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Homemade Carpet Pretreater
Pretreating the carpet before cleaning will reduce the amount of work you will have to do with your cleaning machine. A good...
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How to Make a Carpet Stain Pretreater
Stains and spills are a common occurrence on carpet. Any spills should be cleaned as soon as possible to prevent stains from...
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Homemade Stain Removers
The market on cleaning supplies seems to be endless, and every day a new product appears, promising to be the last stain...
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How to Make Homemade Stain Removers for Clothes
Homemade stain removers for clothes include rubbing alcohol and hairspray, as each of these can remove even the toughest ink stains. Use...
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How to Remove Laundry Stains
Even if you aren't accident prone, your clothes can get stained during regular day-to-day wear. Some stains are easy to remove--throw a...
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What Is the Best Way to Clean Upholstery?
Upholstered furniture in your home may become soiled with everyday use, and, unless you use removable, washable slipcovers on this furniture, you...
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Laundry Basics
Laundry Basics.Doing laundry is a basic household chore, but it's surprising how often people mess it up. Here's a guide that will...
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Homemade Disinfectant Cleaner for Laundry
Sometimes it's not enough to get a stain out of a pair of pants or a smell out of the laundry. On...
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Homemade Rug Deodorizers
Commercial rug deodorizers come in a variety of scents and with a variety of chemicals that often are unrecognizable to the average...
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Homemade Weed Spray
Weeds can quickly take over a garden or your entire yard. They are detrimental to the health of your plants because weeds...
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Homemade Laundry Soap With Fels Naptha
Fels Naptha is a solid bar laundry soap. Lazarus Fels started the company in 1861. In 1893, naphtha was added to the...
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Homemade Remedies to Make Car Tires Shine
Give the tires a prewash before applying any homemade tire cleaners. Start by rinsing the tires off thoroughly with a hose. Use...
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Homemade Alternatives to Laundry Detergent
It's also possible to use distilled white vinegar as a stain remover, but this works best when you pre-treat the fabric. Dab...
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How to Tye Dye With Spray & Wash
Tie-dying is an easy way to create patterns on fabric by preventing the dye from reaching certain areas. Experienced tie-dyers may stitch...
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How to Prespot Laundry
Laundry stains are an inevitable part of life. Eventually something is going to come into contact with your clothing and leave a...
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Alternatives to TSP for Cleaning Walls
Although TSP (trisodium phosphate) is neither carcinogenic nor neurotoxic, and it's safer than many other household cleaners, many people don't like using...
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DIY Homemade Stain Removers for Laundry
Fresh, clean laundry should feel, smell and look good. However, stains can quickly ruin the appearance of clothing. Luckily, you don't have...
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How to Make Homemade Car Wash Solution
How can you make your car look great on a shoestring budget? Try this do-it-yourself car wash solution. This cheap and simple...
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How to Remove a Watercolor Stain
Children and adults use watercolors to create paintings on paper. Children tend to make a little more of a mess. The watercolor...
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How to Remove Wax Stains From a Corduroy Jacket
Candle wax can be a challenging stain to remove from corduroy as it sticks to the fabric and leaves behind crumbs if...