For this: |
Try This: |
Ants |
Red chili powder at entry, hot boiling water in the mound |
Drain Cleaner |
Plunger followed by 1/2 cup of baking soda + 1/2 cup vinegar + 2 quarts boiling water |
Fertilizer |
Compost |
Flea & Tick repellant |
Pine needles, fennel, rye or rosemary on or in pet’s bed |
Fleas (on pet) |
Feed pet Brewer’s Yeast, Vitamin B or garlic tablets |
Flies (insects) |
Well watered basil plant |
Insects on plants |
Soapy water on leaves, then rinse |
Mildew remover |
Equal parts vinegar and salt |
Worm repellant |
Plant marigolds |
Oven cleaner |
2 table spoons liquid soap + 2 tsp borax and warm water |
Paint; oil based/stain/spray |
Water based, non aerosol paints |
Paint brush softener |
Hot vinegar |
Roach repellant |
Chopped Bay leaves & cucumber skins |
Rusty bolt and nut removal |
Carbonated beverage |
Slug and snail repellant |
Onion and marigold plants |
Spot remover |
Club soda, lemon juice or salt |
Air freshener |
Simmer cinnamon and cloves |
Aluminum spot remover |
2 table spoons cream of tartar + 1 quart hot water |
Bleach |
Borax |
Brass polish |
Worcestershire sauce |
Car battery corrosion |
Baking soda and water |
Chrome polish |
Apple cider vinegar; then polish with baby oil |
Cleaners (general household) |
Baking soda |
Coffee cup stain remover |
Moist salt |
Coffee pot stain |
Vinegar |
Copper cleaner |
Lemon juice and salt |
Decal remover |
Soak in white vinegar |
Dish detergent- grease cutter |
1/2 cup baking soda + usual amount of liquid soap |
Fiberglass stain remover |
Baking soda paste |
Floor cleaner |
1 cup vinegar + 2 gallons of water |
Furniture polish |
1 tablespoon lemon oil in 1 pint of mineral oil (baby oil) |
Garbage disposal deodorizers |
Used lemons |
Grease fire |
Douse with baking soda |
Grease removal |
Borax on damp cloth |
Hand cleaner for paint or grease |
Baby oil |
Ink spot remover |
Cold water + 1 tablespoon cream of tartar + 1 tablespoon lemon juice |
Laundry detergent |
Basic soap |
Laundry pre-soak |
Make paste of baking soda and water and apply to spots |
Linoleum floor cleaner |
1 cup white vinegar + 2 gallons water |
Mosquito repellant |
Burn citronella candles |
Multi Purpose cleaner |
Mix 1/2 cup ammonia, 1/3 cup vinegar, 1/4 cup baking soda in 1 gal warm water |
Oil stain remover |
White chalk rubbed into the stain before laundering |
Perspiration spot remover |
Baking soda |
Pet odor remover |
Cider Vinegar |
Porcelain cleaner |
Make paste from baking soda and water; let set, rub clean and rinse |
Rug and carpet cleaner |
Club soda |
Rust removal (clothing) |
Lemon juice + salt + sunlight |
Scorch mark removal |
Grated onion |
Scouring powder |
Baking soda |
Shaving cream |
Brush and shaving soap |
Shoe polish |
Banana peel |
Silver polish |
1 quart warm water + 1 tablespoon baking soda + piece of aluminum foil + 1 tablespoon salt |
Stainless steel polish |
Mineral oil |
Toilet bowel cleaner |
Paste of borax and lemon juice |
Tub and tile cleaner |
1/4 cup baking soda + 1/2 cup white vinegar + warm water |
Upholstery spot remover |
Club soda |
Water mark removal |
Toothpaste |
Water softener |
1/4 cup vinegar |
Wine stain removal |
Salt |
Window cleaner |
1/2 cup vinegar in 1 gallon warm water |
Wood polish |
3 parts olive oil + 1 part white vinegar; almond or olive oil (interior unvarnished wood only) |
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