Removing Vaporub from the Inside of My Humidifier?
You may want to try wiping the inside of the humidifer very thoroughly with a clean rag or paper towel soaked with rubbing alcohol, which cuts through greasy substances very well [usually at least]. You could also wash the humidifier tank with dish liquid [Ive...
Dress Bled on Itself in the Wash?
I would also recommend Ritz Color Grabber. And for future reference, Ive read many tips regarding white vinegar as a color setter. For any items that might bleed - before washing the item for the first time - soak it overnight in a bucket of cold water to which...
Killing Weeds in Lawns?
Baking soda can be used to banish many types of weeds and is a natural substance, but Im not sure what effects it might have on grass. Ive used it with a lot of success on weeds that grow in between sidewalk & patio pavers. You might want to check with garden...
Cleaning a Banister?
Murphys is a GREAT first step. If you dont get good results, you might do what my mother did to clean her wood kitchen cabinets. Its a more extensive process but yielded significantly-cleaner cabinets. She applied a turpentine & linseed oil mixture with fine...
Inexpensive Wedding Dinner Ideas?
If it was my wedding, I think Id opt for a very veggie menu. Lots of salads & bean dishes, deviled eggs, fresh-baked breads with salsas, dips, hummus etc. You might consider an all finger food menu too. Chicken wings, bite-size pizza squares, meatballs, fondue...
Bleaching Ecru Cotton Top to Make It White?
Hydrogen peroxide is also a great mild bleach. Ive brightened a lot of white items with it. Ive never diluted it with water but you might want to try that with a first effort. I use regular drugstore HP - a 3% solution I think. Good luck.
Cleaning Grease Off a Refrigerator?
Ive had good luck with rubbing alcohol. Some elbow grease is sometimes necessary, or leave the alcohol-soaked paper towel on the spot for a while & let it work its magic. It usually completes clear the grease. Disinfects it as well & dries cleanly & quickly...
Homemade Oxi-Clean
Any mixtures using hydrogen peroxide are best mixed in an OLD HP container, since theyre dark & opaque & will keep the HP active [if exposed to light, it loses its potency fairly quickly]. Keeping an empty 16oz brown HP plastic bottle around for this should...
Protect Your Remote Control
Great idea about plastic wrap for fridge handles. I just moved into an apartment with an older fridge - which looked great - but the once-white handles were completely yellowed & yucky. Luckily I was able to locate replacement WHITE handles [inexpensively too...
Keeping Kleenex In the Car?
I solved the crushed Kleenex box problem by not having a Kleenex box in the car. !!! I purchased a smallish clear plastic tackle box - sold as a first aid box - to store all the supplies I like to have handy when driving. I stocked it with those cellophane...
