Cleaning Tips and Tricks

• Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march. See for yourself!
• Use air-freshener to clean mirrors: It does a good job and better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.
• Clean a toilet with Coca-cola: Empty a Coca-Cola Can into the toilet and flush it after minutes, you would see that all stains had left nicely, the citric acid in Coca-Cola plays the trick. (Tip from Riza)
• Baking Soda: pour directly into sinks, bathtubs, or any porcelain surface and scrub with a sponge. Most ground in dirt comes right up since it's a mild abrasive. I LOVE how it cleans my old sink.
• The best way to clean a C.D. is to wash it in mild soap and cold water, then pat dry with a paper towel. With records L.P's etc. dunk it under a tap play it whilst it is wet then, repeat it again to wash off the muck that the stylist dug out from the tracks. Now pat dry. YOU LOOK SCARED, DON'T WORRY IT'S THE BEST WAY.

• Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush, and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china.
• Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets.
• Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes.
• Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary).
• Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka-Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar. Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water.