How to Use Coca-Cola as a Household Helper

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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You hoist down a bottle of Coca-Cola and then think, "This stuff is so good I'll bet there are a lot of uses besides drinking it." Well, you're right. Coke has so many uses around the house that you might consider keeping a case in your pantry for help with odd jobs.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Ham
  • Pan
  • Tinfoil
  • Toilet brush
  • Lots of Coca-Cola

Step1
Moisten a baked ham with Coke. Pour Coca-Cola into the bottom of a baking pan then insert a ham wrapped in aluminum foil. About 30 minutes before the ham is cooked, remove the foil and empty the juices into the bottom of the pan, allowing them to mix with the Coke. This will create a moist ham and wonderful gravy.
Step2
Remove grease from clothing. When you begin washing a load of greasy clothes, empty a can of Coke into the washer. The cola will loosen grease stains.
Step3
Loosen a bolt that has rusted. Soak a cloth in the Coke and place over the rusted bolt for several minutes.
Step4
Clean corrosion from the battery terminals by pouring a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals. The corrosion will be swept away. Also try this when the car won't start because the battery isn't connecting; the worst thing that will happen is you waste a can of Coke.
Step5
Brighten up a dirty toilet. Pour a can of Coke into the toilet bowl and let it sit for an hour. Brush and flush.
Step6
Remove stains from vitreous china. The citric acid in the Coke will remove the stains.
Step7
Rub a slightly rusted bumper with a wadded piece of tinfoil soaked in Coca-Cola to help remove rust spots.

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