When it comes to cleaning, most people buy expensive newfangled products specifically designed to target just one problem area. But you know what? Those products didn’t exist in our grandparents’ time, and yet they still managed to get their houses sparkling clean for next to nothing. So it’s time to take a page out of Grandma’s playbook and try these 7 brilliant cleaning tips that you’ve never heard of.
1. Carpet Stains
You’ll Need:
- shaving cream
Here’s How:
Generously spray shaving cream over the carpet stain, rub the foam into the carpet, and let it sit for 10 minutes. Then wipe up the cream with a cloth and that stain will be long gone.
2. Dirty Hot Plates & Stove Burner Grates
You’ll Need:
- dryer sheets
- water
Here’s How:
Put the dryer sheets on the stove grates or hot plate and spray water on them. Let the sheets sit for about 15 minutes and then you’ll be able to easily wipe the dirt off.
3. Rusty Tools
You’ll Need:
- 16 fl oz can/bottle of beer
Here’s How:
Pour the beer in a tall glass and place the rusted item inside the glass. Leave the tool overnight and the rust will have dissolved by the next day, allowing you to simply wipe it right off.
4. Scorched Pans
You’ll Need:
- celery
- water
Here’s How:
Cut the celery into small pieces, boil them with water in the burnt pan, and let simmer. Afterwards, you’ll be able to wipe the scorched residue away without any scrubbing.
5. Dirty Metal Sinks
You’ll Need:
- ketchup
Here’s How:
Lather your metal sink with ketchup and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rinse the ketchup and everything will sparkle again.
6. Dirty Door & Window Screens
You’ll Need:
- lint roller
Here’s How:
Lint rollers aren’t just for clothes! Roll a lint brush over your window screens or screen door, and it will pick up all the unseemly dirt, debris, and dead insects that your neighbors say are an eyesore.
