Pssssst! Household secrets!!!! (Home Depot, paint, bathrooms, stains)

[Shopaholic]

One of my favorite discoveries has been the effectiveness of some of the "greener" more natural and environmentally friendly cleaning products. I've found they work better than my typical products! I thought that they wouldn't be as effective. Kind of like how I used to think that if something is good for you it doesn't taste good, I thought if something is good for the environment it probably doesn't work well. One of my favorite products of this type is Tide Pure Essentials for laundry. I just thought I would put this out there in case anyone else thinks the way I used to and is missing out!

[brokensky]

Originally Posted by Shopaholic

One of my favorite discoveries has been the effectiveness of some of the "greener" more natural and environmentally friendly cleaning products. I've found they work better than my typical products! I thought that they wouldn't be as effective. Kind of like how I used to think that if something is good for you it doesn't taste good, I thought if something is good for the environment it probably doesn't work well. One of my favorite products of this type is Tide Pure Essentials for laundry. I just thought I would put this out there in case anyone else thinks the way I used to and is missing out!

I think it is great to go as green as possible! I had not even noticed Tide Pure Essentials . . . Tide always made my family "itch" so I have not considered it for decades! So I am glad you mentioned it!!! I will check it out . . .

I was thinking . . . my doggie drools when she sleeps and she does not always sleep on her little bed. Sometimes she sleeps on the floor in our bedroom (wh/ is carpeted). What do you all think about using some baking soda on those spots and letting that sit b/f I vacuum??? I don't want to do anything that would bother her breathing or put anything on the floor that would possibly irritate her lungs.

So what do you all think about using plain old baking soda on the carpet to freshen it up?

[Magnolia Bloom]

Originally Posted by cynwldkat

Don't want to have a problem with copywrite infringments and I'm not even sure what all that covers so just go to Google and type in "WD40 uses"----totally amazing!! I received the list in an email months back and it seems endless and with things we need nearly everyday.

OMG.... guess what I am going to be doing tomorrow morning? Digging out my can of WD40. They need to get a better marketing person. If half the uses are for real, this is the best kept secret I've seen in a long time. Maybe the environmental factor is holding them back.

This is a great thread- so I also will be buying some Ice tomorrow... and I had forgotten about lemon oil. I used to use it alot. I think this thread has gotten me psyched for Saturday morning clean up.

[tcs1366]

I bought that ICE stuff at wallyworld today.

hope i got the right stuff... its called "synthetic spray detailer"
but that's all i could find.

I'll report back on how it does in the shower.

[karuna95]

This thread is so interesting - thank you everyone for posting your good tips. I hope someone has an answer for my problem. Had a little cooking mishap recently, and now have grease spots on my (painted) walls and even on the ceiling. Have googled web for ways to clean, but so far nothing has worked. Thanks everyone!

[tulegirl]

Originally Posted by karuna95

This thread is so interesting - thank you everyone for posting your good tips. I hope someone has an answer for my problem. Had a little cooking mishap recently, and now have grease spots on my (painted) walls and even on the ceiling. Have googled web for ways to clean, but so far nothing has worked. Thanks everyone!

It is hideous - but it was the only way I could get grease off my stove hood when in base housing (you have to leave it in better condition kind of thing... they white glove it).

First, open all your windows and use straight ammonia. Do not dilute. I put a little on a towel at a time. Spot check on your painted surfaces. By golly, the grease was gone. That was cooked on. It should be easier with your situation.

[tcs1366]

tulegirl -- thanks for that tip on the ammonia, i do use it, but didnt know it took up grease stains. Having kids.... you just never know what you are gonna find on the walls or ceiling when they've been cooking.

Our last house... it was awful, since the walls were stucco ... nightmare!!

this house i used REALLY good washable paint... so far so good with the walls [and they are yellow too, bright!] ... .but then one day DH and I came home from Wisc after being gone a while.... and i noticed "stuff" on the ceiling... looked like spaghetti sauce on NINE foot ceilings... i was like, "How in the WORLD did you do that???"

and ya just get those blank stares.... **kids** whaddya gonna do?? We figured out WHO did it, just not HOW he did it.

[tulegirl]

He may have a future in demolition? My grandmother (when microwaves first came out) put an egg in the microwave to "soft boil" it. When the timer went off and she opened the door, there was a 'pop', then nothing.

They never found ANY shell. Just tiny splatters of yolk on the ceiling and the curtains. For years after...

[karuna95]

Originally Posted by tulegirl

It is hideous - but it was the only way I could get grease off my stove hood when in base housing.

Thanks for the tip about ammonia, unfortunately it doesn't work on painted wall. Anything else to try??

[Tesaje]

Originally Posted by karuna95

Thanks for the tip about ammonia, unfortunately it doesn't work on painted wall. Anything else to try??

If the paint isn't a good quality or washable paint, you may have to seal it and repaint. But try TSP. You can find it in the paint section of hardware stores.