Dirty Talk

Need suggestion. I had a fire in my kitchen which has left the walls and the roof stained with smoke. I could wipe off only a part of it though not clearly. was wondering if there is a way to clean the walls to avoid repainting. TRY USING A SUGAR SOAP SOLUTION :)

put a bar of smelly good soap in an old sock place in a drawer to keep clothes smelling fresh

If you are having trouble with fruit flies in your kitchen just take a coffee mug and put about one quarter of a cup of cider vinegar and a tablespoon of dish soap into it. Vinegar first and let the dish soap settle not mix into it. Leave this out for 24 hours and all of the fruit flies wil have come for vinegar and stayed because of the soap :)

Heavily Iced Freezer: Empty & Unplug Freezer. Sit a pan of HOT water inside the freezer. Before you begin scrubbing, Throw a hand towel in the pan. Wring out the thoroughly wet hand towel around the perimeter top edge of the freezer. Use a PLASTIC putty knife to separate the ice from the wall of the freezer. Ice sheets pop off the wall. Proceed to clean with baking soda & dish soap. Freezer cleaned in under 5 minutes! Now... to get the foods organized... hummmm.

Sometimes when the drip pans under the heating elements get baked on greasy from neglect ( and my husband) I will boil them in very hot water (no soap) for about 10 minutes, using tongs to take them out, I will then wash them with dish detergent. It saves a lot of scrubbing. Love you gals!

This is a reply tip for Sheeba. To get rust off of stuff like raditors and such, there are three ways do this. You can use a product caled CLR, or soap pads & water, or soap, water,& tinfoil. Pam-Doggirl3

To Lorimay, who has grease stains on glass: Have you tried the K&A standard of 1 part vinegar, 1 part warm water, and a few squirts of liquid soap? The vinegar and soap are both great grease fighters. I have just used this on a very old mucky sash window I picked up at a flea market (read: picture frame) and it turned out very well. Mix the ingredients in a spray bottle and use crumpled newspaper to wipe. This will take a little bit of elbow grease, but it works like a charm.

To remove scorched on or burnt on food from your pots and pans add enough water to cover the burnt on pieces and regular dish soap. Boil for approximately 1 minute and with a little effort the food disappears.

for urine on the wooden floor i would try to scrub with Murphy's oil soap.

for the old diry home, i saw K&A use shaving cream(foam not gel). the alcohol in the foam helps kills germs and teh soap cleans. they sprayed quite a bit let it sit for a minute, scrub with old toothbrush and wipe off. please ignore yesterday's post from me,sorry for the mistake

for the old diry home, i saw K&A use shaving cream(not foam). the alcohol in the foam helps kills germs and teh soap cleans. they sprayed quite a bit let it sit for a minute, scrub with old toothbrush and wipe off.

To keep your dryer from using up too much energy (and to get your clothes to dry faser) clean your lint screen with a scrub brush and a dab of soap or vinegar. Rinse the screen and water should fall through. Even though you're taking off the lint buildup when you do laundry, tiny particles accumulate in the screen and prevent airflow thus increasing the time your clothes spend in the dryer. Do this once a month (if you don't do much laundry) or once every couple of weeks (for families).

I use water heated in my coffee pot or the microwave to soak the gunk under the burners of my electric stovetop. I soak all that up, then I pour a 2nd set of water with dish soap.

I got this tip from some nurse friends on getting blood out of fabrics. I have used it on both fresh blood stains and old ones. Soak in Hydrogen Perioxide (do not dilute) and after letting it do its work breaking down the enzymes in the blood stain, rinse and if necessary use ordinary bar of soap or laundry detergent and gently scrub.

I believe biological washing powder is laundry soap, I think... 99.9% sure!

In regards to the person asking about their leather sofa, Kim had a tip on a recent show about using saddle soap. You can also use facial soap. Anything that isn't going to dry the leather. Be sure to go back over it with a moist towel to remove the soap, as the residue can attract dirt. Then condition it with a product made for leather. That should have it looking great!

Question : I have an cast iron with enamel pot that is very badly stained on the bottom (inside). I have tried scrubbing with coarse salt, soaking with dish soap, boiling with cream of tartar, and lots of elbow grease with just about every kind of scrubbing tool that I could find. If anyone knows of something that will remove very ugly stains from enamel please, please, please let me know. I would hate to have to throw the pan out!

Polish the bathroom hardware (metals like faucet and soap trays) with toothpaste.

I use a nylon scouring pad as a soap dish on my bathroom sink. Every couple of days when the pad gets "gunky" with the soap drippings I just turn on the hot tap and scour around the sink with the soap on the pad and it cleans it well enough to hold me over until the weekend or so when I can give it a proper clean.

the Ultimate Stain Remover for laundry is 1/4 cup automated dishwasher powder (cascade) 1/2 cup non chlorine bleach(clorax 2) and 1 gallon of hot water. Let the clothes soak for 8 hours and wash in the normal wash mode with this solution, no additional soap required. This gets out blood and other stains that have been set in for years. The only thing it hasnt gotten out it ink.