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Cleaning
There are many types of cleaning that need be done around the house. There are also many methods, tips, and tricks on how to clean. These question and answers about types and ways of cleaning.
11,817 Questions
How do you remove the smell of cigarette smoke from furniture?
OZONE will do the trick. Get your hands on an air purification system that generates ozone and your problem is fixed. Ozone will get rid of any odor known that I am aware of.
AnswerThe other poster is correct, but with one exception ... mold thrives on moisture and you are trying to save some furniture. This is what you do:You have to clean your furniture with 25% bleach in water. This will kill the mildew and mold and enable you to remove it with some soap and water. WEAR RUBBER GLOVES AND BE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA WHILE DOING THIS PROCEDURE. Some discoloration may remain in the wood. THE SOLUTION IS CAUSTIC, BE CAREFUL WITH IT!
2/3 cup of trisodium phosphate, 1/3 cup of detergent, 1 quart of household bleach, and enough water to make a gallon.
NOTE: If the job is small please cut this back by more than half. DO THIS OUTSIDE AND AWAY FROM PETS AND CHILDREN. AFTER YOU HAVE FINISHED HOSE OFF ANY AREA YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.
Then when the wood is perfectly dry give it a good coat of polyurethane varnish. You can go into any large Hardware store that sells building supplies and ask for their advice on stains for the wood. You'll have a great new piece of furniture before you are done.
Here is a bonus for cleaning out odors in drawers: Springer coffee grounds (dry) inside the drawers or use kitty litter for 2 days. This will not only soak up any traces of mildew, but also get rid of the odor. Musty smells also vanish.
How does baking soda clean a penny?
Pepsi contains Citric Acid. Citric Acid is what provides Pepsi's tang. It is a weak acid with a pH of about 3.15. The Citric Acid in Pepsi is what disolves contaminates that coat the penny.
How does one clean a glass table?
Take everything off the table.
Dust the table.
Wet a clean soft cloth and ring it out so that it is just damp.
Sprinkle a little vinegar onto the damp cloth.
Rub the cloth over the glass on the table to remove marks and smears.
Scrunch up some newspaper pages and rub the table dry with these.
Your table top should now be clean and shiny.
Replace the items you removed from the table after dusting them.,
How do you clean your ice maker?
If you have a model with the self cleaning cycle, use a capful of vinegar or lemon juice with water before running the self cleaning feature. If you have a model that does not offer the self cleaning cycle, it is best to run your first few cycles with a capful of vinegar or lemon juice and water. Then, make sure that you empty the water reservoir and run a few cycles with clean water to take care of any plastic taste from manufacturing. This process can also be used from time to time to help keep your ice maker clean from impurities and help with calcium buildup caused by hard water.
Courtesy of Air & Water, Inc. website.
How do you get gum out of jeans?
Perhaps you could try putting the jeans in the freezer overnight. The gum will be brittle and possibly easier to crumble and break off of the jeans.
For gum that is worked into your pants, Try to get as much gum off as you can with your hands or some tool that won't damage your jeans. Heat up a little vinegar in the microwave. Take an old unwanted toothbrush and patiently scrub the excess gum off. It should come off easily.
What cleaning product would be best to use for this glass table top to help prevent fingerprints?
thiers a few different methods that you can apply, bon-ami with a damp sponge,sprayway glass cleaner found on Amazon.com, and the old stand-by Vinegar.
How do you remove fold marks from area rugs?
Many times it's best to lay it out flat with objects holding down the edges once you gently stretched it out. A couple of days, and with use it will lay flat. If that doesn't work, sometimes dampening the rug and then laying it out will cause the wrinkles to come out.
Where can one purchase a Clorox ready mop?
There are many places wherer one can purchase a Clorox ready mop. Some of them are Walmart, Clorox, Amazon, Kmart, Sears, Canadian Tire and many more.
How to get ink stains from a PVC leather couch?
some times hair spray works - try it in and inconspicuous area first -
Can you use bounty paper towels in the microwave?
is will start a fire (wich is very dangerou so dont try it)/blow up your hole kitchen
What are the ingredients of Bounty paper towels?
Well.. as you may have seen, my earlier post, about certain creens and crandenog's, you may have also noticed my recipe uploaded onto BBC1 website, my username is Crandenog123, right, now for the ingredients.
FIRST you need the trango melisty creeno from a dead horse to be on your side, and as you shoud know, crandenog, the warning to turn your ears inside out on a rainy day if the wind is pointing in the southern direction... Good Day, and CRAN WORLD PEACE FOREVER SUCK... :P:F
How do you clean an unsealed marble floor?
Answer:
There are several different good marble cleaners on the market today. Just do an internet search to find what are the highest rated.
How do you get highlighter off of your hands?
1st: run finger under hot water for 2 minutes(not to hot)
2nd: mix baking soda with vinegar (pour in very slow and carefully)
3rd: quickly put finger in mixed ingredients but don't make a splash
How do you clean up smoke damage?
It depends on the extent of the damage. If it's only smoke damage from, say, a candle, you'll need to wash down the damaged walls with Sugar Soap solution and probably redecorate. If it's a whole house ...............
I’ve made my own beeswax furniture polish from a recipe I found in Robert McGuffin’s book Furniture Care and Conservation, published by AASLH Press. This recipe is similar to what many furniture conservators and museums recommend for hardwood furniture care. I’ve used this formula to help restore hardwood pieces that were in Katrina’s floodwaters. And I still use it today with excellent results. Please read the whole recipe before beginning.
Supplies
One wide-mouth Mason jar or other canning jar with two-part ring-seal lid
One cake of good-quality natural, non-bleached beeswax (It will be yellowish in color)
Pure distilled Turpentine (NO TURPENTINE SUBSTITUTES)
One piece of plastic wrap
One wood paint mixing stick or other non-food use stirring implement
Optional Additions
A dropper of Lemon Oil (approximately a teaspoon)
A dropper of Orange Oil
A dropper of Lavender Essential Oil
Assorted artist dry pigments for tinting and coloring polish for darker woods (Ochre and umbers work beautifully)
Method
Shave or shred enough beeswax into the Mason jar to fill it about two-thirds full. Then pour in enough turpentine to cover the beeswax, up to three-fourth full. At this point you can add either the lemon, orange or lavender oils for extra fragrance and/or the dry pigments for the degree of color need for the polish. Add color at about a half or an eight of a teaspoon at a time. I discovered that a mixture of one teaspoon of burnt umber with an eighth of a teaspoon of lamp black makes a great polish for darker woods such as aged oak or walnut. A teaspoon of yellow ochre is great for natural pine and other lighter-colored wood. Mix the contents well with a wood paint mixer or other non-food use stirring implement.
Cover the top of the jar with the plastic wrap. Then close the jar with the two-part, ring-seal lid. The plastic wrap will keep the ring-seal on the lid for breaking down from the turpentine fumes. Place the jar outside in the sun for several days. Make sure it’s a warm day. Or place the jar in a warm place in your house for several days. Stir or shake the jar each day to mix the contents even more. The process can be speeded up by placing the sealed jar in a pan of warm just simmering water (not boiling) until the wax melts and blends with the turpentine. When the wax has completely melted into the turpentine, a soft paste will be formed.
Application and Uses
The finished paste can be used in place of most commercial waxes on most hardwood furniture that does not already have an oil finish. The beauty of the beeswax polish is that a little goes along way and does not have to be applied every time you clean or dust your furniture. Start with a clean, dust free surface. Do not use any commercial preparations to clean or dust the surface. A clean lint-free rag will suffice. A cloth diaper is ideal if they can still be found. Dab a little paste onto a clean rag and apply in a circular motion then finish with strokes along the grain of the furniture. REMEMBER A LITTLE GOES ALONG WAY. Let dry for about a half an hour to let the turpentine evaporate. Then buff the surface well in the direction of the wood grain with another clean soft lint-free cloth. This will bring out a nice shine. To maintain a piece of furniture that has be treated with beeswax paste. Just dust and buff the surface with a clean soft rag. No commercial sprays or other cleaners are needed. And if something spills on the surface, the natural waterproof properties of the beeswax will help prevent damage caused by most spillage. Just wipe with a gentle soap (Ivory) on a damp rag and dry thoroughly. Most people who use beeswax –base polish only apply them once, maybe twice a year depending on the furniture. If you have a dining room table which is used every day, an application two maybe three times a year will work best. If you have a cabinet which is never used, an application of once every two years is fine. Just remember to dust and buff weekly if possible to revive the finish. If this method of cleaning is used, you do not ever have to worry about wax build up. It will never happen and is only something advertisers use to sell more expensive cleaning products.
Non uses
Do not use paste polish or any type of cleaning product on in-painted, gesso, flaking, gilt (gold) or metal leaf, furniture surfaces. Any cleaning method will cause more harm than good. Best advice is to consult a qualified furniture conservator if the piece is valuable. If not, then just leave it be and do not clean it at all.
How do you remove a plastic holder stuck to a glass top table?
Put cold water in the glass that is inside the other, and soak the outer glass in hot water. The hot water will swell up the glass and the cold will "shrink" the inside glass... then carefully wiggle them apart.
How do you clean very dirty windows?
Dish Detergent and water with rags, sponges or even a scrubbing brush, rinse then wipe the liquid completely off with 100% dry rags or old newspaper.
How do you remove rust stains from stainless steel counter tops?
Use Bar Keepers Friend ®. Make it into a paste, cover stain, wait a few minutes and wipe off. This should remove the stain. It has worked for me in the past.
How do get the smell of cigar out of a ice maker?
run either vinegar or a cleaning product through the machine instead of water after you run the cleaner run clean water through it about five times to flush out the cleaner and that should get the smell out of it if not then idk what to do.
How do you get rid of bad wood smell?
You can get turpentine smell out your clothes in a couple of ways. The most common way is to soak the clothes in vinegar before washing them. Airing out clothes outside can also help with the smell both before and after washing.
How do you clean a dryer vent?
You'd be surprised how much lint can come out of a dryer vent. The easiest and safest way to clean your dryer vent is to call a professional cleaner to take care of it for you. They have the tools at their disposal and the experience with a variety of vent layouts to safely and quickly clean the vent duct.
What is the best way to clean a wooden kitchen butcher block?
There are two ways: Spray bleach on it and it let it sit for 10 - 15 minutes and wash with warm water. Be sure you rinse it off well. A solution of Witch Hazel (can be bought at a drug store) and a few drops of "Dawn dish soap" (cuts grease) and that will liven up your butcher block (do the counters while you're at it. Another answer: Use a palm sander with 60 grit, then 150 grit, then 220 grit, when smooth again, wipe surface with vegetable oil or peanut oil, wipe off excess. voila, brand new board.
How do you get nicotine stains off your fingers?
If you rub toothpaste on your finger and scrub with a toothbrush and rinse with hot water it will lighten up a lot of the tar.
Rub the nicotine stains on your fingers vigorously with half a lemon, allowing the juice to soak in for at least 10 minutes.
Use potatoes for nicotine stain removal. The simple act of peeling a dozen potatoes will quickly remove stains; however you can cut a potato in half and rub it into your skin, as you would with a lemon. Allow the juice to set for 10 to 15 minutes before rinsing.
Dissolve an aspirin tablet in 1 cup of hot water and soak your fingers to remove those pesky stains from your skin. This aspirin and water method also works for removing nicotine stains from clothing and walls.
Keep your skin moisturized to create a barrier, preventing the nicotine from soaking deep into the layers of the skin. Applying Vitamin E oil to your hands daily will not only help your skin to remain healthy and beautiful, it will make it more difficult for nicotine to stain your fingers.
