Hints and Tips - 1

Adhesives

Dab with acetone or non-oily nail varnish remover.

Beer

To eliminate beer stains from woollen clothes, scrub the affected area with a mixture of lukewarm water and salt.

Ball point ink

Rub the affected area with a cotton bud soaked in eue - de - cologne.

Blood

Soak affected garment in salt solution overnight 1/2 cup of cooking salt in a small or medium sized bucket. Then machine wash as per usual. Garment will look as good as new.

Chocolate

First blot or scrape off any excess chocolate. Add a solution of biological washing powder, and then blot with clean towels. If the stain remains soak the fabric in biological detergent. White fabrics can be dabbed with bleach.

Chewing Gum

To remove chewing gum from clothes freeze, or cover the gum with ice, then crack and scrape off.

Coffee

If the stain is on white fabric and is stubborn. Before it is allowed to dry, apply a peroxide solution (20 volume strength 1 part to 6 parts water) and then wash again.

Crayons on Clothes

Dab with white spirit to remove the greasy element. Soak for about an hour in a glycerine solution (1 part to 2 parts water), then wash in detergent in the usual way.

Egg

Sponge with cold salt water then wash in enzyme detergent solution. Clear traces of dried yolk with grease solvent

Lipstick

Usually removed by normal washing, if this is not the case use a grease solvent and wash again.

Make Up

Wipe off deposit, soak in ammonia solution, then wash.

Nail Varnish

Wipe up deposit, dab with acetone or non-oily nail varnish remover. Apply grease solvent then wash.

Oil Stains

Blot or scrape off any excess. Dampen and put neat liquid detergent directly onto stain. Wash immediately in the hottest temperature the fabric will allow. For bad stains on fabrics which you cannot use a very hot wash, use a grease solvent before laundering.

Leftover Soap

Utilizing these little pieces of soap that are always left over. Add a little glycerine and mash them up with a little warm water and you will have a liquid soap that is gentle and economical

Stainless Steel Sinks

A great way to get your stainless steel sink to look brand new. After cleaning and drying the sink. Put some lemon oil or pledge on a paper towel and coat the entire surface of the sink. It will look brand new! Of course, once it is used again, the lemon oil will vanish and your sink will look the way it did before. But it is great if you are having company, and want a shinny sink.

Advice on this page is given in good faith it is made clear these remedies are undertaken at your own risk. No responsibility can be taken as regards their results or any consequences relating to their use.