Removing Water Deposits Q. I’m looking for advice on removing soft-water deposits from faucets and fixtures. Vinegar works great for hard water, but I recently moved to a home with a water softener, and found that vinegar does nothing... Read More
Removing Spilled Wax Q. I am hoping someone can help me. My husband was waxing our van when the wax accidentally dumped over. It was on a ledge by the window, so as a result, it splattered (or poured rather)... Read More
Taffy In The VCR Q. My son has mangled our VCR by getting taffy in it. I reserved a book from the library on VCR repair but won’t have it for a few weeks. I thought I could just clean... Read More
Tar On Brick Q . Recently, my son did some repair work on my house and used tar to seal the space between the house and the wall outside. He got a lot of the tar onto my brick front... Read More
Removing Stains in Clothing with Coke Q. Somewhere I heard about coca cola being great for washing stains out of clothes, but I wasn’t able to get any more info on that. Has anyone heard of using coke? To remove... Read More
Rust Removal Q. I have a problem with rust spots on my clothes from the dryer. I have tried CLR and various other things with no luck at all. If you know what will take it out I would... Read More
Nicotine Build-Up On Mirrors Q. What will remove smoke film from mirror glass? I have tried everything, nothing will cut the nicotine build up. [Quit smoking, praise God] Thank you, –Betty/NC A. We had this problem after my mother died.... Read More
Melted Balloon Stain Q. Any idea how to get the stain of a melted balloon out of a fine linen handkerchief? Thank you, Heather A. I don’t know if it will work, but have you tried freezing the handkerchief? Trish
Removing Grease Stains Q. How do you get grease stains from a barbecue off the cement on a patio? Ray Sprinkle liberally with kitty litter. Make sure it’s clay-based and not one of the newer chemical ones. The clay will... Read More