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How to Use a Toothbrush for House Cleaning

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Dentists recommend replacing toothbrushes once every 6 months. How can we recycle all the old toothbrushes? One good choice is to use old toothbrushes to clean. As a cleaning tool, a toothbrush is inexpensive, effective and useful throughout the house.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Old toothbrush
  • White distilled vinegar
  • Chlorine bleach
  • Toothpaste
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Furniture polish

    Cleaning the Bathroom

  1. Step 1

    Spray lime deposits around bathroom fixtures with full-strength vinegar. Let soak for 2 hours. Scrub with the toothbrush to loosen remaining lime deposits.

  2. Step 2

    Apply a mixture of 1 cup water and 1 cup bleach to mildew spots. Let sit for a few minutes. Scrub with the toothbrush before rinsing.

  3. Step 3

    Use an old toothbrush to clean the tracks on sliding shower doors.

  4. Step 4

    Renew grout by spraying full-strength white distilled vinegar on the grout. Let the vinegar sit for a few minutes and scrub with an old toothbrush.

  5. Cleaning the Kitchen

  6. Step 1

    Combine 1 cup chlorine bleach with 1 cup water. Dip the toothbrush in the mixture and clean the surfaces around the gasket.

  7. Step 2

    Clean can opener wheels with a toothbrush dipped in white distilled vinegar.

  8. Step 3

    Scrub around oven knobs with a toothbrush damp with chlorine bleach.

  9. Cleaning the Rest of the House

  10. Step 1

    Remove crayon from walls with a small amount of toothpaste on a wet toothbrush. Lightly scrub the crayon off the wall. Wipe the toothpaste off wall with a damp towel.

  11. Step 2

    Soak a toothbrush in rubbing alcohol. Rub the toothbrush on window panes marred by dried paint. The paint will wipe off.

  12. Step 3

    Dip the toothbrush into furniture polish to clean carved woodwork. Lightly brush the carved wood.

  13. Step 4

    Remove tiny blemishes in glass by rubbing toothpaste over the scratches.

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