| Area/Problem | Hint |
|---|---|
| Air Freshener | To freshen the smell of your car, use a dryer sheet under the front seat To freshen the air of your home, hang a dryer sheet in the closet, or place in a drawer. |
| Ash Trays | To keep the odors down, sprinkle a little baking soda in the bottom of the ashtray everytime you empty it |
| Burned Food in Pans | Sprinkle baking soda over the burn, add a small amount of water and dish soap, bring to a boil. Let sit. Clean.; try putting a dryer sheet in the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. |
| Carpets | To remove stains from carpets, use shaving cream; scatter baking soda on the carpets, and vacuum to remove odors; spray a fine mist of vinegar over carpet prior to steam cleaning/shampooing it to help remove dirt |
| Crayolas/Colors/ pencil marks | To remove crayola/pencil marks from walls, furniture, or clothing, use ™Goop or any mechanics handcleaner (™Goop will not stain clothing or carpets); will also work on some inks |
| Flies | Placing a dryer sheet just outside the entry door to your home may prevent flies from congregating and entering the house each time the door is opened. |
| Fogging Mirror and Eyeglasses | To reduce fogging of mirrors or eyeglasses, clean them weekly with shaving cream. |
| Gum | To remove gum from clothing, hair, carpets or furniture, use ™Goop, or any mechanics handcleaner (™Goop will not stain) |
| Ink on Skin | To remove ink from your skin, use a baby wipe. |
| Laundry Hamper Oders | To prevent orders in the laundry hamper, place a dryer sheet in the bottom of the hamper. |
| Misquito Repellent | Tie a dryer sheet, such as ™Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season. |
| Paint | ™Goop works wonders when you use it to remove paint from your hands or brushes; no need for paint thinners or cleaners, even for oil based paints |
| Pet Hair | Using a dryer sheet, rub the area on the furniture or carpet, and it should collect all the hair that has been left behind. |
| Pictures | > Wind a little masking tape around the center of the picture wire where it rests on the hanger. The wire will be less likely to slip, so your pictures will stay straight. |
| Plumbing | For clear running pipes, pour baking soda, then vinegar down drain; repeat weekly to maintain |
| Road Tar | Use ™Goop to remove road tar from your car |
| Sawdust | Use a dryer sheet to clean up sawdust after sawing or drilling. |
| Soap Scum on Shower Doors | Clean the soap scum from shower doors using a used dryer sheet such as ™Bounce |
| Shoe and Sneaker Oders | Place a dryer sheet in the shoes or sneakers to keep the oders down. |
| Shower Cleaner | In a 32 oz. spray bottle, pour in 8 oz. of rubbing alcohol then top it off with water. After each shower, spray the walls and shower curtain. You won't have to rinse. |
| Static Cling from Pantyhose | Rub pantyhose with a dampened dryer sheet. |
| Static Electricity from TV or Computer Screen | Since dryer sheets, such as ™Bounce, is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television or computer screen with a used sheet of fabric softener to keep dust from resettling. |
| Static Shock | Carry a used dryer sheet in the pocket of your coat to eleminate the static shock you receive when entering or exiting your car in the winter. |
| Storing Suitcases | To prevent the musty order in stored suitcases, place a dryer sheet in the suitcase prior to storage. |
| Tangling Thread | To keep thread from tangling, run the threaded needle through a dryer sheet before using. |
| Venetian Blinds | To help keep dust down on Venetian blinds, wipe with a dryer sheet. |
| Waste Basket Oders | Place a dryer sheet in the bottom of the waste basket each time you empty it, to prevent the orders that can form there. |