Questions tagged [cleaning]
Tips and tricks relating to cleaning. Please do not use this tag alone. Use also another tag to identify what it is you are trying to clean.
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Is this cleaning enough? [closed]
I’m a bit sick and i had a little bit of diarrhea in my underwear so i wore gloves and wiped the most i could then hand washed it with anti bacterial soap, then i washed it in the machine with my ...
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Ants infested house
We never had a ant in our home ever but since last month I seen so many ants, I took some advice from other post and used baking soda which stopped them for weeks but now again they have showed up but ...
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White Board Renewal - Chemistry in Action [duplicate]
This is a hack, not a question.
After trying more than 20 various cures from the web for removing ghosts from the white board that didn't work.... I used the molecular attack.
Household bleach. Wipe ...
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Cleaning shower - acid or alkaline detergent first?
I have acid detergent to get rid of mineral buildup and alkaline solution for all the grease.
But which one should I use first?
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How can I remove round shaped white colour on worktop in kitchen due to hotness of pan?
I placed a hot pan on a worktop. Due to this white circle shape has come on worktop.
How can I remove it? The original colour of the worktop is black.
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How to clean saucepan after boiling oats in milk?
Everytime I make oats in milk boiled in saucepan, it leave a dired scum sort on the wall and base of saucpan which is very hard to get it off with sponge. What methods can I use to make it easy for it ...
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Tarry substance on vinyl floor
I'm trying to clean up the house for my elderly mother who's in hospital. The bathroom floor has a slick of black tar-like substance running from the sink out the door to the landing.
Firstly it's ...
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How to remove a drop of lasagna sauce on the white foam of sneakers / trainers?
I cooked last night and I’ve just realised today I got a drop of lasagna sauce on my trainers / sneakers.
I’ve tried removing it using a Dettol wipe, a rag soaked in isopropyl alcohol, and a cotton ...
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How to clean the blade of a handheld pencil sharpener
I have a small handheld pencil sharpener and I detached the blade. I would like to know how to clean/sterilize it without the use of any kind of alcohol.
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Does something remove small oily stains from smooth painted wood surfaces?
Does something remove small oily stains from smooth painted wood surfaces?
These are so miniscule that they're only visible form a particular angle with a particular light.
They aren't coming off by ...
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How to stop dog from peeing here/prevent stains
Sharing photos here.
One photo original
One photo showing where the dog pees on the ledge at entrance of the shower.
Issue: dog goes into shower to pee on pee pad, then also pees on the ledge causing ...
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Whiteboard marker stain cleanup from textbook
I accidently dropped white board marker on my textbook and unfortunately it landed on its tip. so now there is a big stain on the page. any ideas that how can i remove it. i tried eraser. actually ...
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How to clean black canvas shoes?
I have black canvas shoes. Every time I wash them with soap, after drying they become grey. There are whitish patches on the shoes that I suspect to be soap residue. But no matter how much I rinse ...
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Removing chewing gum from car Mat
Today someone stick chewing gum to the floor mat of my car. It look pretty badZ how can I remove it? I m trying to freeze it with ice packs and then remove it but it is not helping
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using rubbing alcohol or vinegar to clean microUSB port on cell phone
My question pertains to cleaning a MicroUSB port on a dumb cell phone. I know this question has been answered here, but I have a question that is not discussed in that previous answer.
My MIL died a ...
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