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Easy Solutions To Everyday Messes

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1 Put ordinary white candles to use for more than romantic dinner lighting. Rub them on bathroom grout to shield against mold and mildew.

2 Take an Alka-Seltzer tablet from your medicine cabinet and drop it in your toilet bowl for a quick, fizzy clean.

3 Icky buildup on the face of your iron? Lay out a piece of aluminum foil, and iron it. The buildup will stick to the foil. You can also use foil to dispose of cooking grease.

4 Line a cup with foil and pour in the grease. Once the grease has solidified, seal it in the foil and throw the package away.

5 Tackle spilled food in the oven right away by pouring table salt over it. The salt will form a crust that makes the food easy to wipe up. It also reduces the burning smell.

Step By Step Car Detailing

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Interior Car Cleaning

De-clutter and Clear Trash: The first thing you need to do is get rid of everything inside of your car so you can properly vacuum and clean the interior.

Get three bags: one for trash, one for things to bring inside your house and one for things you’ll put back into the car (windshield wiper fluid, maps, etc).

Wipe all Surfaces: You might think vacuuming comes next, but while wiping the surfaces of your car’s interior, you’ll probably move more dirt onto the seats and floor, so do the wiping now. You’ll need paper towels, rags, leather cleaner, upholstery cleaner – whatever types of materials your car’s interior consists of. Start at the top, and wipe your way downwards, cleaning the insides of windows, the dashboard and control panels, the consoles and arm rests and the seats. Spray and scrub every surface, using the appropriate cleaners for each.

Vacuum: If your house vacuum isn’t heavy duty enough or won’t reach where your car is parked, grab your quarters and do this part of the job at a local gas station or car wash. If you’ve got a Dustbuster or other tool with small attachments, use it to get into the crevices between and under the seats.

Clean Carpets: After vacuuming, invest in some heavy duty upholstery cleaner, or if you own a steam cleaner, use that on your car’s carpets, including floor mats. If you’re renting a steam cleaner for your sofas and carpets, you should take the time to use it on your car’s carpets as well.

Homemade Cleaning Products

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Save time and money by making your own household cleaners from ingredients you probably already have in your cabinet. No need to clip coupons or comparison shop. Make these at home and you’ve already saved a bundle. Plus, these all natural solutions are better for you – and your family.
Homemade glass and window cleaner

Ingredients
1 cup rubbing alcohol
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vinegar

Combine ingredients into a spray bottle, and voila – homemade Windex!

Homemade furniture polish

Ingredients
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice

Use a soft cloth and rub into your woodwork, wooden furniture and other wooden household items. It’s DIY Pledge!

Homemade Multi-purpose Surface Cleaner

Ingredients
1 cup white vinegar
1 cup water

Homemade Abrasive Cleanser

Ingredients
3 Parts Baking Soda
1 Part Water

Baking Soda is great as an abrasive cleanser. Combine it with dish detergent for a great stovetop cleaner and extra cleaning power.

Bonus Tips:

Cleaning Powers of Vinegar
White vinegar is great for cleaning everything: whirlpool tub jets, soap scum, electric stove tops and it gets the “gunk” out of any clogged lotion or soap pump. Use it in your dishwasher as a homemade rinse agent to make glassware sparkle. Use it to clean your coffee maker by running it through with a vinegar mix once, then water.

The Vinegar Solution
1 part vinegar
2 parts water

Plus: For cleaning pipe sludge and stubborn drains, use vinegar and baking soda to clear those clogs and help create a much more pleasant odor. Here’s how: Pour baking soda down the clogged drain, followed by white vinegar, then boiling water. Your pipes should become unclogged in no time! * Do NOT use this method after you’ve already used a store-bought chemical based drain cleaner.

Spring Cleaning – Dining Room

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Wax and Polish Your Furniture: Several times a year, it’s a good idea to wax or polish all of your wooden furniture. Done too often, and you’ll cause too much waxy build-up. Too infrequently and you’re depriving your furniture from a layer of protection. Oils and waxes of all kinds work well on your wooden furniture. Which one you choose is up to you. The most important thing to remember is to do a thorough buffing job so that you won’t leave a sticky, filmy residue.

Uphpolstery: If you have upholstered dining room chairs ,thoroughly vacuum and at the least, use a store-bought upholstery cleaner. To really clean those seats, steam clean.

Credenzas, Sideboards and Hutches: If you have any kind of storage unit in your dining room, spring cleaning is a great time to go though the cupboards and drawers and decide if you really use all of the items that you’re storing here. Over the years, It’s easy to shove things into these storage units that don’t actually belong in the dining room. Do a clear-out of all of the drawers and re-organize so that you’re only storing what you actually use.

Spring Cleaning – Bedroom

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The Bedding: Wash bedding, comforters, mattress pads and pillows. Most polyester filled pillows can be washed. Others can not. Read the labels to see care instructions and if you can’t wash your pillows, take them outside and “beat” them, then leave to air out for several hours.

The Mattress: You should flip your mattress every 6 months, so spring cleaning is the ideal time for a flip. Next, vacuum it , and if necessary, use an upholstery shampoo for tough stains. Before re-making the bed, allow the mattress to thoroughly air dry for at least 12 hours.

Dressers, Chests and Nightstands: Dust off dressers, chests and nightstands.

Mirrors: Use a glass cleaner to thoroughly clean all bedroom mirrors.

Closets and Drawers: Use the four-bin method to go through closets and drawers and decide what you need and what you can get rid of. Toss any socks with holes, underwear that’s seen better days, bras that no longer lift. It’s about clean out as well as cleaning up!

Tip: Don’t forget to clean and vacuum under the bed!