Cleaning & Laundry - March 2007

Last night my mom spilled a pretty good amount of bright red nail polish on her sage color carpeting. I just had to share with everyone how to get the stain out...you need to blot any excess nail polish, then grab wd-40....spray all of the stain. this will spread the stain...using a washcloth and some elbow grease it will slowly disappear. i then used some baby powder to get the excess oil out of the carpet, vaccumed...then treated it with carpet cleaner-like resolve. i had one place that stilled showed slightly and i rubbed it with some goo gone-and it is gone! im not going to lie and say it only took me a few minutes it took some time rubbing the stain out then vaccuming and all this. not really a question but just had to share! I'm a nail tech and i think the reason why wd-40 worked so well is because nail polish doesn't like oil-it can't stick to oil-oh and the color of the carpet didn't fade or anything!

2007-03-20 16:25:13 · 6 answers · asked by heater 4

2007-03-20 16:11:22 · 14 answers · asked by boogalou 1

2007-03-20 15:57:48 · 11 answers · asked by yellowdaizies 1

2007-03-20 15:52:12 · 8 answers · asked by Coleridge49 2

2007-03-20 15:26:58 · 12 answers · asked by moonlights_rain 2

I used nail glue to glue down a hard, thick plastic sticker that had lost its tackiness. Now it's all over the outside plastic part of the sticker. Is there any way to get it off? I've tried scraping it with my fingernails and nail polish remover.

2007-03-20 15:12:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-20 14:49:09 · 8 answers · asked by bakerskyline 2

Why is it that ONLY my bottom sheet on my bed goes bubbly, yet everyone elses doesnt. It doesnt matter where I buy them from. They also don't fit tightly to the mattress which REALLY bugs me!! lol I know this is really sad but I do have slight OCD when it comes to beds!! Everone else's bottom sheets seem so tight!

2007-03-20 14:45:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-20 14:41:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Everyone has different circumstances... so feel free to answer and include basics, if you like...
We here have two adults, and two meals a day.
But, half of the time my BF is away on business, so I eat leftovers and there's no extra mess...
So, it's used, but not the same way a family of five with kids would do...
Just wondering what others do.

2007-03-20 14:32:58 · 16 answers · asked by starryeyed 6

Can it be done without takeing them down? I hate takeing them down & putting them up

2007-03-20 14:30:23 · 4 answers · asked by foxfire 5

My friend Evereck just launched an atomic toilet in my back yard. It will go kaboom any minute now. What should I do?

2007-03-20 13:50:55 · 9 answers · asked by Psycobutt 1

2007-03-20 13:49:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know this sounds like a really dumb question but I rent a house with a self cleaning oven in the litchen. The landlord informed us that the previous tenant used an oven cleaner for regular ovens and it did something to the inside surface of the oven ( left a stain or blemish )The landlord says he does not know if it is now safe to use the self cleaning feature now but only wants us to use a cleaner safe for self cleaning ovens. All the oven cleaning sprays I can find say not to use on self cleaning ovens.
Does such a product exist and if not...is it safe to use the self cleaning feature now?

2007-03-20 13:44:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you walk into a house if you thought i was messy or clean or whatever would you think the woman in the house cleans it or the man in the house? My dad and mom have been argueing about it for a LONG time!

2007-03-20 13:26:25 · 11 answers · asked by Kisses From Paris, I love you! 2

When you just plain "don't wanna" that day.

2007-03-20 13:23:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-20 13:17:15 · 7 answers · asked by AW88 2

2007-03-20 13:14:11 · 8 answers · asked by Dr. Doolittle 2

they are red high top converse shoes and on my way home from school steped in some mud that went a lot deeper than i suspected

2007-03-20 13:09:17 · 3 answers · asked by haha89 2

Sometimes the water comes out with a brown tint making my white cloths have light broen spots all over them. Some of light blue and pink cloths get the same way. Is there any less expensive way then throwing them??

2007-03-20 12:56:20 · 5 answers · asked by cutie 2

I left a cast iron skillet in the sink overnight, now there is a small circular rust stain. Is there any thing that is not chemical/cleaner that I can use? Some kind of home cleaning tip?

2007-03-20 12:35:51 · 14 answers · asked by Evel Man 3

I have these really expensive plastic ware containers that my brother left with some nasty food in it for quite awhile. I have thrown the food out but the containers still stink of it. Is there anyway to remove the odor without getting rid of the container?

2007-03-20 12:31:17 · 5 answers · asked by Lord Draven 2

I have pants and after i Wash them they are filled with lint and those white stuff. please give me other than lint roller. any advice product (other than lint roll). Please

2007-03-20 12:31:05 · 11 answers · asked by rahman 1

what can I use to stop the colors from bleeding.

2007-03-20 12:30:46 · 8 answers · asked by xoxo 6

The fabric seems polyester like, but I am unsure. There is no cleaning code under the chair.

2007-03-20 12:17:06 · 4 answers · asked by Andy G 2

HELP!!! Does TIPPEX come off clothes?!?
i have got a massive splodge of correction fluid on
my favourite black top! Is there any way of removing the stain or is it ruined for good?! please help! :-( xxx

2007-03-20 11:49:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know a few ppl who pride themselves on living w/o a dishwasher. Supposedly, it saves water/energy.

Let's say I take off all the extra-special heat settings, and just let my dishwasher run the normal cycle, but full of dishes.
Does that really take up more water than by hand? I say, running your faucet for 15-20 minutes straight would take up more water than the machine.

Are there any studies that conclusively show, one way or the other? Why is this so often repeated? How can dishwashers be so bad when they make me so happy?

2007-03-20 11:30:18 · 7 answers · asked by sisofphil 2

Did you buy your washing machine new or used???

2007-03-20 11:25:06 · 8 answers · asked by Bored&Broken 3

2007-03-20 11:17:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to lose the cigarette smell on clothes WITHOUT having to wash them.. I just need a quick and easy solution because I'm going to go to Vegas for the weekend and bring just a few shirts.

2007-03-20 11:12:40 · 21 answers · asked by johnlert22 2