Cleaning > Cleaning RecipesMarch 18, 2005

Cleaning With Alcohol

Instead of spending money on high priced cleaners, to clean stainless steel appliances. Use plan old ALCOHOL.

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By nsafb (Guest Post) 01/25/2009

I use alcohol on my phone, lightswitches and doorknobs once a week to get rid of bacteria and oil. This works really well-try this instead of spending money on high priced disenfectors.

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01/16/2006

I work in customer service. I use individual alcohol wipes on my phone and computer keyboard weekly. If I have a cold, I use one daily at the end of the day. These are very inexpensive, I bought 100 of them for about $1 at Wal Mart. They are perfect for this and alcohol is great because it evaporates therefore it does not pool in your keyboard or phone.

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01/15/2006

Yes, alcohol is a real good cleaner. I believe they use it in hospitals. My brother has always used it when he cleans up old radios and other electronics that he gets at garage sales and thrift shops. I used it one day on my stainless stove and it cleaned everything well 'cept for the area where the knobs are, it discolored a black area or more to the point, it took the finish off and left a cloudy area. So I guess you want to be a little careful and perhaps try on a spot before doing a whole area. My stove is old and I plan to replace it but not anytime in the immediate future.

By BOBO (Guest Post) 10/19/2005

OH YES....I CLEAN MY STAINLESS STEEL SINK WITH BAKING SODA AND DAWN. FRESH CLEAN SMELLS GOOD TOO. THEN POUR SOME ALCOHOL ON A CLOTH WIPE DOWN THE SINK AND THE FAUCETS..YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN A CLEAN SHINE UNTIL YOU TRY THIS...NO GREASE LOOK LIKE STAINLESS STEEL POLISH.

By Stacy (Guest Post) 04/05/2005

I have a very old concave screen computer monitor, I have only ever used alcohol (dollar store) with a cotton make-up removing pad (dollar store) to clean toddler fingerprints off of it. I also use a cotton swab that is only <i>slightly</i> damp with alcohol to clean the keyboard keys and mouse.

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