Questions tagged [cleaning]
Tips and tricks relating to cleaning. Please do not use this tag alone. Use also another tag to identify what it is you are trying to clean.
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Manual showering?
I am looking for ways to "shower" comfortably without having running water. So I have some water in a vessel and I have a place where I can get that water onto myself (and it is okay to ...
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Remove stains from leather shoe
I recently bought new shoes (leather) and wore them yesterday for the first time and today. I just spotted some dark brown stains at the toecaps of both shoes and I am sure that those weren't there ...
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Remove odor from shoes as completely as possible, with compelling explanation for why it’s effective [duplicate]
If some sneakers are smelly, is there a technique that could genuinely take out as much of whatever’s causing the smell, as possible?
I’d love an explanation for why the technique really does work. If ...
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How to remove the glue stain on shoe sole?
I was applying some super glue to stick back my glue sole. However, some of the glue stained the shoe sole, as shown in the picture below. I have tried using turpentine, but to no avail. Is there any ...
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How do I wash and soften a sheepskin rug?
How do I wash a sheepskin rug?
I am catsitting, and the cat peed on my fairly large, long-haired sheepskin rug. The wool is real, not imitated.
I put it in the washing machine on the wool-program (30 ...
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Best way to remove black henna from a door
I have black henna stains on a door and have no idea how to remove them. I've tried some alcohol-based cleaners but they don't help. Water, soap and patience while scrubbing doesn't help either and I ...
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How to wash with a minimum of water?
I am looking for a lifehack that will allow me to take care of my personal hygiene when there is no water in the tap. I have access only to 2 liters of water a day to wash myself.
How can this be done ...
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How to remove marks from screen
I had my calculator and santizer bottle in the same pocket of my bag. The bottle leaked and the sanitizer spilled over the calculator screen, leaving the marks on the screen as shown in the picture. ...
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Can I use rusty outdoor grill to make BBQ
I have heard one can use a rusty BBQ grill to make BBQ as it will burn away rust, I wanted to find out if anyone has ever tried it and if is it safe to use or not. My BBQ grill has been out in open ...
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How to whiten a white shirt with black designs that has turned a discolored white/yellow(ish)
I have a printed (black) graphic T Shirt (white) where the design has held up very well over the years. When I moved all my clothing to my new place, I noticed that many of my shirts (button up blends,...
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Can't get stains off the ceiling [duplicate]
Moved into this place 2 years ago and these stains were on the ceiling. Ignored them but now it's time for moving and I don't trust the real estate agents as far as I can throw them.
I've had at it ...
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What are the alternatives to dry cleaning a suede jacket?
I have a beautiful, light blue suede jacket that I've had for ~15 years. The cleaning instructions say that the jacket should always be dry cleaned. I've had it dry-cleaned a few times and the tough ...
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How do I clean my wood floors?
How do I get rid of these spots and streaks on my floors? Just moved into a house and thought this was just dirt but its not getting removed with a mop and Bona hardwood cleaner, I'm a little nervous ...
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What is a hack to clean kitchen sink drain on an RV?
On an RV kitchen sink drain you cannot use Draino per previous owner, I was looking for a hack to clean the drain or an alternative to Draino. Thank you.
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How stop my drill bits from rusting?
My large collection of drill bits were found beneath an unfortunate leak in the garage. Some of them are beginning to rust along with my collection of screws and nails. Effective rust removal / ...
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Clean sticky dust from bathroom tiles
With time, dust collects on the white tiles in my bathroom:
You cannot just wipe away the dust with a dry rag. I guess the humidity in the bathroom makes the dust stick to the tiles. It only comes ...
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How to remove ALREADY WASHED ball ink?
A colleague stained his pants with ball-pen ink, and WASHED them before noticing. He said that he already tried soap, acetone, gasoline. Any idea proved to be working?
I already suggested him hydrogen ...
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Need ideas on some better glass washers
I have been using a sponge to clean my drinking glasses.
My sponge and hand can not reach the bottom of the glass.
Is there something that works better?
Thanks.
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How can I remove marks off a plastic phone back?
After a while of using a case, the dirt that gets stuck in the case leaves kinda very severe marks on the plastic back of the phone. I have searched everywhere on Google but the results are just how ...
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How to remove buildup limescale from glass shower screen?
I've noticed someone posted similar question to my problem and follow the advices offered on that thread. but I still find no solutions to remove the stubborn limescale from my shower screen. I've ...
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Keeping napthalene balls in computer cabinet to prevent spiders [closed]
Would naphthalene balls help prevent spiders from living in computer cabinet?
If won't, what would be helpful.
Also, there's dust in it, how can I prevent it too?
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How to rid smell from a closed Refrigerator [duplicate]
I was given a refrigerator that has been in storage for almost a year. The door was not propped open and now has a smell.
What is the best way to get rid of the smell and will it be safe to use?
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How to clean fabric-covered light cord
We just hung some pendant lamps that are suspended by the electrical cord. The cord is covered in white fabric that unfortunately got dirty during the mounting process. What's a good way to try to ...
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Remove dish soap residue from tile floor
I have made the mistake of cleaning my ceramic tile floor with dish soap. I also used a lot of it. Now I am left with a sticky residue all over my floor. I tried this process:
Mop it up
Clean and ...
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Remove unknown white stain (maybe varnish) from polyester shorts
Yesterday I found a translucent, sticky residue on the back of my shorts. It smelt faintly of pine, so I assumed it was pine resin from leaning against a tree somewhere. After washing, however (...
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How can I clean the inside of my hanging toilet?
I have hanging toilets built into the wall from Geberit (like these), which I installed 5 years ago. I only started using these toilets one year ago and noticed the water coming out was pretty dirty. ...
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Tips for getting flat reusable food silicone freezer bags completely dry
My question is: how can I get flat food silicone bags completely dry?
(I am talking about silicone bags that are small, flat, and rectangular, similar to the ziploc sandwich bags of pre-eco-aware days....
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Remove yellow lilly pollen stain from carpet
My vase of lillies was knocked over and a lot of the pollen went onto my cream coloured carpet.
I have since found that we should have used tape or a vacuum cleaner but my husband went at it with soap ...
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How to get detergent smell out of silicone utensils
I've bought a squeezy silicone toy and some kitchen utensils in a chemical store and didn't notice they smell a LOT under 2 masks (2 cause I'm allergic and sharp chem smells irritate my pharynx quite ...
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How to prevent and remove book fungus
I store all my books in a closed (but not airtight) wall mounted cupboard and I try to remove any dust which I see on the books and the shelves. Despite this, due to high humidity the infrequently-...
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What is a pet-safe cleaner to use on carpets?
It poured last night and rain leaked from my ceiling and soaked up a portion of my carpeted floor. I've been laying down paper towels and towels to soak up some of the moisture but there is still some ...
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How can I remove curry powder stains from a wooden table?
I have a wooden table, at least 10 years old. It has yellow stains on it, presumably from a curry.
I don't know what kind of powder/curry caused the stain. The stains are difficult to remove -- no ...
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How to restore a rubberized coating on a smartphone after getting hand sanitizer on it?
I have a waterproof Android smartphone that has rubberized edges.
I recently picked up the phone after using hand sanitizer at a medical facility. Now the rubberized sections of the edges are very ...
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White board is not erasing properly
I am having problem while erasing my Whiteboard.
Yesterday I used Permanent Marker on it. After that, I used dishwash scrubber to remove it. My board's surface is rough now and each time I write on it ...
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Cleaning black grime from bolts and screws after heavy metal workshop?
What are good ways to clean up black stuff & staining from powder coated mild steel items & bolts/ screws, after DIY mods at a Lathe heavy metal workshop?
Anything anyone touches without ...
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Remove moisture and mould from within hot-tub inflatable ring
I am in the process of winterising my inflatable hot tub.
The first thing I noticed was that the inflatable "body" is heavily discoloured by mould that is growing inside it:
I assume that ...
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Degunk & clean these silicone/ rubbery plastic covered flexible metal spider stands in a dusty hot humid asian metro city?
I’ll be linking this to a prev hack that got me to create these hacks.
How to Vertically holster beard-hair trimmer & electric shaver, and suspend it using a shelf over bathroom counter?
Now I’m ...
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What is the best way to clean shoelaces?
I had snow white shoelaces on a pair of brand new sneakers, but Nature wasn't having it and they're splattered green and brown by now. I tried washing laces before in soap and water, but they tend to ...
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Given that I get a urinary tract infection (UTI) when I wash my gym clothes with laundry detergent, how should I wash them?
I run/jog quite a lot everyday, and sweat quite a lot. Most of my physical gym clothes are the usual polyester gym shorts and gym shirts. In autumn/fall/winter, I usually wear the usual sweat pants ...
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How to remove or kill pathogens from stuff that is locked up in a room for more than a year
I was away from my hostel room for one and a half years due to the pandemic. When I reached there for evacuating my room, I found few lizards and many snails inside and many spots covered with shit. ...
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Any way I can get vomit out of my pants while at work?
I just vomited on my jeans due to medications. I am at work, so I can't change my pants. Any methods on removing the vomit?
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How to get rid of wheat that is not edible? [closed]
We were given a big bag of around 10kg of wheat, but we don't use that brand. It seems like it is very bad wheat since whatever we make with it is really hard.
Is there a way to throw it away so it ...
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How to get off moisturizing soap quickly [closed]
When I wash my hands with liquid hand soap (Dial, Softsoap or any other brand), it doesn't get off quickly. I believe thats because of the moisturizing element (to prevent drying hands). If you have ...
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How to remove dog slobber from clothing without laundering?
Most dog owners know the situation: You have just changed into freshly laundered clothes and of course your pooch runs up or past you, touching your pant leg briefly. And there it is - the dreaded ...
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T Shirt Microfibres/Lint
Not sure if anybody can help with this, but I have some basic t-shirts from H&M and Uniqlo and both seem to produce an unreasonably large amount of what I can only describe as small microfibres.
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How to clean “reddish/ brownish” grime/ deposit marks from the edge of a Zojirushi Water Boiler
I have an older version of one of these: https://www.zojirushi.com/app/product/cvdcc
For taking care of them, the standard procedure is to run them in "cleaning mode" with a full tank of ...
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How to get wood varnish stains out of a white bathtub?
I recently moved into a new place but apparently some builders who were there poured their excess wood varnish into the bathtub (geniuses) and now my white bathtub is full of yellow stains from the ...
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How can I remove the orange color from my shoes midsole?
I have a pair of sneakers which are white and one time I put them in a black garbage bag with my other shoes .
After a couple of days I saw orange colored spots and dots on one of my sneakers midsole ...
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How to extract 100% of liquid from a mixture of solid and liquid?
I have prepared a herbal oil by heating coconut oil with a set of local herbs for quite a good amount of time. The mixture at last, consists of solid and liquid. Solid particles are burnt left overs ...
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My shoes have dyed a different colour after cleaning
I have a pair of shoes (Nike squash type) that needed a clean. I used Daz powder and a baking soda mixture to clean away the grass and mud stains. They came up fine but after drying I noticed that the ...
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