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Archive for August, 2009

WD-40 is great at removing pen, crayon, or scuffs from walls.  Simple spray the cleaner on the marks and wipe with a damp sponge.  Other uses for Wd-40 can be found at http://www.wd-40.com/

If you have pets in the house, you know how clingy cat and dog hair is on curtains, upholstery, or other fabric surfaces.  The reason it clings is because there is a static charge to it.  To remove the hair, fill up a squirt bottle with 1 oz of liquid fabric  softener and 6 oz of water.  For curtains, spray the air, not the surface to remove the charge.  Brush the curtain down so the hair falls to the floor and vacuum it up.   Or you can put on a pair of rubber gloves, wet them and run your hands over the upholstery to remove the hair.

If your pots and pans are getting discolored, try cleaning the outside with steel wool.  Scrub the outside of the pans which get scorched, and rarely deep cleaned.  After much scrubbing, you will begin to see your pans shine.  If you scrub hard and long enough, your pans can look like new. 
NOTE: only use steel wool on the outside of the pans; most interior pans are coated and will be harmed if you use the steel wool on the inside of the pans.

Odor killing light bulbs (brands like Fresh and O ZoneLite) have a coating of titanium dioxide that destroys biologically based, odor-causing molecules floating in the air.  These light bulbs actually destroy odor which works as a good air freshener. 

These bulbs can last up to 10,000 hours, save energy and freshen up any room in the house.

Microwave a bowl of water on high for a few minutes.  This will create steam which will loosen food stuck to the sides of the microwave.  Use a clean sponge to wipe off loosened ‘gunk’