Archive for October, 2011

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3 Items to Help You Get Hallow-clean

1) Buy graffiti or gum cleaner for cleaning up Halloween pranks. These cleaners will remove any trace of vandalism from your property.

2) Laundry detergent to wash costumes. Especially if you just used pieces from your own wardrobe to create a costume!

3) Shampoo to get hair dye and hairspray out. I’m currently rocking an authentic teased 80s hairstyle, so I’m going to need a lot of shampoo to wash out the hairspray!

Halloween is typically a safe and fun day for adults and children alike, and, contrary to popular belief the crime rate is not really different from any other day of the year.  However, certain types of vandalism are more likely on Halloween.  If you’re an unfortunate victim of one of these messy pranks, you may end up spending a lot of time (and money) having to clean up the mess if you don’t act quickly or correctly.  Here is a simple guide to cleaning the top 3 Halloween pranks you may encounter:

1) Removing Toilet Paper from Trees - The best item you can have on hand is a long pole or broom and masking tape to assist you in this.  Use the pole to hook under the larger pieces of tape, then when only smaller pieces remain wrap the tape (sticky side out) around the top of the pole or broom to collect the remaining toilet paper.  Time Sensitivity – Before it rains or you will really have a mess!

2) Cleaning egg from a car or siding – Egg can potentially be very damaging to your car or house paint, you’ll want to remove it as quickly as possible  as the longer it sits the more damage it is likely to cause.  Waxing your car the week before Halloween can help a bit, or cars with newer paint are a bit more resistant to damage; but even so the key is to not let the egg sit very long.  Don’t rub it away, or the eggshells will scratch the paint, instead use a hose to wash it off, then after the pieces are gone use a gentle wiper and some car wash soap to remove the egg.  Time Sensitivity – Clean ASAP!

3) Soaped Up Windows – This prank looks worse than it is, a soaped up window is difficult to see out of but luckily easy to clean up, and has an added benefit of thoroughly washing your windows.  Use a hose to get the majority of the soap rinsed away, and use a soft brush or window squeegee in combination with the hose to get rid of the rest.  Time Sensitivity – Can be cleaned the next day.

Have a safe and fun Halloween!

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Do you wash your clothes in cold water? I have many articles of clothing that recommend only washing them in cold water, whether it is because they may shrink or the colors will run.

The problem with cold water washing is that body oils, detergent and odors tend to stay on the clothing. There are special laundry detergents formulated for cold water washing to solve this problem.

Tide Cold Water Laundry Detergent helps get clothing cleaner during a cold water wash with a special formula to break down the oil and organic material that causes odors.

The scientific breakdown: Tide Coldwater has an increased amount of surfactant chemistry (as compared to regular Tide) that allows it to penetrate easily into fabrics.

Surfactants have two parts, one is “water loving” and the other is “water hating.” The water-loving (hydrophilic) part breaks up the surface tension of water. The water-hating (hydrophobic) part loosens oil and grease from fabrics. Combined with the motion of the washing machine, the dirt is whisked away from the clothing, and suspended in the water.

Tide Coldwater has more polymer technology (as compared to regular laundry detergent) to suspend dirt particles to help prevent them from redepositing on fabrics. That means your colors stay bright and your whites stay white.

So try using a cold water detergent for your cold wash. Great for getting colored or delicate fabrics clean, or if you simply want to save on energy!

 I’ll be honest, I’m not much of a shopper.  I don’t typically buy lots of products, or see a commercial and get the urge to go buy whatever it is being advertised.  However, products that have a versatile list of uses always grab my attention.  Whether it is one wrench that can replace and do the job of 10 other wrenches, or some other deluxe tool, I find myself buying more of them than I probably need. 

WD40 is one of these products, I always have a can on hand in the home.  I used WD40 to fix two things lately that I thought would be worth sharing, then while doing some research found nearly an endless list of uses for the product, as well as some fun facts.  (There is even a WD40 fanclub that will email you a ‘use of the day’).

For a few months, going home and unlocking my door was always unpleasant.  The key would go in most of the way, but then you would really have to force it in the last centimeter or so.  I found it annoying, but my poor wife would nearly bruise her hand.  I finally said enough is enough and thought to spray WD40 in the keyhole, and the key now works as it should with very little effort.  That was about 3 years ago and it hasn’t gotten jammed up again yet.  If you need to fix a rusted lock WD40 will likely do the trick.

Another time the stopper switch for the bathtub was stuck in the open position so we couldn’t fill the tub up with water.  It was fine the previous day, then all of the sudden it just wouldn’t budge, and felt like it would break if I tried to force it.  So I sprayed it, waited 5 minutes, and lucky for us it worked like magic.

Lastly I had a sticking sliding glass door that was getting harder and harder to open every day, a little WD-40 in the tracks made it glide like new again.

Other great home Uses for WD40:

-Protect snow shovels from salt

-Lubricate hinges on creaky or sticking doors

-Spray on toy truck wheels if they start sticking

-Slide-out attic ladders that aren’t working smoothly

-Lubricate joints on a metal bed frame that are rusting

I can say with confidence that one of the most useful items I’ve had while renting an apartment and now owning a home is WD40.  You never know what use you may find for it.

Special Thanks for Information referenced at WD40 Website.

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