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quotes[1]='Bathroom Drain Dissolver…dissolve scum and hair in a sluggish bathroom sink and tub drains, pour a mixture of 1 cup salt, 1 cup baking soda, and ½ cup white vinegar into the drain. Allow to stand for 15 minutes, then flush with 2 quarts of boiling water followed by flushing hot tap water down the drain for 1 minute. Repeat if necessary.'

quotes[2]='Dishwasher Cleaner…Keep your dishwasher looking like new on the inside by simply pouring a small package of unsweetened Kool-Aid Lemonade powder into the soap dispenser and run it for a complete cycle. The citric acid in the Kool-Aid removes all the hard water stain and leaves it sparkling white.'

quotes[3]='Crayon Mark Magic…transform your walls back to normal…a good paste car wax will remove crayon marks from painted surfaces without damaging the surface at all. Simply rub on the car wax, allow it to soften and absorb crayon wax, buff off, and then follow with an all-purpose cleaner to remove any residue. It works great!'

quotes[4]='Glass Coffee pot cleaner…remove burnt in coffee stains by simply filling pot half way with ice, add 2 tbsp. salt and swirl, vigorously. When finished, dump contents and wash with dish soap and water.'

quotes[5]='Floor Cleaner…Wash your vinyl and ceramic tile floors with a mixture of 1 cup white vinegar to 1 gallon of hot water. There is no need to rinse, and you will never have that nasty film that plain water leaves behind.'

quotes[6]='Stubborn Toilet Stains…Try a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. READ THE DIRECTIONS then put on your gloves and go to work! Great for walls, too!'

quotes[7]='Wood Cleaner...Baby wipes are an excellent dirt remover for wood. Slightly oily, they clean up much more dirt than wood soaps or polishes. Great for wood paneling, too.'

quotes[8]='Concrete Spot Remover…Spray with Clorox bleach, let sit for about 5 minutes; then rinse. Remember to exercise extreme caution when handling liquid chlorine bleach. DO NOT MIX WITH ANYTHING BUT WATER!'

quotes[9]='Fragrant Home…to keep the air in your home fragrant throughout the year, cut a length of panty hose, put your favorite spice blend inside, tie both ends and place just inside a heating vent or tape to the filter. Or add some spices to the vacuum cleaner bag.'

quotes[10]='Soda Pop Clean up...If you need to remove spilled soda pop from your car interior, try cleaning with a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and water and a toothbrush. You will be surprised that this solution will take out upholstery stains that stumped even professional car detailers.'

quotes[11]='Odor Eater…Stinky cooler, musty drawers, old refrigerators…Dampen a paper towel and set it in a small container, pour 2 tsp of cheap vanilla on it. Place whole thing inside your smelly container and close it. Wait 3 days.'

quotes[12]='Check the Dryer…If your dryer seems to be taking longer and longer to dry clothes, check the lint screen. Take it to the sink and run water through it. If it puddles on top, here’s your culprit. Dryer sheets leave behind a film to make your clothes soft, but it also leaves a film on the lint screen. About every 3 months, wash with shampoo and a soft brush, rinse with warm water. Let it dry thoroughly before running another load of clothes.'

quotes[13]='Hard Water Dissolver…Vinegar will dissolve hard-water marks like those on shower doors, faucets and in vases. If the vinegar is hot, you can heat it in the microwave, it works faster.'

quotes[14]='Quick Fix…If you are out of the house and spill something on your clothes, hit the smudge with a small amount of hand sanitizer (any brand will do). Most stains will quickly disappear. For larger stains, the help of a little water will do. Always test first in an inconspicuous place.'

quotes[15]='Golf Bag Revival…an old golf bag makes a great storage caddy for all of the long-handled tools in your garage or garden storage shed. It looks cool, too!'

quotes[16]='Pet Odor Treatment…A dilution of 50/50 vinegar to water will take pet odors out of carpets. Find the offending area and saturate it well (you want to use more liquid here than the amount the pet contributed). Let it set for awhile then BLOT all you can with a clean white towel. Don’t scrub, BLOT. Stand on the towel to bring the liquid into the towel.'

quotes[17]='Goofs are Good…Need to paint your garage or basement floor, but don’t want to spend the $100 or so that the paint store quoted? Instead ask for their oil-based goofs, paint tinted the wrong color, which works well on unsealed cement. You can usually collect 2-3 gallons for less than $15 and have more than enough for a standard garage floor. Of course it might turn out a strange shade of gray as a result of mixing odd colors. But hey, it’s a garage floor.'

quotes[18]='Neat Caulk…If you have trouble getting the caulking around the tub or sink to look right, use this trick: tape the tub with blue painter’s tape, leaving about ¼ to ½ inch on either side of the joint for the caulking. Now squeeze the new caulk and smooth it out. Remove tape and you have a neat and clean line and the caulk looks great. Just be sure to remove the tape before the caulk starts to set.'

quotes[19]='Wallpaper Remover…Vinegar makes a great wallpaper remover. First remove all of the wallpaper you can by simply pulling it off. You’ll probably get only the top layer of paper, but that’s okay. Now spray full-strength vinegar on what remains. This will begin to dissolve the glue. Once softened you’ll be able to remove the rest without harsh chemicals.'

quotes[20]='Stop Smoking Candles…trim candle wicks to ¼-inch, the short wick produces a smaller, more controlled flame that won’t emit as much smoke. Snip the excess after each use to get rid of black buildup on the tip, which causes the wick to bend and the wax to melt unevenly. Never leave wick trimmings on the candle, nor leave a room with a candle still lit.'

quotes[21]='Alcohol Kills…Rubbing alcohol kills roaches faster than commercial insecticides. Just keep it in a spray bottle and a couple of squirts will do the trick. Label the spray bottle clearly and store well out of reach of children.'

quotes[22]='Ant Repellant…rubbing alcohol works great to get rid of ants. Clean the surface where ants appear, allow it to dry, then spray rubbing alcohol but do not rinse. If you do this on your counter, just buff off the white residue with a soft clothe or paper towel. The rubbing alcohol erases the ant tracks, and it dehydrates and kills any ants that come in contact with it.'

quotes[23]='Fels Naptha Kills Bugs…the best thing to spray flowers and veggies to stop a bug invasion is grated Fels Naptha bar soap mixed together with water in a spray bottle. Shake vigorously and spray. It is non-toxic and it works well. Find Fels Naptha in the laundry aisle of your grocery store.'

quotes[24]='Rodent Deterrent…if chipmunks, squirrels and rodents are dining on your newly planted bulbs, discourage them by sprinkling a pinch of moth crystals over each bulb as you plant it. The crystals will last long enough to deter hungry rodents and then evaporate into the soil. By winter, the soil will have compacted around the bulbs so rodents won’t dig for them.'

quotes[25]='Lubricate the Garden Hose…to prevent the end of a hose from becoming attached to the spigot so tightly you cannot easily remove it without the aid of tools rub a light coating of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) on the hose end.'

quotes[26]='Bag It…Hanging shoe bags are a great way to get things organized. Keep one in the broom closet for cleaning supplies and another on the back of the door to store craft and sewing supplies, You can hang one in the kids’ room for all those small cars, toys, and stuffed animals. Shoe bags come in clear vinyl, plastic and canvas and inexpensive, too!'

quotes[27]='Decal Remover…remove shower/tub rubber <i>decals</i> with WD-40, available in a spray can in the automotive department of stores like Wal-Mart and Target. It is an excellent solvent for all adhesives. Once removed, clean the tub surface well to remove all traces of the WD-40.'

quotes[28]='Casserole Cleanup…to make quick work of cleaning nasty baked-on casserole dish, fill it with hot water and add a used dryer sheet. Let it soak for a while. The gunk will just slide out.'

quotes[29]='Empty Ink Cartridges…If your printer announces LOW INK during the middle of a job, you can finish and even buy yourself a couple more days of printing, simply remove cartridge, give it a good shake and replace in printer.'

quotes[30]='Homemade Wipes…Great for makeup removal and babies…make your own high-quality wipes quality easily. With a serrated knife, carefully cut a roll of good quality paper towels (like Bounty) in half horizontally so you have 2 short rolls. Put 1 of the short rolls into a no. 9 Rubbermaid container. Gently mix together 2 cups hot water, 2 tablespoons of mineral oil and 1 tablespoon of baby shampoo. Pour over the towels, allow all of it to be absorbed by the towels, pull out the cardboard core. To use, pull a towel from the center and tear off.'


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