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Removing Wall Paint from a Canvas Art Print?Whilst painting my walls with emulsion paint I noticed that paint spots appeared on my printed canvas painting. I tried to remove the paint with a cloth, but I made a horrible white smudge mark. Can you tell me how I can remove the smudge mark without ruining the printed picture underneath?

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Cleaning Highlighter on Backpack?I got a new blue and white backpack for school this year. I let a friend borrow a highlighter. When they were finished with it, they put it in the front pocket of my new backpack. The next morning I noticed the highlighter bled through.

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Cleaning Stained Porcelain Butter Dish?It looks like someone put the butter dish on the stove and burned into the porcelain.

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Removing Red Refill Ink on Paper?How do remove red refill ink on a paper?

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Cleaning a 1950 Magnalite skillet?Is it safe to clean it in a self cleaning oven? Do I have to remove the handle? Wagnerware Sidney -O- #4508-P and 4506 on bottom and outside.

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Removing Sap?How do I remove sap from blue stone?

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How to Clean Mouse Pee From Clothing Storage Dresser?We had a really bad mice infestation and they got into these dressers. They are fabric clothing storage dressers. They have those storage cubes which feel like they have cardboard inside. I wiped them down with Clorox wipes and sprayed them with Dreft. Some were used for clothing and some were used for holding snacks and stuff. Can I clean and reuse or should I toss. Thanks

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Removing Vapor Film?How do I remove the vapor film collected on my TV (most importantly) and other surfaces caused from vaping (not smoking) inside. It is a small space and despite the remedies I've tried, nothing seems to work. It simply smears the stain and moves it around. You can see the smear around the flash in the pic. I've since resorted to going outside. But that doesn't fix the problem that already exists. Any help is appreciated.

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Removing a Spot on a Chanel Satin Purse? - whitish spot

Removing a Spot on a Chanel Satin Purse?I had an old spot on my Chanel satin bag. It looked like maybe lipstick or something oil based. I put on a little bit of cornstarch and blotted. Now I can't fully get the white from the cornstarch out and as you can see from the photo, the spot has lost its shine and doesn't blend fully. I tried blotting with a little water and Woolite on a microfiber cloth and then using a hairdryer on low.

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Perfume Stain on Glossy Surface?Help! How do I get rid of this perfume stain on my glossy counter? I tried soapy water but it just doesn't go

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Removing Super Glue from a Beard?How do you remove super glue from your beard safely?

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Removing Sharpie from Hair?How do I get blue Sharpie out of light brown hair?

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Removing Hair Dye from Painted Wood?So I accidentally got some blue hair dye on painted wood in my bathroom. It's been a few days so I'm hoping it's not permanently stained. It's a light yellow paint if that helps. I've tried using a Mr. Clean eraser and a mix of water/dish soap/baking soda. What can I use that won't ruin the pain, but lift the stain?

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Removing Paint from Roller Blinds?How do I get dry emulsion paint out of a black, black out roller blind?

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Cleaning Cat Urine off a Bathroom Wall?So apparently my cat has peed on my bathroom wall. You can only see it when a black light is on the spots; and it does not smell. I need to know how to get this off of my bathroom wall and baseboard. Please help!

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Source of Black Soot Sticking to All Plastic Items in Apartment?I have black soot in my apartment that is sticking to mostly plastic items, cups, plates, trash cans, even in my bathroom sink and toilet seat. The maintenance department is stumped and my property manager keeps blaming it on candles. (I burn maybe one candle once in a while).

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Removing Carbon Copy Ink from Paper?How do I remove old blue carbon copy ink from a paper booklet?

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Removing Stains on a Dooney and Bourke Purse?Does anyone know how I can get rid of these yellow and brown stains on my white purse? It's depressing.

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Cleaning an Aroma Cushion?I have an aroma cushion that my cat threw up on. How would you wash it?

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Cleaning Antique Doilies?I have several cotton crocheted doilies and bedspreads from my great grandmother. They were stored in an attic for 40 years and have small dark brownish stains that do not come out in simple handwashing. What can I use on these fragile items?

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Cleaning Stains on Beaded Crochet Items - white crochet doilies and oval mat with blue seed beading

Cleaning Stains on Beaded Crochet Items?I have these 3 beaded crochet works with seed beads. They look very old and one has a large stain. Optimally, I would like to clean all three for uniform white background, no stains, without damaging the beading. Any good tips?

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Washing Hair Bows in the Washing Machine?Can I wash hair bows in a garment bag in the washing machine? I was just gifted like 20 hair bows, pretty big ones. Washing by hand will take awhile, but I don't want to ruin them either.

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Removing Mould from Inside Face of Watch?How do you remove mould from behind the glass face of a watch? I have a very old mechanical wind up watch. The glass is not air tight. There is a tiny bit of loose mould inside, on the dial. Is there a way to remove the loose mould without opening the watch?

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Cleaning a Permanent Display of Artificial Plants?How do you clean a permanent display of artificial plants? The plants cannot be removed from the display. There are a variety of artificial plants. We have flowers, ivy, and small grasses.

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Cleaning Non-removable Doll Clothes - lighted angel doll in pink dress

Cleaning Non-removable Doll Clothes?My mom has these dolls that have lights under their clothes. The clothes are glued on so you can't remove them. How can I clean them? I took a picture of the underneath of the doll. They are on plastic stands because of the light.

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Removing Green Water Stains on House Siding?How do I remove dark green stains on siding from a dripping faucet? The same thing I would use for tubs and sinks? It's so bad I'm thinking of painting this small area with white primer.

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Bleaching a Yellow Shirt to Change the Color?So I have a yellow mustard shirt and I want to change it to a different color anything but mustard. What happens if I bleach it? I just want to change to a better color.

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Cleaning Hair Bows in the Dishwasher - pink ribbon hair bow

Cleaning Hair Bows in the Dishwasher?Can I put my daughter's hair bows in the dishwasher to clean them?

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Cleaning Coffee Stains on Thermos Travel Mug Silicone Gaskets?How does one go about cleaning coffee stains off the silicone gaskets in the Thermos 16 ounce King tumbler?

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Cleaning Clip On Hair Bows - striped bow with metal clip

Cleaning Clip On Hair Bows?Can regular hair bows with the metal clips go in the washer?

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Cleaning Sticky Painted Wood Carvings?I need to clean my native carvings that are painted and have a stain that went all sticky.

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Removing Candle Wax from Textured Ceiling?I had a candle warmer and somehow it got on the ceiling and wall. I was able to get it off my wall, but do not know how to get it off my textured ceiling. Any ideas?

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Oven Cleaner Left Marks on Wood Deck?I sprayed oven spray gel on oven racks. It has gone thru the papers to the timber deck. Now the deck has stains from the oven cleaner gel. I am not sure if the decking has been burnt? Any ideas to remove the marks on the deck?

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Thermal Backing on Drapes Stuck to Fabric?I washed my thermal drapes as per the washing instructions, with cold water and delicate cycle. When I took them out of the washer the white rubber left a white residue stuck to the fabric. How do I get the white residue off the fabric?

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Removing Yellowing on Bathroom Wallpaper?What will get rid of the yellowing on the wallpaper in the bathroom around the sinks? I have tried CLR, Dawn, Lysol, Grandma's Keeper, and soap and water. What would you suggest?

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Alternative Uses for Finish Dishwasher Tablets?Is it safe to use Finish tablets for laundry? I bought them accidentally and realised after opening, but I don't have dishwasher. So any ideas how I can put them in use?

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Removing Fabric Dye from Skin?I wore a dark purple tee shirt without washing it first. Now I have numerous dark spots on my neck and chest wherever I sweated while wearing it. What can I do to lighten the spots?

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Bleaching a Pink Cardigan?I have a pink cardigan and I am thinking of bleaching it, but I am not sure what color it would turn out.

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Removing Stains on a Marble Top Table?I have tried all the suggested methods to remove stains from my marble table top. None worked. The brown stains worsened. Are there other alternatives?

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Cleaning a Barbie Doll Silk Outfit?I purchased a Barbie doll outfit Satin Rose. It has some stains on the skirt and pants; I believe it is silk. Can I clean it with Oxiclean?

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Removing Ink from Uniball Pen on My Hands?What can I use to remove Uniball ink stains from my hands. The pens leaked all over them.

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Removing Crayon on a College Diploma?My son drew in my college diploma with a crayon. Is there anything that will remove it?

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Removing Mud from a Satin Dress?I have a beautiful blue satin dress that I wore to two proms in a row. At the second one (last night) I got a little bit of mud on the very bottom of the skirt. Is there any way I can remove it?

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Removing Gorilla Glue from a Guitar?How do I remove Gorilla Glue? I like fixing things and, true to form, I bought a guitar that someone tried to repair with the brown urethane Gorilla Glue. I explained to the first owner this type of glue is exceptionally good at seeking out moisture and foams up to pull it from the air. I'm expecting to need a lot of patience to clear and remove the residue.

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Removing Nail Glue from Hair?My daughter has nail glue in her hair. What can I do?

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Reactivating Dried Out Pledge Wipes?How do you reactivate Pledge Wipes that have dried out?

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Removing Spray Ink on Roller Blinds - red ink on window blind

Removing Spray Ink on Roller Blinds?I was using spray ink on stencils for an arts and crafts project and some of it got on my window blinds. To make it even worse, the ink is red. It looks like blood.

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Getting Permanent Marker Off of Skin?It has been months and there is still a mark from a permanent marker on my skin. I don't know what to do. The line is light and not so visible, but still there. Any suggestions?

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Cleaning a Porcelain and Stuffed Body Doll?I have a vintage doll I just acquired, but it smells really bad. It has porcelain hands, feet, and a porcelain head leaving its body as soft and stuffed. I can remove the clothes as well, it's mainly the stuffed body that stinks. How should I go about cleaning this doll?

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Removing Detergent Residue from Fleece?I used way too much soap powder to clean my fleece. I was trying to wick it for my guinea pigs. I realize now that I must break down the fleece by stripping it. I pretty much used an entire tub of OxiClean on my fleece and now I'm soaking it in distilled white vinegar to break down the soap residue.

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Fragrance Sachet Paper Stuck to Wood Cabinet?I placed a fragrance sachet inside my linen closet only to find that within a few days it was stuck to the side of the cabinet. To remove it, I tried pulling the paper sachet off the wood surface which destroyed the sachet, but left the paper stuck to the wood.

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Using OxiClean?How much of the OxiClean do I add to each wash? The kind using baking soda, peroxide, and warm water.

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Removing Mildew from a Composition Doll?I have a doll that is 70 years old. It is a composition doll that had quite a lot of mildew. I did my best to remove the mildew, but there is a residual odor. What is the best, safest method of removing mildew and odor from a 40s composition doll?

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Cleaning Up a Diesel Fuel Spill?What can I use to clean up diesel fuel?

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Cleaning a Cotton Sachet Pillow?How do I clean a cotton pillow with lavendar inside. Obviously, I can't wash it.

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Dropped DVD Case in Dog Urine?2 days ago my dog urinated on the floor below my Blu-ray player. Now the discs were inside and and it was a 5 disc case. How do I clean it? And will it ruin the discs? So far all I did was wipe it off with a paper towel.

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Using Acetone to Clean a Granite Composite Sink?Will acetone damage a granite composite sink? I know it can be used on granite, but I'm concerned about the possibility of acetone damaging my sink.

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How Do I Clean a Chamois Nail Buffer?I use a cuticle oil daily and a chamois nail buffer when I want to skip polish. The buffer is looking rather dirty, but I can not find instructions on how to clean it.

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Removing Bird Poo Stain on Canvas Wall Art?My lovely canvas wall art as been left with a poo stain thanks to my baby budgie. I was told to lightly rub it with a soft rag with warm water, but this has left a white smudge mark on a black background printed canvas.

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Changing a Black T-shirt to Another Color?I have a black, cotton T-shirt with a red and blue logo printed on it. I would love to change the black to literally any other color. Is this possible, and if so, how?

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Cleaning with Ammonia and Water?I recently just used hot water and ammonia to clean a bunch of stuff in my house. I actually just put it in a bucket and then would dip my rag in it and later thought about how I kept dipping it in and wringing it out with unprotected hands.

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Refilling an Air Wick Mist Diffuser with Homemade Mix?Can I refill the bottle of original scent in the Air Wick Mist diffuser with my own essential oil/water mix?

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Removing Very Hard Jelly from Canning Jars?When my jelly was being made, it smelled great! After I put it in my jars and waited 2 days, I opened it and it was hard as a rock. Can I save my jars? How do I get the jelly out of my jars?

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Removing Sulky Adhesive Stabilizer from Fleece Blankets?I embroidered dozens of fleece blankets for the first time. Not realizing it would be a problem I used Sulky type adhesive stabilizer. Now it's not coming off! Because of the color of the blankets I don't want to try Goo Gone or anything that may fade it.

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Cleaning a Coach Purse?I'm wondering if I can put my Kristen Coach purse with sequins in the washer?

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Removing Rotted Rubber Glove from Plastic Container - glove residue in the bottom of the container

Removing Rotted Rubber Glove from Plastic Container?How can I clean a rotten old 'gluey' rubber household glove off a hard plastic kitchen utensil strainer? The glove residue is still quite tacky, thus I am not sure how to go about this.

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Removing Nicotine Stains on an Autographed Football?I have a small white football with Sharpie autographs on it. Also it has nicotine stains all over the football. How can I clean the nicotine stains without removing the autographs?

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Removing Tiger Glue Spill from Sink - glue spots in white sink

Removing Tiger Glue Spill from Sink?I have Tiger glue that spilled in my kitchen sink that is about 20 years old. Any idea how to remove it?

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Using Tilex on Latex Paint?What is the effect of Tilex on latex paint?

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Removing Sharpie Ink from a White Board?How can I remove black Sharpie ink off my white board. I used the pen by mistake.

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Removing Invisible Residue Inside 2nd Hand Canning Jar?I bought a large canning style jar with a wire close lid from Goodwill. It appeared clean (and newish), but I washed it with Dawn and hot water anyway. As it was upended in the dish rack I noticed that the water was separating off the glass in a way that indicated some sort of residue was on the interior.

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Magic Eraser Left a Mark on New Walls?I got highlighter on my walls and used a Magic Eraser to clean and it left a dark looking mark.

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Removing Food Stuck to Freezer Shelf?I just found a popsicle frozen to the top freezer shelf. It must have happened when the electricity went off for 5 hours, 6 months ago. Anyway, it's an expensive freezer and I already tried prying it off with a fork. It's rock solid! Any magical ideas?

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Finding the Cause of Pinkish Orange Stains on Laundry - very large light spot on t-shirt

Finding the Cause of Pinkish Orange Stains on Laundry?What is causing these pinkish orange spots? The clothes did not have them before they went into the washer and dryer. I don't use bleach or fabric softener. It happens randomly every once in a while and ruins my clothes. This shirt was only worn once and is now garbage.

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Cleaning Sweat Stained Baseball Hats - stained baseball style hats

Cleaning Sweat Stained Baseball Hats?My boyfriend sweats a lot and when he wears his hats it ends up leaving stains all over the hat. I don't want to ruin it by putting it in the washing machine and I don't know if just soap and water would mess up the hat either. How can I get it looking clean and new again?

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Removing a Stain on Dry Clean Only Suit?How do I remove a circle ring from a cup on a dry clean only suit?

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Removing Labels from Prescription Bottless?I have a huge garbage bag of prescription bottles that I need to remove the labels. Is there a fast way to remove labels when there is a high quantity?

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Preserving an Autograph on a Jersey?So my 11 year old got his jersey signed at the Richmond Flying Squirrels by Aramis Garcia (catcher) and he is really scared if he washes it the signature will come off. So will it be safe?

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Removing Adhesive from Skin?I use a V-Go insulin pump and it sticks to me using adhesive, but I can't get the adhesive residue off my skin which is making my skin extremely irritated and itchy. I have tried the normal alcohol and finger nail polish remover. All of which burn or irritate more.

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Removing Ink from Passport Paper?How do I remove ink from passport paper?

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Keeping Fuzzy Fabric Jacket Fluffy and Soft?My daughter has a fluffy jacket that needs a good washing, but I am afraid of what the fluffy material will look like. Any way to fluff it back up so that it is soft and pretty if it looks matted together?

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Cleaning Reusable Household Gloves?What is the best way to clean reusable household gloves? Cleaning the outside of them is easy, but when I need to clean them completely I don't know the best way to do it. Please help because I have several pairs and I don't want to throw them away when I can clean them and reuse them.

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Cleaning Crochet Doll Clothes Attached to the Doll?My mother crocheted beautiful dolls clothes that I can't remove from the doll. How can I clean them?

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Removing Super Glue from a Formica Counter?How do I remove super glue from a Formica counter top?

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Removing Grape Juice Stains from Dentures?Can you soak your dentures in peroxide over night too remove grape juice stains?

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Cleaning a Banister?I need to repair and or clean my banister. There is gooey gummy black stuff caked on. I do not want to take off the cherry finish. It is not a good banister, but one I do not want to replace. Any suggestions?

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Cleaning a Crocheted Church That Has Yellowed?I have a crocheted church that is probably 20 years old and is yellowing. How can I clean it without losing the shape?

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Removing Unpleasant Taste from Metal Wine Growler?I just used a new insulated wine growler for the first time and my first glass of wine was fine, but my next glass had picked up a taste that was inside the growler. Any suggestions for removing that potential taste in the future?

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Removing Gorilla Glue from Skin?Does anyone know how to get Gorilla Glue off of my finger tips?

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Removing Bath Tub Stains from Iron Out?I have well water and am experiencing orange stains in my tub and toilet. I purchased Iron Out and sprinkled it around the tub walls and left it to do its job. When I came back I have gray/black stains all over. How do I remove the stains from the Iron Out?

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Removing Tree Sap from a Satellite Dish?How do I remove pine tree sap from a satellite dish?

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Removing Melted Wax from a Crochet Dresser Scarf?My crochet dresser scarf has melted wax on it. How would I remove the wax?

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Faulty Vacuum Cleaner Blew Ash Throughout House?My daughter was vacuuming her fireplace with a dry vac to clean out the ash. After she finished she turned around to learn something had gone wrong with the vac and her house is covered with black ash, floors, painted and wallpapered walls, shelves, etc. Any advise on how to clean this up?

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Removing Ink from a Porcelain Doll?How do I remove ink from a porcelain doll?

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Cleaning with Ammonia?Can you use straight ammonia in restaurants?

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Removing Hair Dye on a Painted Door?I got black hair dye on my white bathroom door. I tried painting white over it, but still comes through. What can I do?

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Edges of Marble Tiles are Turning Purple - purple color along tile edges

Edges of Marble Tiles Are Turning Purple?I have some marble tiles that after 1 week, the edges are looking purple. I think this from a chemical reaction. How how can I remove the streaks?

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Removing a Wrong Phone Number Printed on Tote Bags?At my place of work, we ordered tote bags with our information printed on them. They arrived with the wrong phone number, how can we remove the number? Thank you so much for your help.

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Cleaning Florescent Light Covers?Can I use sheet plastic to soak florescent lights with hydrogen peroxide?

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Removing Ball Point Pen Ink from Paper?I have this journal which has very thin papers and I did a mistake while writing the sentence. So how do I remove the ink? I used a ball point pen. I don't want the page to get dirty since it's a school assignment.

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Using Toilet Bleach Tabs in a Swimming Pool?Can toilet bleach tabs be used in a large home wading swimming pool?

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Cleaning Throw Pillows?I have several pretty throw pillows, but I hesitate to put them in the washer. Is there a safe way to clean them? What should I use that won't ruin the material?

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