Here are my household tips, lets hear yours!! - Page 5

***Kookie-for-COCO*** · 12-19-2006, 05:09 PM

STAINS!!!!!!! tHAT IS WHERE i WAS TODAY.Sorry all caps--forgive me. Turned over a scented candle pot on the carpet. OH joy, joy!!! Have you ever taken your iron and a roll of paper towels and absorb all you can with the towels. Then iron over the paper towels and the wax is absorbed. Also works with paper bags too, I ran out of paper towels. What a mess!!!!

rayne · 12-20-2006, 09:03 AM

Ohhhh, these are some great tips!!! I can't wait to try them. It's funny how I hate cleaning, but I get all excited about cleaning tips

Ok, here's mine:

~ I use the Magic Eraser to clean my leather couch and gym shoes. It makes them look like new and it even got some (not all) of the ink and marker stains out (courtesy of my toddler

)

~ I use baking soda to clean the top of my stove. It removes stains and spills effortlessly. I also use it to clean my dishes. It makes glasses sparkle, and gets easily removes stuck on foods.

~ Add a cup of baking soda to the wash cycle, it makes the clothes even fresher.

~ My favorite tip---ammonia!!! My pots and pans looked horrible from all the black stuff that got on them from cooking. So i put the pots in a garbage bag, add some ammonia (maybe a 1/2 cup?) tie the bag very tight and let sit overnight. The next day, wash as usual and voila, the pots look like new!! Whatever that black stuff is comes right off. If the stains are really stubborn, you might need to use a brillo pad or something more abbrasive to remove all the stains. This tip also works for cleaning the bar-b-que grill, baking pans, and the grills on top of the stove. By the way, I got this tip from the tv show How Clean is Your House

~ Remove the build up from your bottles of fingernail poilsh with polish remover. Then apply a thin coat of vaseline around the top to prevent it from sticking.

~ I use regular dishwashing detergent to clean my glass tables. It leaves them sqeaky clean and streak free...although making sure I got all of the detergent off is a pain.

***LVA*** · 12-20-2006, 12:46 PM

thanx rayne

Kortana · 01-14-2007, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Angie

Mr Clean Magic Eraser!@ They REALLY ARE MAGIC! I LOVE these things! scuff marks, soap s***, wall marks...I don't know how they work but I won't be without them again! Also...I tried the versions of this....nothing is the same as the real Mr Clean ones.

Have a S/O that gets oil/grease all over his clothes? I worked at a refinery for a while and a wife of a co-worker told me to add a cup of ammonia to my laundry to get the oil/smell out... it works

hmmm, will put on the thinkin cap, surely I have more

I love them too! I recently bought one and it worked wonders on my microwave. I also live in an apartment (with about 100 layers of paint on the wall) and when I try to clean stuff of the wall with a wet cloth, the paint comes off. With the magic eraser, the stain came off, not the paint! They fall apart quickly though.

-Missy L- · 01-23-2007, 09:44 AM

Not sure if this has been mentioned but for a sparkling shine on your stainless steel cookers / hobs / extractor fans, use baby oil on a paper cloth and buff to a nice shine.

there will be a slight film left but this stops a build of dust forming so quickly again.

got this tip from a restaurant owner who cleans his whole stainless steel appliances with baby oil!!

***Marisol*** · 01-23-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by -Missy L-

Not sure if this has been mentioned but for a sparkling shine on your stainless steel cookers / hobs / extractor fans, use baby oil on a paper cloth and buff to a nice shine.

there will be a slight film left but this stops a build of dust forming so quickly again.

got this tip from a restaurant owner who cleans his whole stainless steel appliances with baby oil!!

Great tip. Most of my kitchen appliances are stainless steel so this will come in handy.

bond_girl · 02-06-2007, 05:05 PM

My number one problem is grease! I cook everyday and my stove gets a lot of grease. I know just to make my life easier to clean it everyday but I don't have enough energy already. I clean the stove in a weekend. The grease is really hard to remove. What product do u suggest other than easy off?

My second problem are the black build up between the tiles.

I hope you can help me. Thank you very much!

***Becka*** · 02-06-2007, 09:38 PM

i can't believe all the good tips i've learnt here, you gals rock !!

thanks to this thread i was converted from a magic eraser non believer to a regular magic eraser user - in fact i show them to everyone i know who's never seen one before !!

now i'm wondering about the tide to go pen. is it too good to be true - anyone tried it ??

Scorpi Oh · 02-07-2007, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bond_girl

My number one problem is grease! I cook everyday and my stove gets a lot of grease. I know just to make my life easier to clean it everyday but I don't have enough energy already. I clean the stove in a weekend. The grease is really hard to remove. What product do u suggest other than easy off?

My second problem are the black build up between the tiles.

I hope you can help me. Thank you very much!

I'm afraid I have no experience with the grease since I don't cook, I do have a friend that uses a mixture of vinegar and water to clean off grease (it's also a natural disinfectant) and it seems to work for her.

With regards to the black build up I use the Clorox bleach pen and it works very well!

***LVA*** · 02-07-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Becka

i can't believe all the good tips i've learnt here, you gals rock !!

thanks to this thread i was converted from a magic eraser non believer to a regular magic eraser user - in fact i show them to everyone i know who's never seen one before !!

now i'm wondering about the tide to go pen. is it too good to be true - anyone tried it ??

I was very skeptical about the Tide to Go pen ... but u have to buy it! It surprised me like Magic Eraser surprised me ... it's like magic in a stick ...

bond_girl · 03-05-2007, 11:36 AM

I bought the magic eraser the heavy duty one. I think i'm the only one who doesn't like it. I tried to used it cleaning my cabinets on the kitchen. I think it's really messy with all the stuff falling. I don't know if i'm using it the right way.

***Sarah84*** · 03-10-2007, 12:19 PM

Great tips!

***reginaalear*** · 03-11-2007, 07:44 PM

Great tips everyone. I'll be using a few of them!

princess_eyez · 03-23-2007, 07:17 AM

good tips

teleigh · 03-23-2007, 07:34 AM

I am going to try the ammonia for the backs of my pans. They get so discolored and gross looking. I used to have some with copper on the bottom and if you squirt a little ketchup on them and rub it around it brought the copper back to its bright color in a snap. It is the vinegar in it that does it. I never tried using just vinegar.