How To: Do Loads Of Things!
| Miscellaneous Remove dirty stains on shirt collars: Rub the stain with shampoo before washing Dust delicate ornaments: Use a paintbrush Freshen a well-loved cuddly toy: Place in a paper bag with some baking soda and shake. Clean the bathroom more easily: Steam lifts dirt, clean the bathroom after you've had a bath. Make your own air freshener: Put a dab of perfume onto a lightbulb, the heat will slowly release the fragrance. Remove a coffee stain: Rub with beaten egg yolk then clean with water. Make your own furniture polish: Mis lemon oil with 3 parts olive oil. Thaw frozen pipes: Turn off the water supply, turn the tap on nearest to the frozen area so it can drain as it thaws, put a bucket under the area incase the pipe leaks, defrost the pipe with a hair dryer. Peel garlic easily: Put it in the microwave for a few seconds first. Fix a meal if you've added too much salt: Drop a peeled potato into the dish - it will absorb the salt. Ripen bananas: Put them in a paper bag with an apple. Get rid of mice: Sprinkle peppermint essence around openings - they hate the smell of it. Perk up droopy lettuce: Soak in cold water with a little lemon juice. Remove tight lids: Put on a pair of rubber gloves - you'll have a much better grip. Stop silver tarnishing: Store with a piece of chalk - it will absorb moisture. Prevent mildew in the fridge: Wipe the inside with vinegar. Remove chewing gum stuck in hair: Rub with peanut butter before washing it. Keep doorsteps ice free: Wash with warm water with washing up liquid in. Keep dust off your tv screen: Rub with a tumble dryer sheet. Remove a plaster without the pain: Rub the plaster with baby oil, leave to soak in, then peel off painlessly. Stop a run in tights: Dab with a little nail varnish. Make tights last longer: Spray the heels and toes with hairspray. Clean varnished floors: Rub with cold tea. Stop floorboards squeaking: Drip glue into the cracks. Losen a rusted bolt: Rub with a cloth soaked in a fizzy drink. Remove hardened paint from brushes: Simmer in vinegar. Fill small nail holes in walls: Use toothpaste Sharpen scissors: Cut through a piece of sandpaper a few times.
 Questions about pets:How do you remove crazy glue off a counter top without scratching the surface?...- Tue, Jan 6th 2004
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