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How to Polish Brass Doorknobs

Brass is a metal alloy made from a blend of copper and zinc. Known for its soft golden color, it is commonly used to make doorknobs and over hardware. Over time, grease and grime tend to build up on brass, dulling its beautiful shine. It can also become tarnished due to exposure to the air and eleme

What Is a Fast & Efficient Way to Mop a Cement Floor?

Concrete or cement flooring is an easy-to-clean type of flooring that can be used on the inside or outside of a home. One of the best things about concrete flooring is its lack of grouting, as with tile. This limits the need for heavy detail cleaning. However, in certain cases, cement flooring can b

How to Kill Odor on the Basement Cement After Carpet Removal

After a carpet is removed from a cement floor, the cement often smells musty and stale. Moisture, dirt and mold or mildew trapped beneath the carpet can cause this odor. To freshen the cement, you must clean and deodorize it. You likely have all the products needed for the job in your househol

How to Remove Gum From Clothing That Has Been Washed & Dried

Children and adults alike sometimes forget to remove items such as gum from their pants pockets before washing. When the garment is washed and dried, the gum melts into the fibers of the fabric, making removal difficult. Simply trying to scrape the gum off of the garment yields unwanted results. For

How to Clean Silver-Plated Cutlery

Most silver cutlery you see today is actually silver-plated cutlery. Silver-plated cutlery is brass cutlery that is electro-plated in silver. This gives the cutlery an expensive appearance without the actual expense of solid silver cutlery. Do not wash your silver in the dishwasher unless your manuf

How to Install a NobleSeal TS

NobleSeal TS is a thin plastic waterproof membrane that you install over the floor of your shower stall before you cover it with ceramic tile. This membrane protects the foundation of your home against water damage that occurs when water from your shower leaks through ceramic tile. Installation of N

DIY Dryer Sheets

Not only are they expensive and bad for the environment, dryer sheets also contain chemicals that may cause allergic reactions in individuals with sensitive skin. You can make your own dryer sheets for much less money, customize them to the scent that you'd like, and reuse them, which is a much gree

How to Change the Color of Leather Furniture

Leather furniture can offer the appearance of style and luxury within the residence. Due to its expensive cost, many people shop around at garage sales and flea markets for their leather furniture. Sometimes that leather furniture you obtain from garage sales or flea markets may not be the most appe

How to Get a Smell Out of a Microfiber Couch With Baking Soda

Microfiber is a common fabric typically used to create sofas and similar pieces of furniture. The microfiber feels soft and lasts many years without deteriorating in quality or appearance. Sometimes odor can accumulate on furniture pieces, leaving you with an unattractive smell that is difficult to

How to Clean & Sanitize Fabric From Mice Droppings

Mice dropping are not only unsightly, they can pose a serious health threat since some mice can shed the deadly hantavirus in their urine, droppings and saliva. Hantavirus can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in humans, an often fatal disease. According to the National Center for Infectious

How to Make Rock Molds

Whether making paving stones for a walkway or decorative rocks for a landscaping project, creating and utilizing a rock mold can simplify and streamline the process. Using a mold will allow you to make symmetrical pattens with rocks in lieu of buying pre-made paving stones, or create a realistic loo

How to Remove Furniture Polish Stains From Upholstery

As you stand back and admire your newly dusted and polished furniture, your eyes come to rest upon an area you aren't so proud of. Sometimes furniture polish finds its way to things it shouldn't be on. When it gets onto your upholstered items it leaves an irritatingly noticeable stain behind. With t

How to Keep Blanket Edges from Curling When Machine Knitting

For all the crafty people out there who finally got that knitting machine, it can be really exciting making new items for loved ones and friends. All the different colors and yarns you can use are really fun. What's not fun is when you want to make that blanket on your new machine and the edges puck

How to Kill a Skunk Smell Under a House

Living in an area where wildlife tends to come and go close to your house can mean critters sometimes come close enough to your property to cause damage. Skunks tend to crawl under decks, porches and overhangs. If you have a skunk which has sprayed under your house, you will need to work hard at rem

How to Clean Steering Wheels With Natural Products

Dust and other particles can form on your steering wheel over time. Sweat and oil from your hands also transfer onto the steering wheel. Wiping the steering wheel with a dry towel or cloth may remove some visible items from the steering wheel, but it will not thoroughly clean the steering wheel. You

How to Keep a Clean and Fresh Smelling Home

Almost nothing is more welcoming than a home that smells fresh and clean. However, with all the odors a home experiences, such as those created by cooking, people and pets, keeping it smelling good is often a difficult task. A musty or bad-smelling home is not only unpleasant to visit, but gives the

How to Stain Interior Concrete to Look Like Tile

Concrete has traditionally been considered a rather utilitarian material for floors, more often relegated to basements and utility rooms or covered by tiles or carpets than anything else. Only recently has it come into its own as a mainstream floor for ordinary living areas, and with new colors and

How to Remove Fluid CSS in WordPress

Fluid CSS layout differs from fixed CSS layouts by stretching and compressing based on the size of the user's browser window. When you visit a website that uses a fluid CSS layout, you can change the size of your browser window multiple times without causing scroll bars to appear or breaking the lay

Dyna-Gro Neem Instructions

Applying Dyna-Gro Pure Neem Oil to your indoor and outdoor plants removes dirt and dust and leaves behind a high-gloss shine. Whereas other artificial products clog the leaves and may cause the plants to weaken or die, neem oil is compatible with any plants respiratory process. Its high rate of biod