we were kids). Is there anyway I can remove the ink without harming the already fragile paper?
Cleaning an Old Photograph?How do you clean dust and grime of an old photograph?
Removing Stickers from Windows and Mirrors?My granddaughter put christmas labels on my windows and they won't come off. Is there something besides buying the goo gone to take them off? Some kind of household product?
Cleaning Old Photo Slides?Does anyone have a good "recipe" for cleaning old photographic slides?
Cleaning a Perfume Bottle?Cleaning a Perfume Bottle. How do you get the perfume smell out of a bottle? I have a set of beautiful salt and pepper shakers. . .
Plastic Smell in a Humidor?I have a humidor that has had a strange plastic smell in it since I bought it. I need to remove the smell before I humidify it and load it with cigars. I have tried airing it out for a few days, but once I closed it back up, the smell returned.
How do I clean tubing in a water fountain?How do I clean tubing in a water fountain?
Removing Paint From a Doll?Does anyone know how to remove paint from a porcelain bathing beauty doll?
Beaded Purse Has Yellowed?I want to use my mother's wedding purse as my something borrowed but it has yellowed. It is beaded with crystals. Any ideas?
Tape on Aluminum Siding?I really need help. I am selling my house and a couple of years ago I put mailing tape on the peak of my house on some type of aluminum siding, to hold my icicle lights in place. Great, but now 8 years later the tape is still there. What do I do?
Cleaning a Water Dispenser?I bought a non electric water dispenser, which I cleaned with an antiseptic (pine oil type/chlorinated xylenol). I rinsed it many times, with and without soap, and now the taste of the antiseptic won't go away. Any advice on how to get rid of that disinfectant taste?
Orange Stains on Garage Door?I have what appears to be orange spots and run marks on the outside of my garage door at the top. I thought it was rust but it is not coming out where the nails and screws are. My garage door is white and just barely 2 years old. It goes all the way across the top and has run lines about 12 inches long and runs all the way down on both edges.
Cleaning Ostrich Feathers?I purchased 6 ostrich feathers, they are beautiful, but I quit smoking and would like to get them clean and bright again. Is there any way I can clean them?
Grease Stains on House Paneling?We bought an older home built in 1973 with high quality paneling in it. I made the mistake of taking the greasy, smoke covered kitchen cabinet doors off of the cabinets to clean everything and leaned them up against the paneling.
Removing Superglue From Skin?What can I use to remove superglue from skin?
Dried Clay in Vase?I need help. I have a horn shaped vase that had beaded flowers in it in the 1960's. The clay has hardened for the past 4 decades. I want to clean the clay out. Any suggestions?
Cleaning The Inside of Second Hand Leather Shoes?I bought some nice brown leather Stride Rite kids shoes from a thrift store for my two year old. Is there a way to clean and disinfect the inside of the shoes? Can I throw them in the washer?
Removing Decals From Wood?How do you remove decals that were added to a wooden bread box and a wooden potato box over 20 years ago? They really have stayed on. No sealer, etc was brushed over them. I want to put on new decals as these are faded.
Low Odor Dry Erase Pen on White Board?I have used a low odor dry erase pen on a white board. Now this ink appears to be permanent on this white board. I have scrubbed with dry cloths to no avail, so I have tried water and even water and vinegar. Does anybody know how to get this ink off?
Grass Stain on Vinyl Purse?Can anyone give me any tips on cleaning vinyl? I got a stain on one of my purses. It's a grass stain.
Cleaning a York Stone Fireplace?Does anyone know how to clean a York Stone fireplace? Any ideas would be helpful.
Aftershave Odor on Headphones?I bought a used pair of professional headphones which work fine, but they smell like the previous owner's aftershave. I ordered new earpiece cushions but the odor remains on the plastic (vinyl?) strap that fits on top of my head. I tried cleaning with dish detergent and rubbing alcohol, no success thus far.
How to Clean Jewelry?I'm looking for suggestions on how to clean some old jewelry worn by a smoker. Brown stains on white pearls. Smokey scent on pieces. What do I use?
Cleaning Old ToolsWould like to know how to clean old tools. Some are rusty but most are in good condition. They have been stored for some time and not used. Pliers, Wrenches, etc.
