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How to Clean Popcorn Ceilings

By hack27e

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Sprayed acoustic ceilings are relatively fragile. especially if they have never been painted over. They cannot be washed and the bits of texture have a tendency to fall off... more »

How to Clean Popcorn Ceilings

By mspaula

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Popcorn ceilings are a texture that is sprayed and has the appearance of “popcorn” or “cottage ceiling.” Most of the popcorn ceilings are white. They are very difficult to clean... more »

How to Clean Popcorn Ceilings

By fontayne

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Popcorn ceilings - a blast from the past, but can still be eye-catching after all these years...provided of course that they're still attractive. As a 50-something homemaker I've often been confronted with some seemingly difficult chores. ... more »

How to Clean Quickly for Unexpected Company

By MelanieF

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Don't stress over getting a phone call saying that you will be having unexpected company in a few hours. There are some quick and easy things that you can do to make your house presentable while easing your anxiety... more »

How to Clean Rancid Grease From Cabinets

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Greasy, rancid cabinets can become a health threat if not properly cleaned. Even small amounts of rancid grease can effect your food's quality and make you ill. Keep your food edible and healthy by cleaning greasy cabinets with a degreaser... more »

How to Clean Rare Porcelain Figurines

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Regular cleaning of your rare porcelain figurines not improves their appearance, but can increase their value. It may seem like an intimidating task, but if you are careful and gentle, a periodic cleaning of your figurines will keep them ... more »

How to Clean Sandstone Countertops

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Sandstone countertops are beautiful, but in time they can loose their beauty and luster if not taken care of, or cleaned properly. Sandstone is porous and therefore liquids and chemicals from cleaning products can soak into the sandstone and ... more »

How to Clean Showerheads

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Sometimes showerheads get clogged and the water begins shooting in different directions or doesn't come out at all. Mineral deposits are the biggest culprit in clogged showerheads and are easy to clean out. Use these steps to get a showerhead ... more »

How to Clean Silk Flowers

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Silk flowers bring such great color to a home. The great news is they never die. The bad news is they become dusty and dirty and receive no rain for cleaning. A feather duster only removes part of the grime and doesn't reach into every area. The ... more »

How to clean silk flowers

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silk flowers lose there color to dust,simple way to clean your silk flowers ,fast and easy.. more »

How to Clean Slate Floors

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Slate floors enrich any area of the house. They come in either measured tiles or random shapes. The color of slate results from the material it contains. Green slate, for example, has an abundance of chlorite. Clean a slate floor on a regular ... more »

How to Clean Small Marble Objects

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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They may look great sitting on your fireplace mantle, but unfortunately small marble objects tend to collect dirt and grime. With a little maintenance you can keep your small marble objects looking clean and new... more »

How to clean soap scum off shower doors

By calicali57

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Here is an easy solution to scrubbing your shower door clean of pesky soap scum... more »

How to Clean Solid Surface Countertops

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Because solid surface countertops are non-porous, stains will not leak through the top. You can keep these countertops looking new for years by following these steps... more »

How to Clean Spider Webs From Ceilings

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Cleaning spider webs from ceilings doesn't have to be an impossible task. Utilize common items around your home such as brooms and duct tape to thoroughly clean spider webs from ceilings and keep spiders away from problem areas... more »

How to Clean Spider Webs From Corners

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Cleaning spider webs from your home's corners is almost as easy as basic cleaning. Simply buy a special spider web deterrent solution, move your furniture, clean and rearrange your furniture in new positions to keep spiders and their webs at bay... more »

How to Clean Spider Webs From Window Screens

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Cleaning spider webs from window screens is a lot easier than it may sound. You can use water and a special spider web deterrent solution to keep spiders and their unsightly webs away from your windows and their frames... more »

How to Clean Sponges With Salt

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If you're a big sponge-user in the kitchen, you know how easy it is for them to get dirty and need replacing. However, there's a trick to cleaning your sponges and getting the most out of them. Clean your sponges with salt and lengthen their ... more »

How to Clean Stainless Steel

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How to make your stainless steel to really shine... more »

How to Clean STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES

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CLEAN STAINLESS STEEL.. more »

How to clean stainless steel cookware

By fromnancy

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Use this to clean stainless steel not real silver... more »

How to Clean Stairways With Coarse Carpeting

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Coarse carpeting is used on stairways to give added traction and prevent falls. Keeping it clean will extend the life of the carpet and make it look good. If you don't want to hire a carpet cleaning company, you can do the job yourself... more »

How to Clean Stove Burner Grates With Ammonia

By ValerieDavid

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Cleaning the stove is always one of the more challenging aspects of kitchen maintenance. Stove burner grates get splattered with sauces and crumbs which then get burned into place and take a lot of scrubbing and cleansers to remove. If burner ... more »

How to Clean Tarnish From Sterling Silver

By mme6342

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Sterling silver is an alloy of 92 1/2 percent silver and 7 1/2 percent copper. Plated silver is silver that has been electroplated over another metal. Silver tarnishes when exposed to air. This occurs more quickly in damp and foggy weather, but ... more »

How to Clean Textured Walls

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Different types of wall finishes require different care. When you clean textured walls, you must use special cleaning procedures in order to maintain their textured look as well as to get any hidden dirt out of the textured finish. Read on to ... more »

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