Cleaning & Laundry - August 2007

2007-08-09 06:42:33 · 4 answers · asked by medler 2

like 2 parts vinegar to, say, 5 parts water? or is that too much?

2007-08-09 04:30:08 · 6 answers · asked by verleybe 4

also, can you dilute the bleach, like say, 2 parts javex to ten parts water?

2007-08-09 04:27:53 · 7 answers · asked by verleybe 4

my garbage can is full of them!

2007-08-09 04:07:33 · 5 answers · asked by thegirlfromthegrayhouse 3

Yes t is gross. I left a bag in the trunk for 3 days and it turned so nasty! I got rid of the bag and the flies but the smell of the trunk went right inside the car. Even washing with tilex didn't help. What do I do? HELP!

2007-08-09 03:53:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't smoke, but my roommate smokes out of her bedroom window. I live above the entrance to an apt. complex, so people are always out there smoking. My room reeks of stale smoke. I've tried Febreze, Oust, etc etc. How do I get rid of the smell? My clothes smell like I'm a smoker, and my room just smells awful.

2007-08-09 03:16:08 · 10 answers · asked by breadsticks123456 2

i am a smoker. everyone says my home smells like smoke. whats the best way (besides quitting, or not smoking inside) to get rid of the smell?

2007-08-09 03:03:36 · 11 answers · asked by Nathan W 2

My kids rooms stay messy (6yr old won't clean his..and 2year old..well he's 2 i can't expect much). how can i keep both rooms semi clean and organized????

2007-08-09 01:47:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've just moved into a new house and the previous occupants left it in a very very dirty state! I'm lookin for the best cleanin tips, stuff like using white vinegar+newspaper to clean glass and stuff like that. Any tips will do, I've gotta clean bathroom+kitchen+living room+garden!!!

2007-08-09 00:29:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a situation where somebody has moved out of a house [and there was absolutely no furniture in the house and there is only carpet in the bedrooms], then a new person has moved in, they claim that bed bugs were in the house from the first day they went in. i am asking is it possible for the bed mites to stay in the house or did the ***** bring them in her mattress???
please help court cases are a comin'

2007-08-09 00:15:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I do laundry in the laundry room at my apartment, the clothes don't really come out very clean. It will remove smells and all that, but doesn't really do much for stains or marks on my clothing. I've tried the laundry mat and get about the same results. The machines where I use to live did a much better job, but that was in a totally different town.

I don't know if it's the water where I live, the machines at my apartment, or the detergent I use; or some combination of the three Does anyone have any tips that will help me get my clothes looking cleaner using the machine I have access to? The main thing is I don't want to spend a whole bunch of time pre-treating and/or scrubbing.

2007-08-09 00:10:24 · 7 answers · asked by Justin H 7

I was watching a talk show and the topic was how dry cleaners have been charging women for a service they didn't do. You send your wedding gown to the cleaners to be preserved and they box it up all nice and pretty and seal it.The gown is preserved for 20 years air tight.This is where they get you because they know the box is not to be opened for at least 20 years so they don't do a thing to the gown. The host of the show had her gown preserved over 10 years and she was going to open it for the first time to see if her gown had turned yellow. She opened the box and her gown was a ugly dark yellow,she started to cry right there but then she got mad and said to everyone who is watching go get the box your gown is in and open it. I was scared to open mine but i did and it was horrible, my beautiful gown was now ugly yellow but not the hat the hat was still white. My question is can anything be done can it be dyed back to it's original white Can anything be done for my gown. Thank you

2007-08-08 18:25:01 · 3 answers · asked by Teenie 7

My brother, who knows better, has layed in my tanning bed with banana boat tanning oil and has caused a film to be on my acrylic and no matter what I try I can't get the film off. Does anyone have any ideas?

2007-08-08 17:34:47 · 3 answers · asked by mandymiller77 1

ok so on mi dresser wen i spilled it there was this fancy cloth thingy to cover it so i spilled it on that and the design if the thing on it was like type of flower so like when i took the cloth off wen i spilled it there was like an imprint of it there. and i have no idea waht to do and how to get rid of it!! plzz help!!

2007-08-08 16:41:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-08 16:05:24 · 5 answers · asked by I <3 my boys 5

padding was pulled within 10 hours- we propped up carpet off floor and had fans and de-humidifier running over-night. carpet is probably 80% dry and now smells mildew in basement. is carpet ruined or can it be saved?

2007-08-08 15:23:41 · 6 answers · asked by Jim P 2

I purchased a heated towel rack from Bed Bath & Beyond only 2 months ago. I was in my bathroom this evening JUST about to run out the door when the thing just collasped & fell to the floor. The legs that the rack was being held up melted right through causing it to tumble over, still plugged in, onto the floor.

Thank GOD i was home to see it fall and i quickly unplugged it and stood it upward. This thing easily gets to about 120 degrees, and i'm almost sure that if i was not home the thing would have burnt my apartment down or caused some serious damage.

I am mad as hell and dont want to just complain to bed bath & beyond. This is a serious hazard and i'm willing to sue the pants off the idiot who made this product.

Where should i go from here? Send a letter to bed Bath & Beyond threatening to sue unless they settle outside of court? Write a letter to the maker of the towel rack? Any information on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.

2007-08-08 15:00:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend's child was swinging on a playground swing and perhaps the sweat mixed with the coating on the swing left the grease stains. Please feel free to share how you have gotten such stains out or if you know how. Thank you so much!

2007-08-08 14:00:50 · 10 answers · asked by jannsody 7

I have some gorgeous (and expensive) sheets which each time I wash them, and I do follow the directions each time, they come out smaller and smaller each time. I love these sheets but I am not sure what to do. Is there anything I can do so they will fit the bed again? The flat sheet is fine, it's just the flat sheet which I am having the problems with.

2007-08-08 13:33:36 · 4 answers · asked by Panda 4

2007-08-08 13:25:14 · 8 answers · asked by eliza 2

Was Just Curious..... I think some people just try to keep up with the basics......like emptying the trash and doing dishes every day, and doing the laundry and vaccuming and sweeping a couple of times a week (when needed)...etc....and some people dust and vaccume every day and endlessly tidy up so that there could never be anything out of place.......tell me, where do you place "yourself" within these two extremes?

2007-08-08 12:13:05 · 21 answers · asked by amber 5

2007-08-08 11:46:41 · 6 answers · asked by cowgurl_207 1

Ok here's the deal. I have been married almost 1 yr. We have a ton of stuff, and our apartment is very tiny. We use one room to store all of our things in for now. We are looking to buy a house in the next year. But in the other rooms....It is bad and I don't think i can get it clean. We both smoke and that is first on my list---to stop smoking in the house. That alone will prob help. But it just doesnt ever seem clean. I work 6+ days a week and rarely have the time. What are some tips for a small space to keep clean? Junk just keeps piling up. What should i do?

Please Please help.

2007-08-08 11:32:58 · 12 answers · asked by bimmersweet 3

Over the summer my NIKE rubber sandals began to stink. Really BAD. Almost like sh*t. I do not have a foot odor problem, it is due to the summer sweating. What can I use to clean the stink out?

2007-08-08 11:03:00 · 6 answers · asked by HOLLYWOOD 1

so i have some extended family who are now permanent guests of my house [ 5 kids 2 adults plus their pets, in addition to my own family] they have been staying in my finished basement, problem is...

they are stinking it up, litrallly. I think there kids are wetting the beds and they are not cleaning them so now my entire basement smells like stale urine and cats. and they deny it being thier fault they try to blame it from my brandnew tiles and rugs all the way down to my central air...


anyway long story short, anyone know how to reduce the smell of urine and cats? PLEASE HELP ME B4 I GO INSANE anD PUKE

2007-08-08 10:32:42 · 7 answers · asked by Jessica G 2

2007-08-08 09:17:03 · 8 answers · asked by ty 1

My mom just did the laundry and my white shirt came out pink :( How can I fix it???

2007-08-08 09:04:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Without leaving a big greasy stain? Please help!

**Thanks in advance!

2007-08-08 07:39:37 · 7 answers · asked by GiGi! 4

it and I need to know how to safely remove it without scratching or ruining the finish

2007-08-08 07:37:24 · 6 answers · asked by 2bornot2b 1

I dont know if anyone has had this happen before, but, I wash a load of laundry and then put it in the dryer...but when the clothes come out they have a bad smell! What would be causing this and how do I get rid of it?? Is it the washer? The dryer? They dont smell clean! I dont get it.

2007-08-08 07:21:36 · 6 answers · asked by Shelley 4