How to Multi-Purpose Your Dryer Sheets

By Sprice

How to Multi-Purpose Your Dryer Sheets How to Multi-Purpose Your Dryer Sheets

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Dryer Sheets are a great way to freshen a load of laundry, but did you know they have other uses as well? There are several ways you can use your dryer sheets after they have been used in the dryer as well as before.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • dryer sheets used and unused
Step1
You can take a used dryer sheet and clean your washer and dryer. The used dryer sheet easily wipes up any dirt or dust and with a little water, the sheet will wipe up any stuck on messes. I use my dryer sheets on my dryer especially. it will pick up the lint that sometimes get left behind when I take out my lint trap.
Step2
You also use dryer sheets to dust around the home. Say you have company coming in ten minutes and a few of your furniture pieces have not been dusted lately. You can take a fresh dryer sheet and gently wipe the furniture and the dust will cling to the sheet.
Step3
you can also use dryer sheets as air fresheners. The dryer sheets can be bought in several degrees of scent so you can choose the amount of scent you want and then place it where needed. Some great ideas are inside a diaper genie, a shoe tree, garbage can, underwear drawer, the uses are endless.
Step4
You can also cut your dryer sheets up, especially if you bought the stronger scent, and use only half or a third in your dryer. that way your sheets last longer before you have to buy anymore.

Tips & Warnings

  • Be crafty when it comes to dryer sheets. You can come up with many uses.

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MsCecily

MsCecily said

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on 9/13/2008 These are great ideas.

decotah

decotah said

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on 7/29/2008 Another thing dryer sheets can be used for is cleaning dead bugs off of painted walls. My cats have a tendency to swat at any flying insect they see and when they succeed in smooshing it on the wall, it leaves a nasty black spot. I thought to try using a dryer sheet to scrape it off because it's more abrasive than a paper towel but not so abrasive that it would scrape the paint off with it. It worked perfectly! Even on flat paint!

decotah

decotah said

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on 7/29/2008 Another thing dryer sheets can be used for is cleaning dead bugs off of painted walls. My cats have a tendency to swat at any flying insect they see and when they succeed in smooshing it on the wall, it leaves a nasty black spot. I thought to try using a dryer sheet to scrape it off because it's more abrasive than a paper towel but not so abrasive that it would scrape the paint off with it. It worked perfectly! Even on flat paint!

decotah

decotah said

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on 7/29/2008 Another thing dryer sheets can be used for is cleaning dead bugs off of painted walls. My cats have a tendency to swat at any flying insect they see and when they succeed in smooshing it on the wall, it leaves a nasty black spot. I thought to try using a dryer sheet to scrape it off because it's more abrasive than a paper towel but not so abrasive that it would scrape the paint off with it. It worked perfectly! Even on flat paint!

decotah

decotah said

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on 7/29/2008 Another thing dryer sheets can be used for is cleaning dead bugs off of painted walls. My cats have a tendency to swat at any flying insect they see and when they succeed in smooshing it on the wall, it leaves a nasty black spot. I thought to try using a dryer sheet to scrape it off because it's more abrasive than a paper towel but not so abrasive that it would scrape the paint off with it. It worked perfectly! Even on flat paint!

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