I’m always looking for ways to make cleaning easier and less of a hassle and I love when I find unusual ways to clean ordinary things. Here are some of my most recent finds:
*Baby oil to polish chrome. You can use this on everything from hubcaps to faucets, pretty nifty. You can also use it to shine a stainless steel sink after you clean it. It might be my imagination but it seems to keep it cleaner longer as well.
*Broom to dust. You know those out of reach cobwebs and light fixtures? Just wrap your broom with an old kitchen towel, secure with a rubber band and dust away, works great. This also works for dusting baseboards without all that bending.
*Rice will clean your coffee grinder. This is great because your coffee can start to taste off from all the oils left in the grinder. Throw in a handful of rice, grind and dump.
*Toothpaste as a cd cleaner. Use the paste kind, not the gel kind, wipe in a straight line from the center of the cd to edge, and rinse with water.
*Masking tape to prevent scuffs. If you put masking tape on the front of your vacuum you will not get black scuff marks on the baseboards when you bump them.
Use a fork to fluff your carpet. When you move a heavy piece of furniture and its left dents in the carpet use the tines of a fork to lift the nap of the carpet again.
*http://frugal.families.com/blog/how-to-make-your-own-cleaners to get rid of hard water stains. You can soak your shower head in a baggie with vinegar if mineral deposits are clogging it. Also a cup of vinegar left in the toilet overnight will get rid of hard water ring without scrubbing.
What unusual things do you use to clean? I love finding new ways to do the same old thing, adds a little spark to a boring job!